§ 8-455. Service, posting and filing of complaints and orders.

Complaints or orders issued by the public officer pursuant to this division shall be served upon persons either personally or by registered or certified mail, but if the whereabouts of such persons are unknown and the same cannot be ascertained by the public officer in the exercise of reasonable diligence, and the public officer makes an affidavit to that effect, then the serving of such complaint or order upon such persons may be made by publishing the same once in the official newspaper of the unified government. A copy of such complaint or order shall be posted in a conspicuous place affected by the complaint or order. A copy of such complaint or order shall also be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county, and such filing of the complaint or order shall have the same force and effect as other lis pendens notices provided by law.

(Code 1964, § 21-39; Code 1988, § 8-356; Ord. No. 41302, § 5.6, 11-7-1957; Ord. No. 45018, § 49, 7-13-1965)

State law reference

Similar provisions, K.S.A. 17-4759(B)(6)(d).