The Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act is designed to protect specific real properties and military installations in Kansas by prohibiting foreign principals from countries identified as a concern from acquiring interests in these properties. The bill defines "country of concern" to include foreign adversaries and organizations classified as foreign terrorist organizations, with Taiwan explicitly excluded. It requires foreign principals with interests in real property near military installations to register with the attorney general within 90 days, and non-compliance will result in the need to divest those interests. The attorney general is granted the authority to investigate violations and enforce compliance, including seeking divestiture and civil forfeiture.

Additionally, the bill amends existing forfeiture laws, clarifying conditions under which property can be forfeited. It specifies that common carrier conveyances are not subject to forfeiture unless the owner is complicit in a violation, and it protects property from forfeiture if the owner was unaware of illegal conduct or acted reasonably to prevent it. The bill also provides protections for attorneys acquiring property as payment for legal services related to violations of this act, unless they were aware of probable cause for forfeiture. The state must prove that any claimed exemption does not apply without relying on compelled disclosures of confidential attorney-client communications, and courts are required to assess whether proposed forfeitures are unconstitutionally excessive before final judgment. Certain sections of the Kansas Statutes Annotated are repealed to update the legal framework surrounding property forfeiture.

Statutes affected:
As introduced: 60-4104, 60-4106, 60-4112