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1. Why is property taxed in Kansas?
2. What does my County Appraiser do?
3. How does the county’s appraisal affect my taxes?
4. Will the value of my property change every year?
5. At what value is my home appraised for property tax purposes?
6. How does the County Appraiser determine market value?
7. Does the County Appraiser visit my property?
8. If I bought my house last year, shouldn’t the value be the same as what I paid for it a year ago?
9. When will I be notified of the value of my property?
10. What can I do if I believe the value of my home is too high?
11. What is the mill levy?
12. How do I calculate the property taxes on my home?
13. When are property tax bills sent an when should they be paid?
14. Do I qualify for a homestead property tax refund?
15. Can I have someone else protest my value for me?
16. Where can I find the current Tax Levies for my area?
17. Why is the County Appraiser's Office asking me for my income and expense information and am I required to give it to them?
18. How do I find my Assessment rate for my property?

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1. Who can vote an advance ballot?

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1. Who does the Counselor represent?
2. What are the Counselor’s responsibilities?
3. Does the Counselor give tax advice to the public?
4. What rules are important in the tax foreclosure process?

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1. How can I pay my property taxes?
2. How can I renew my vehicle registration?

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1. 1) How do I know if my business is deemed Essential?
2. 2) What does “Minimum Essential Operations” mean?
3. 3) Does this order allow hair salons, barbers, bingo halls, and nail salons to continue operations?
4. 4) Does this order require child care facilities to close?
5. 5) Can I still go to any of my medical appointments?
6. 6) Can I still buy groceries?
7. 7) Can I still buy gas for my vehicle?
8. 8) Are restaurants and bars required to close?
9. 9) I’m moving soon. Will my movers still be able to move my things to my new residence?
10. 10) Are banks, credit unions, and payday lending locations allowed to remain open?
11. 11) Can mental health service providers and substance abuse service providers remain open?
12. 12) Can my business have employees work from home?
13. 13) Can gymnasiums and fitness clubs remain open?
14. 14) Can I still go for a walk or jog outdoors?
15. 15) Can golf courses stay open?
16. 16) Can leaders and employees from religious institutions still stream religious services or travel to provide religious counseling?
17. 17) Can food cultivation, livestock, farming, and fishing operations continue?
18. 18) Can homeless shelters, food pantries, and domestic violence victim’s shelters remain open?
19. 19) Can hotels remain open?
20. 20a) Is there a limitation on the number of people that can be in a public gathering?
21. 20b) As long as there is 10 people or less then we’ll all be okay right?
22. 21) Are mortuary, cremation, and burial services allow to continue?
23. 22) Can my attorney’s office stay open?
24. 23) Can my accountant’s office stay open?
25. 24) I am closing on a new house next week, does this order require my realtor and the title company to be closed?
26. 25) Can my insurance agent’s office remain open?
27. 26) Can governing bodies for cities and the County still convene to perform their duties?
28. 27) My water heater broke and flooded my basement. Does this order require plumbers to be closed down?
29. 28) Does this order halt residential or commercial construction?
30. 29) Does this order stop road repairs or ongoing bridge replacements?
31. 30) Can the library be open?
32. 31) Can automobile repair shops remain open?
33. 32) Can bicycle repair shops remain open?
34. 33) Does this order require arcades and video game stores to close?
35. 34) Are pawn shops allowed to remain open?
36. 36) Can tattoo businesses remain open?
37. 35) Can bail bonds business continue to remain open?
38. 37) Are pharmacies required to close?
39. 38) Are massage businesses able to remain open?
40. 39) Does this order require adult entertainment establishments to close?
41. 40) Can movie theaters remain open?
42. 41) Can a home cleaning service continue to operate?
43. 42) Are home health care providers required to cease operations?
44. 43) Can direct service providers for individuals with development disabilities continue to operate?
45. 44) Can court-ordered guardians and conservators leave their homes to perform guardianship and conservatorship duties?
46. 45) Can I take my pet to the veterinarian?
47. 46) Can pet stores remain open?
48. 47) Can general clothing stores remain open?
49. 48) Can a clothing store that specializes in providing clothing to Essential Businesses (e.g., scrubs, uniforms to first responders) remain open?
50. 49) Are bouncy house and trampoline parks required to close?
51. 50) Can I check in on my elderly neighbor to ensure that they are okay?
52. 53) Can liquor stores remain open?
53. 51) Can I go to a public park?
54. 52) Can an environmental testing laboratory for drinking water, pollutants or related matters continue to operate?
55. 54) Can foreign language interpreters and sign language interpreters continue to operate?
56. 55) Can car dealerships remain open?
57. 56) Can automobile repair supplies companies remain open?
58. 57) Can food trucks continue to operate?
59. 58) Are swimming pools and water parks allowed to operate?
60. 59) Can landfill facilities continue to operate?
61. 60) Can utilities providers remain open?
62. 61) Are public transit services allowed to continue to operate?
63. 62) Would a restaurant supplies company be allowed to remain open?
64. 63) Can I drive my elderly relative who does not drive to their medical appointment?
65. 64) Are hearing aid centers essential healthcare?
66. 65) Are retail stores that sell diabetic shoe fittings and insoles an essential business?
67. 68) Is a marketing company considered a professional/essential service?
68. 66) Are stores that sell educational supplies that are utilized by home school parents essential?
69. 67) Can a store get into legal trouble for not closing?
70. 69) Can small church groups under 10 continue to meet?
71. 70) Are tax preparer’s professional essential services?
72. 71) Do recovery groups such as AA count as healthcare?
73. 72) Does this stay-at-home order also provide a possibility for stay-in-your car activities?
74. 73) Are car washes and detailers essential?
75. 74) Would places that exclusively sell personal protection items (e.g., firearms, knives, and ammunition) be able to remain open?
76. 75) Is ride sharing (Uber, Lyft) public transportation?
77. 76) Are alternative medicine shops or clinics healthcare?
78. 77) Do businesses that shop for or deliver groceries, food, beverages, goods or services directly to residences able to continue to fulfill online orders?
79. 78) What about the departments within an educational institution that are not directly involved in facilitating distance learning? Are those employees to remain at home or is it up to the employers to
80. 79) How are grocery stores able to operate since they are regularly more than 10 people there?
81. 80) Are hobby stores (JoAnn’s, Hobby Lobby) essential?
82. 81) Are tobacco and vaping stores essential?
83. 82) What measures does the order expect Essential Business to take to prevent the spread of COVID-19?

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1. How does the Geary County Attorney’s Office receive cases for prosecution?
2. What happens when a suspect is arrested?
3. What is a first appearance?
4. What is a preliminary hearing?
5. What happens if a defendant is bound over on felony charges?
6. What happens at an arraignment on misdemeanor cases?
7. What happens at a jury trial?
8. What is a subpoena?
9. How do I get my property back?

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1. Can I be seen at the Health Department if I do not have any insurance?
2. What types of services do you provide?
3. What forms of payment do you accept?
4. Do you accept walk-ins?
5. Where can I get information about traveling out of country?
6. What types of insurance do you accept at the Health Department Clinic?
7. Do I have to have a parent present to be seen for physicals or immunizations at the Health Department?

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1. What is a deed?
2. Does a deed have to be recorded?
3. What if I lose my deed?
4. How do I find the deed to my property?
5. May I make my own deed?

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1. What is a lien?

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1. What is the Register of Deeds Office?
2. What is the Uniform Commercial Code?
3. Who runs the Register of Deeds Office?
4. Who is the Register of Deeds?
5. Where is the Register of Deeds Office located?
6. What kinds of records would I find in the Register of Deeds office?
7. How far back do the records go?
8. What happens to a document when it is brought to the Register of Deeds?
9. Who do I talk to in the Register of Deeds Office about matters?
10. What are the fees for recording instruments in the Register of Deeds Office?
11. How long will it take for a deed or other document to be returned?
12. Can I locate the mortgage on my property in the Register of Deeds Office?
13. Can I record property in the Geary County Register of Deeds Office if the property is not located in this county?
14. Can the Register of Deeds Office tell me if I have a good and clear title?

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1. When do I need a burn permit?
2. How do I obtain a Geary County burn permit?
3. What do I need to do before starting a burn?
4. When am I not allowed to burn?
5. What do I do if the fire gets out of control?
6. Is there someplace I can check to see if burning is allowed?

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1. Can I register to participate prior to the day of the sale?
2. Can I place bids ahead of time on the available properties?
3. How do I pay for property purchased at a tax sale?
4. How can I get my property out of a tax sale?
5. The newspaper listed a property that will be auctioned off on the courthouse steps. How do I get more information on it?