Secrecy of proceedings and disclosure

22-3012. Secrecy of proceedings and disclosure. (a) Disclosure of matters occurring before the grand jury other than its deliberations and the vote of any juror shall be made to the prosecuting attorney for use in the performance of such attorney's duties. (b) Otherwise a juror, attorney, interpreter, reporter or any typist who transcribes recorded testimony shall not disclose matters occurring before the grand jury except, upon court order: (1) The testimony of a witness before the grand jury may be disclosed to a defendant to determine whether it is consistent with testimony given before the court, but only upon a showing of good cause; (2) evidentiary materials presented to one grand jury may be disclosed to a succeeding grand jury; and (3) grand jury testimony by a defendant may be disclosed to such defendant, but only in the criminal action resulting from such testimony. (c) No obligation of secrecy may be imposed upon any person except in accordance with this section. The court may direct that an indictment shall be kept secret until the defendant is in custody or has given bail, and in that event the clerk shall seal the indictment and no person shall disclose the finding of the indictment except when necessary for the issuance and execution of a warrant or summons. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3012; L. 2013, ch. 85, § 13; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-923, 62-924, 62-925, 62-926. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Administrative Law: Deletion of Confidential Information from Official Public Records," David E. Bruns, 22 W.L.J. 364 (1983). "Kansas Sunshine Law: How Bright Does It Shine Now? The Kansas Open Meetings and Open Records Acts," Theresa "Terry" Marcel, 72 J.K.B.A. No. 5, 28 (2003). Attorney General's Opinions: Grand jury; secrecy of proceedings and disclosure; state board of technical professions; discipline of licensee. 95-20. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; supreme court sets forth procedure district courts to follow regarding grand jury subpoenas. Tiller v. Corrigan, 286 Kan. 30, 38, 182 P.3d 719 (2008). 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