Kansas · statute · Kan. Stat. Ann. ch. 45 · 61 active provisions
The secretary of state shall dispose of the laws passed at each session of the legislature, immediately after their publication, as follows: First. Deposit in the state library such numbers of copies as are needed for use in the state library, for the purposes of the publication collection and depository system establi…
(a) The secretary of state shall sell copies of the session laws at the per volume price for such copies fixed by the secretary of state under this section. The secretary of state shall remit all moneys received under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendment…
The copy of the laws delivered to any state, district, county or township officer, on account of any office held by him, shall have stamped or written thereon the name of the office held by such person; and he shall, when he ceases to hold such office, deliver over to his successor in office all laws received by him as…
(a) At the conclusion of each legislative session, the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall prepare permanent journals of the senate and house of representatives to be entitled "Senate and House Journals of the State of Kansas for ______," and the blank shall be filled with…
K.S.A. 45-215 through 45-223 shall be known and may be cited as the open records act.
(a) It is declared to be the public policy of the state that public records shall be open for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided by this act, and this act shall be liberally construed and applied to promote such policy. (b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to require the retention of a public reco…
As used in the open records act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Automated license plate recognition system" means one or more high-speed cameras combined with computer algorithms used to convert images of license plates into computer readable data. (b) "Business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Su…
(a) All public records shall be open for inspection by any person, except as otherwise provided by this act, and suitable facilities shall be made available by each public agency for this purpose. No person shall removal* original copies of public records from the office of any public agency without the written permiss…
(a) Any person may make abstracts or obtain copies of any public record to which such person has access under this act. If copies are requested, the public agency may require a written request and advance payment of the prescribed fee. A public agency shall not be required to provide copies of radio or recording tapes…
(a) Each public agency shall adopt procedures to be followed in requesting access to and obtaining copies of public records, which procedures shall provide full access to public records, protect public records from damage and disorganization, prevent excessive disruption of the agency's essential functions, provide ass…
(a) Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public agency shall not be required to disclose: (1) Records the disclosure of which is specifically prohibited or restricted by federal law, state statute or rule of the Kansas supreme court or rule of the senate committee on confirmation oversight re…
(a) The district court of any county in which public records are located shall have jurisdiction to enforce the purposes of this act with respect to such records, by injunction, mandamus, declaratory judgment or other appropriate order, in an action brought by any person, the attorney general or a county or district at…
(a) Any public agency subject to this act that knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act or that intentionally fails to furnish information as required by this act shall be liable for the payment of a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or a county or district attorney, in a sum set by…
All fees, schedules of times for making of copies, hours during which public records may be inspected or copies obtained, procedures for requesting access to or obtaining copies of public records or other policies or procedures which were prescribed or adopted by any public agency pursuant to chapter 171 of the session…
If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of this act are severable.
(a) The governing body of every public agency in Kansas which maintains public records shall designate a local freedom of information officer. (b) The local freedom of information officer or the local freedom of information officer's designee shall: (1) Prepare and provide educational materials and information concerni…
(a) An official custodian shall prominently display or distribute or otherwise make available to the public a brochure in the form prescribed by the local freedom of information officer that contains basic information about the rights of a requestor, the responsibilities of a public agency, and the procedures for inspe…
(a) In investigating alleged violations of the open records act, the attorney general or county or district attorney may: (1) Subpoena witnesses, evidence, records, documents or other material; (2) take testimony under oath; (3) examine or cause to be examined any records or other documentary material of whatever natur…
(a) It is the intent of the legislature that exceptions to disclosure under the open records act shall be created or maintained only if: (1) The public record is of a sensitive or personal nature concerning individuals; (2) the public record is necessary for the effective and efficient administration of a governmental…
(a) No person shall knowingly sell, give or receive, for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any property or service to persons listed therein, any list of names and addresses contained in or derived from public records except: (1) Lists of names and addresses from public records of the division of vehicles obt…
(a) Each not-for-profit entity that receives public funds in an aggregated amount of $350 or more per year shall be required to document the receipt and expenditure of such funds. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), each not-for-profit entity which receives public funds in an aggregated amount of $350 or more…
The Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansas, established pursuant to the settlement agreement entered into by the attorney general in the action filed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., in the district court of Shawnee county, Kansas, case no. 97CV608, shall be and is hereby deemed to be a public agenc…
(a) The attorney general may determine by a preponderance of the evidence after an investigation that a public agency has violated K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., and amendments thereto, and may, at any time prior to the filing of an action pursuant to K.S.A. 45-222, and amendments thereto, either enter into a consent order wit…
(a) Any complaint submitted to the attorney general shall be on a form prescribed by the attorney general setting forth the facts that the complaining party believes show that K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., and amendments thereto, have been violated. The person submitting the complaint must attest to the facts under penalty of…
(a) In lieu of bringing an action as provided in K.S.A. 45-222, and amendments thereto, the attorney general or a county or district attorney may resolve the matter by accepting a consent judgment with respect to any act or practice declared to be a violation of this act. Before any consent judgment entered into pursua…