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IN RE TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATION OF CITY OF WICHITA

No. 70,358

255 Kan. 838 (1994)

877 P.2d 437

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, FOR EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION IN SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 15, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Allen Lang, first assistant city attorney, argued the cause, and Gary E. Rebenstorf, city attorney, was with him on the briefs for appellant City of Wichita.

Patricia J. Parker, assistant county counselor, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellee Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAVIS, J.:

The question raised by this appeal is whether real estate owned by the City of Wichita (City), acquired through civil forfeiture by law enforcement for drug law violations, is exempt from ad valorem taxation during the period of time the City holds the property prior to sale under law. The Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) denied the exemption, and the district court affirmed. For the reasons set forth below,...

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