Form of records

17-6514. Form of records. Any records administered by or on behalf of the corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of any information storage device, method, or one or more electronic networks or databases, including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases, if the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger: (a) Can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in K.S.A. 17-6509 and 17-6510, and amendments thereto; (b) contain the information specified in K.S.A. 17-6406, 17-6409, 17-6507(a) and 17-6508, and amendments thereto; and (c) include transfers of stock as governed by article 8 of chapter 84 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. Any corporation shall convert any records so kept into clearly legible paper form upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of this code. When records are kept in such manner, a clearly legible paper form prepared from or by the means of the information storage device, method, or one or more electronic networks or databases, including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases, shall be valid and admissible in evidence and shall be accepted for all other purposes, to the same extent as an original paper record of the same information would have been, if the paper form accurately portrays the record. History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 67; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 39; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 57; L. 2023, ch. 66, § 25; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 8 Del. C. § 224. Cross References to Related Sections: Establishment of record date, see 17-6503. Preparation and examination of stockholders' list, see 17-6509. Inspection of corporation's books and records, see 17-6510. Authentication of copies of records for evidentiary purposes, see 60-465. Documentary originals as best evidence, see 60-467. Photographic copies and reproductions admissible in evidence to prove content of business records, see 60-469. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "The Kansas Corporation Code of 1972," William E. Treadway, 40 J.B.A.K. 301, 344 (1971). "The New Corporate Landscape: 2004 Kansas General Corporation Code," William Quick, 73 J.K.B.A. No. 7, 30 (2004). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026