75-30,100. Payments to state agencies and educational institutions; acceptable methods of payment. (a) Any state agency that imposes or collects fees, tuition or other charges shall accept payment thereof in the form of a personal, certified or cashier's check or money order. A state agency may accept payment by credit card, debit card or other method designated by the agency. A state agency may impose an additional fee to recover the actual amount of any cost incurred by reason of the method of payment used by the payee.

(b) In addition to the methods specified in subsection (a), after June 30, 2001, a state agency shall accept payment of fees, tuition or other charges in the form of a credit card or debit card.

(c) Any transactions involving payment by credit card or debit card pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 16a-2-403, and amendments thereto.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any fees, fines or charges imposed by the secretary of corrections on offenders under the jurisdiction of the secretary of corrections or juvenile offenders placed in juvenile correctional facilities under the jurisdiction of the secretary of corrections.

(e) Any municipal university, community college, technical college or vocational educational school, as defined by K.S.A. 74-3201b, and amendments thereto, or not-for-profit private postsecondary educational institution that was granted approval to confer academic or honorary degrees by the Kansas state board of education under the provisions of K.S.A. 17-6105, prior to its repeal, or is otherwise exempt from the Kansas private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institution act pursuant to K.S.A. 74-32,164, and amendments thereto, accepting payment of fees, tuition or other charges in the form of a credit card or debit card shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 16a-2-403, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2000, ch. 114, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 64, § 2; L. 2021, ch. 31, § 1; July 1.