Chapter 45 — PUBLIC RECORDS, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION

45-101. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 1; R.S. 1923, 45-101; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 48, § 1; L. 1863, ch. 37, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Me…

45-102. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 2; R.S. 1923, 45-102; L. 1968, ch. 7, § 1; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1863, ch. 37, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Mee…

45-103. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 3; R.S. 1923, 45-103; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1863, ch. 37, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STAT…

45-104. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 4; R.S. 1923, 45-104; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

45-105. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 5; L. 1886, ch. 123, § 1; L. 1915, ch. 341, § 1; R.S. 1923, 45-105; L. 1953, ch. 375, § 59; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 48, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Poli…

45-106. Session laws; disposition of volumes by secretary of state. 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 neede…

45-106a. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 6; L. 1886, ch. 123, § 2; L. 1915, ch. 341, § 2; R.S. 1923, 45-106; L. 1955, ch. 253, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 196, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 207, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 12; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 55; L. 1976, ch. 147, § 7; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 184, § 2; …

45-107. Session laws; sales; disposal of certain inventory. (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 th…

45-108. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 8; L. 1886, ch. 123, § 3; R.S. 1923, 45-108; Repealed, L. 1971, ch. 184, § 42; May 1. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 48, § 4. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 45-116. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Arc…

45-109. Officer's name to be stamped on laws delivered; delivery to successor in office; liability for failure. 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 …

45-110. History: L. 1895, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1915 ch. 345, § 1; L. 1917, ch. 315, § 1; R.S. 1923, 45-110; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 13; L. 1968, ch. 3, § 1; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1879, ch. 101, § 1; L. 1885, ch. 125, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1…

45-111. History: L. 1917, ch. 315, § 2; R.S. 1923, 45-111; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1879, ch. 101, § 2; L. 1885, ch. 125, § 2. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Legislative journals import absolute verity; conclusive, when; impeachment of enrolled b…

45-112. History: L. 1917, ch. 315, 3; R.S. 1923, 45-112; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 222, § 2; January 18. Source or prior law: L. 1879, ch. 101, § 3; L. 1885, ch. 125, § 3. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 46-150 et seq. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies…

45-113. History: L. 1917, ch. 315, § 4; R.S. 1923, 45-113; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 14; L. 1968, ch. 7, § 2; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Legislative journals import absolute verity; conclusive, when; impeachment of enrolled bill. Smith v. Robertso…

45-114. History: L. 1917, ch. 315, § 5; R.S. 1923, 45-114; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

45-115. History: R.S. 1923, 45-115; L. 1968, ch. 7, § 3; Repealed, 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1895, ch. 121, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES …

45-116. Permanent journals of house and senate; preparation, binding and number of volumes and copies; sale and distribution; disposition of volumes; sale price for volume fixed by legislative coordinating council; proceeds to state general fund. (a) At the conclusion of each leg…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

45-201. History: L. 1957, ch. 455, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 228, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 151, § 6; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 135; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 171, § 16; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 187, § 17; February 9. Revisor's Note: As a result of technical error in enactment of L. 1983, ch. 171, the act …

45-202. History: L. 1957, ch. 455, § 2; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 171, § 16; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 187, § 17; February 9. Revisor's Note: As a result of technical error in enactment of L. 1983, ch. 171, the act was repealed and the sections reenacted, see 45-215 et seq. CASE ANNOTA…

45-203. History: L. 1957, ch. 455, § 3; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 171, § 16; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 187, § 17; February 9. Revisor's Note: As a result of technical error in enactment of L. 1983, ch. 171, the act was repealed and the sections reenacted, see 45-215 et seq. Previous | …

45-204. History: L. 1978, ch. 347, § 1; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 171, § 16; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 187, § 17; February 9. Revisor's Note: As a result of technical error in enactment of L. 1983, ch. 171, the act was repealed and the sections reenacted, see 45-215 et seq. CASE ANNOTA…

45-215. Title of act. K.S.A. 45-215 through 45-223 shall be known and may be cited as the open records act. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 1; February 9. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Ethical Dilemmas for the Kansas Government Lawyer," Brian J. Moline, 5 Kan. J.L. & Pub. …

45-216. Public policy that records be open. (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. …

45-217. Definitions. 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 dat…

45-218. Inspection of records; request; response; refusal, when; fees. (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 sh…

45-219. Copies of public records; fees and costs for inspection or copies; remittance of fees and costs by agency. (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 ma…

45-220. Procedures for obtaining access to or copies of records; request for records; establishing office hours for inspection; custodian of records, duties; provision of information on procedures. (a) Each public agency shall adopt procedures to be followed in requesting access …

45-221. Certain records not required to be disclosed; separation of open and closed information required; disclosure of statistical information; records over 70 years old open, exceptions. (a) Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public agency shall not…

45-221a. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 138, § 28; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 44, § 2; April 27. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General …

45-221b. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 101, § 2; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 44, § 2; April 27. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General P…

45-221c. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 89, § 5; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 44, § 2; April 27. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Po…

45-221d. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 196, § 1; Repealed, L. 1997, ch. 181, § 27…

45-221e. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 15; L. 1997, ch. 126, § 44; L. 1997…

45-221f. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 15; L. 1997, ch. 126, § 44; L. 1997…

45-221g. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 15; L. 1997, ch. 126, § 44; L. 1997…

45-221h. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 15; L. 1997, ch. 126, § 44; L. 1997…

45-221i. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 15; L. 1997, ch. 126, § 44; L. 1997…

45-221j. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 15; L. 1997, ch. 126, § 44; L. 1997…

45-221k. History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 282, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 149, § 12; L. 1994, ch. 107, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 256, § 15; L. 1997, ch. 126, § 44; L. 1997…

45-222. Civil remedies to enforce act; attorney fees. (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 appropri…

45-223. Civil penalties for violations. (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 b…

45-224. Continuation of fees and procedures adopted under prior act. 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 polici…

45-225. Severability of provisions. 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 app…

45-226. Local freedom of information officer. (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 …

45-227. Brochure concerning public records. (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 o…

45-228. Investigation of alleged violations; powers. (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…

45-229. Legislative review of exceptions to disclosure; continuation of sections listed. [See Revisor's Note] (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 sen…