Chapter 75 — STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-146. Same; legal proceedings not affected by transfer. (a) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendme…

75-147. Same; transfer of officers and employees, classified status of employees not changed. (a) All officers and employees of the commission who, immediately prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-141 through 75-147, and amendments thereto, are engaged in the exercise and per…

75-201. Great seal of the state of Kansas. The great seal of the state of Kansas, procured by the secretary of state, as required by the joint resolution approved May twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one (which resolution was published as chapter seventy-eight [*], Laws o…

75-202. Record of seal. The description in writing of the great seal of the state, deposited and recorded in the office of the secretary of state, shall be and remain a public record. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 16; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-202. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. …

75-203. Custody and use of seal. The great seal of the state shall be kept in the executive office, and shall be used only in attestation of the proclamations, commissions and executive warrants issued by the governor, and of all obligations of the state issued in pursuance of la…

75-301. Oath and duties. The lieutenant governor shall before he or she enters upon the duties of office take and subscribe the proper oath of office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The lieutenant governor shall perform such duties as are presc…

75-302. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 19; R.S. 1923, 75-302; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 157, § 26; February 16. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

75-303. Duties; service as secretary or head of state department upon appointment by governor. If the governor determines that in the best interest of the state the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor should include serving as a secretary of a state department or as a de…

[Repealed or reserved.]

75-401. Oath; filing. The secretary of state shall before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties take and subscribe to the proper oath of office which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 20; R.S. 1923, 75-401; L. 1967, ch…

75-402. Custody of books and papers; records. The secretary of state shall have the custody of all books, records, maps, papers and other articles and effects belonging to the state, which from time to time are required to be deposited and kept in his or her office; and the secre…

75-403. Proclamations and commissions; official bonds; applicant for appointment as notary public; time limit for completion and return of bond. The secretary of state shall countersign all proclamations and commissions issued by the governor, and shall keep a registry of all com…

75-404. Custodian of enrolled bills and resolutions; appropriation laws. The secretary of state shall be the custodian and charged with the safekeeping of all enrolled bills and resolutions, and he or she shall not permit the same to be taken out of his or her office unless by or…

75-405. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 24; R.S. 1923, 75-405; L. 1968, ch. 7, § 4; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 249, § 17; January 21. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 58, § 16; G.S. 1868, ch. 102, § 19. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Division of session laws into chapter; reference to chapter val…

75-406. Deposit of acts of congress and acts and reports of state in state library. He or she shall cause the acts of the congress of the United States, and the acts and reports of the several states, which may be received at his or her office, to be deposited in the state librar…

75-407. Official seal. The secretary of state shall procure and keep an official seal, having such appropriate design as the secretary of state shall designate, to be surrounded by the words, "secretary of state—state of Kansas." Such seal shall be used to authenticate all offici…

75-408. Records and documents not to be removed from office except for reproduction purposes. Papers, records and documents in the office of the secretary of state shall not be permitted to be taken from such office, or from the secretary of state's possession or that of his or h…

75-409. Certified copies under seal; evidentiary effect; fees, approval. (a) The secretary of state, when required by any person to make out a certified copy of any law, resolution, bond, record, document or paper deposited or kept in or prepared by the secretary of state's offic…

75-410. Custody and distribution of printed laws, returns of elections, charters and other documents. The secretary of state shall have the sole custody and distribution of the printed laws of the state. The secretary of state shall have the custody of the returns of all election…

75-411. Reports to governor or legislature; access to office by governor or committee. He or she shall make report and give information to the governor, or either branch of the legislature, respecting all matters referred to him or her by the governor, or either house of the legi…

75-412. Assistant secretary of state; deputy assistants; legal counsel; oaths; duties; appointment of other personnel. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to appoint an assistant secretary of state and five deputy assistant secretaries of state, one of whom shall be an at…

75-413. Assistants and employees; chief information security officer; cybersecurity standards. (a) The secretary of state may appoint such other assistants and clerks as may be authorized by law, but the secretary of state shall be responsible for the proper discharge of the duti…

75-414. Performance of duties imposed by law. The secretary of state shall perform such other duties as are or may be imposed upon him or her by law. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 35; March 20; R.S. 1923, 75-414. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 58, § 22; G.S. 1868, ch. 102, § 26…

75-415. History: L. 1913, ch. 314, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-415; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 278, § 3; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 58, § 13; G.S. 1868, ch. 102, § 16. Attorney General's Opinions: Confined swine feeding facilities; control of water pollution by secretary of the…

75-416. History: R.S. 1923, 75-416; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 278, § 3; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 314, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docume…

75-417. Actions against state as judgment lien holder or as claimant of real property; venue; service of summons upon attorney general. In any case in which the state is a judgment lien holder upon real property, or in any case involving real property on which the state claims a …

75-418. History: L. 1941, ch. 360, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 244; Repealed, L. 1994, ch. 113, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Not a venue statute; jurisdiction is a prerequisite to issuance of process. Huerter v. Hassig, 175 Kan. 781, 783, 267 P.2d 532. Previous | Next LEGISLATIV…

75-419. Flags and banners; purchase and sale of official. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to purchase official flags and official banners of the state of Kansas, and to purchase other Kansas state flags not official in size, provided the dimensions of such other flags…

75-420. Same; fund; disposition. All moneys collected from the sale of such flags and banners shall be remitted by the secretary of state to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the …

75-421. History: L. 1953, ch. 397, § 1; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 25, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act is constitutional, exercise of police power by state. State v. Turner, 183 K. 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 328 P.2d 733. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Po…

75-425. History: L. 1953, ch. 397, § 5; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 25, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in holding building not exclusively used for tax exempt purposes not exempt from ad valorem tax. Defenders of the Christian Faith v. Board of County Commissioners, 219 Ka…

75-426. History: L. 1953, ch. 397, § 7; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 25, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…

75-427. History: L. 1953, ch. 397, § 6; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 25, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act is constitutional; conviction of violating this section upheld. State v. Turner, 183 Kan. 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 328 P.2d 733. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCI…

75-428. History: L. 1961, ch. 426, § 1; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 65, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…

75-429. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 104; R.S. 1923, 75-2108; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 47; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 324, § 36; January 1, 1982. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Designation of paper by executive council held legal and valid. Reed v. Francis, 22 Kan. 510. 2. Adjournment to later date;…

75-430. Kansas register; compilation, indexing and publication by secretary of state; publications to be included; publication intervals; inclusion of materials by reference; disposition and sale of copies. (a) The secretary of state shall compile, index and publish a publication…

75-430a. Same; publication of notice of negotiations for certain contracts, sales of property and mineral production and other leases. (a) Any state agency in the executive branch of state government authorized by law to negotiate for contracts for ancillary technical services re…

75-431. Kansas register; electronic filing of documents; duties of secretary of state; conflicts; original copies. (a) Each agency shall designate at least one individual to act as a liaison through whom all required documents may be submitted to the secretary of state for public…

75-432. History: L. 1981, ch. 324, § 3; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 87, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…

75-433. Secretary of state to fix publication fees charged to state agencies and subscription fees charged to subscribers for the Kansas register; moneys credited to state register's fee fund; expenditures from fund. (a) The secretary of state may fix, charge and collect publicat…

75-434. Same; official state paper construed to mean Kansas register. Whenever "official state paper" or "official state newspaper," or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to a…

75-435. Annual review of fees charged; recommendations to senate ways and means and house appropriations committees. The secretary of state shall review annually all fees which are collected by the secretary of state and which are fixed by statute to determine whether such fees a…

75-436. Sale of session laws, Kansas Statutes Annotated, senate and house journals and Kansas administrative regulations; postage and delivery fees, disposition. (a) The secretary of state shall fix, charge and collect fees to recover the costs of delivery, including postage and …

75-437. Sale of computerized information; fees. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to fix, charge and collect fees to recover the costs of providing print-outs of computerized information maintained by the secretary of state. History: L. 1982, ch. 363, § 3; July 1. Previ…

75-438. Information and services fees; fund. (a) There is hereby created the information and services fee fund in the state treasury. The secretary of state shall charge and collect an information and services fee. The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations fixing t…

75-439. Prepaid services fund; deposits; transfers to other funds; refunds. There is hereby created in the state treasury the prepaid services fund. All payments made to the secretary of state as deposits by qualifying individuals and firms who transact business with the office o…

75-440. Secretary of state authorized to administer oaths. The secretary of state may administer oaths in all matters. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 126; R.S. 1923, 75-3003; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 25; January 13, 1975. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 88, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISL…

75-441. Cemetery and funeral audit fee fund; fees remitted and credited; expenditures. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the cemetery and funeral audit fee fund. (b) The secretary of state shall remit all fees received by the secretary of state for auditing any pe…

75-442. Audits of prearranged funeral agreements and cemetery corporations, payment of expenses; fixed and charged by secretary of state. Whenever the secretary of state audits any person, association, partnership, firm or corporation pursuant to K.S.A. 16-310 or 16-325 or K.S.A.…

75-443. Business reports and documents, electronic filing; rules and regulations. The secretary of state, the secretary of revenue and the secretary of labor may adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of authorizing the electronic filing of reports, certificates or other doc…