CHAPTER 66 HOUSE BILL No. 2697 An  Act concerning civil procedure for limited actions; amending K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 61-2910 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 61-2910 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 61-2910. Upon motion of any party and for good cause shown,
the court shall may order that an action filed under the code of civil
procedure for limited actions, except an action filed pursuant to the small
claims procedure act, article 27 of chapter 61 of the Kansas Statutes
Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall thereafter be governed by the
provisions of chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amend-
ments thereto. The party obtaining an order under this section shall pay
any additional docket fee required had the action been filed under chap-
ter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. Upon
such order of the court and payment of any additional docket fee, the
clerk of the district court shall renumber the case as a case filed under
chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto,
in the same manner as required by K.S.A. 60-2418, and amendments
thereto.

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 61-2910 is hereby repealed.

      Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.

Approved April 15, 2002.
 Published in the Kansas Register April 25, 2002.
__________