Chapter 77 — STATUTES; ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURE

77-152. Same; specifications for printing and publication. (a) Replacement volumes to the Kansas Statutes Annotated shall be printed and bound in accordance with the following specifications: (1) Text of sections in ten (10) point Caledonia light and bold type on a ten (10) point…

77-160. History: L. 1929, ch. 279, § 1, L. 1933, ch. 287, § 8; L. 1939, ch. 316, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 286, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 303, § 12; L. 1947, ch. 416, § 24; L. 1949, ch. 423, § 18; L. 1953, ch. 387, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 395, 1; L. 1959, ch. 337, § 15; L. 1961, ch. 409, § 11; L. 1965…

77-163. Cumulative supplements to Kansas Statutes Annotated; general index volumes. After the close of each regular session of the legislature the revisor of statutes shall prepare and furnish to the director of printing copy for the general index paperbound volume or volumes and…

77-164. Same; authentication; evidence in courts; reference to sections. Before any copies of said pocket-part supplements shall be printed or sold and delivered by the secretary of state they shall be examined and compared by him or her and the attorney general, and if they cont…

77-165. Cumulative supplements to Kansas Statutes Annotated; number of copies printed; distribution and sale; sale price fixed by legislative coordinating council; proceeds credited to state general fund. (a) Such number of copies of the cumulative supplements for each volume of …

77-166. Sale of copies of 1961 supplement to General Statutes of 1949. The secretary of state be and is hereby authorized to sell any of the remaining copies of the 1961 supplement to the General Statutes of 1949 now on hand at a price of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per c…

77-167. History: L. 1941, ch. 266, § 4; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 251, § 10; January 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

77-168. Volume 7 of Kansas Statutes Annotated; contents; preparation. After the passage of 1965 Senate bill No. 4, known as the "uniform commercial code," the revisor of statutes shall edit and prepare for printing and publication the provisions thereof as a new and separate volu…

77-169. Same; cost estimates. The revisor of statutes and the state printer shall prepare estimates of the costs of preparing, indexing, printing and binding said volume which shall be transmitted by the revisor of statutes to the appropriate committees of the 1965 legislature. H…

77-170. Same; printing; distribution; sale. Ten thousand (10,000) copies of such volume shall be printed by the state printer and delivered to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall dispose of such copies as follows: First, by delivering to all members of the legisl…

77-171. Volume 7 of Kansas Statutes Annotated; reprinting; distribution; sale. The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to provide for the reprinting and binding of two thousand (2,000) additional copies of the Uniform Commercial Code as published in 1965 and designated as Vo…

77-201. Rules of construction. In the construction of the statutes of this state the following rules shall be observed, unless the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the legislature or repugnant to the context of the statute: First. The repeal of a sta…

77-202. History: L. 1970, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 199, § 11; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 345, § 4; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section not unconstitutional on grounds urged; instructions on statute proper. State v. Shaffer, 223 Kan. 244, 245, 246, 249, 250, 574 P.2d 205. 2. Term "o…

77-203. Notice; certified mail in lieu of registered mail; sufficiency. In lieu of giving notice by registered mail as provided for by specific statutes of this state, any party may give the notice required by certified mail and notice so given by certified mail shall constitute …

77-204. Short title. This act may be cited as the uniform determination of death act. History: L. 1984, ch. 345, § 3; July 1. Source or prior law: 77-202. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR O…

77-205. Determination of death. An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made…

77-206. Uniformity of construction and application. This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it. History: L. 1984, ch. 345, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLAT…

77-207. Biological sex; application thereof to any state law or rule or regulation; application of intermediate constitutional scrutiny standard of review; important governmental objectives; collection of vital statistics. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the con…

[Repealed or reserved.]

77-401. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Question whether practices and policies have same effect as rules and regulations discussed. Aircraft Steel & Supply Co. v. State Comm. of Revenue and Taxation, 173 Kan. 524, 531, 249 P.2d 664. 2. Corporation commission's wire-stringing rules, validity…

77-415. Citation of act; effect of certain adjudications and orders; guidance documents; exclusions; definitions. (a) K.S.A. 77-415 through 77-440 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 77-441, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the rules and regulations filing act. (b) (1…

77-415a. Secretary of state to file and publish rules and regulations; adoption of rules and regulations. The secretary of state shall file and publish all rules and regulations as provided by article 4 of chapter 77 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. The secretary of state may ad…

77-415b. Rules and regulations continued in effect. All rules and regulations of state agencies which are in force and effect at the time this act takes effect shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be duly filed with the secretary of state as provided for by this …

77-416. Filing rules and regulations; citation of statutory authority; numbering; economic impact statement; review of economic impact statement by director of the budget; environmental benefit and economic impact statement. (a) Every state agency shall file with the secretary of…

77-417. Duties of secretary of state. (a) The secretary of state shall: (1) Endorse on each rule and regulation filed, the date of the filing thereof; (2) maintain a file of such rules and regulations for public inspection; (3) keep a complete record of all amendments and revocat…

77-418. Filing rules and regulations, form. All rules and regulations adopted by every state agency shall be filed with the secretary of state in a form and manner approved by the secretary of state. History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 304, § 2; L.…

77-419. Revival or amendment of regulations; filing and publication. To revive or amend a rule and regulation, the new rule and regulation shall contain the entire section revived or amended, and any section so amended shall be revoked. For the purpose of filing in the office of …

77-420. Director of the budget; review of economic impact statement; approval or disapproval of rules and regulations; annual report to the legislature; approval of rules and regulations by secretary of administration and attorney general; requirements for filing with secretary o…

77-420a. Adoption of rules and regulations. No rule and regulation shall be adopted prior to the effective date of the statute authorizing its adoption, but prior to the effective date of such statute, the proposed rule and regulation may be submitted to the secretary of administ…

77-421. Notice and hearing; adoption procedure; new rulemaking proceedings, when required; minutes and records; open meetings required. (a) (1) Except as provided by subsection (a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(4), prior to the adoption of any permanent rule and regulation or any temporary r…

77-421a. History: L. 1972, ch. 354, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 120, § 26; L. 1982, ch. 386, § 5; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 10; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 14, § 5; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: State board of education rules and regulations adopted under authority of constitution, see…

77-421b. Proposed rules and regulations; copy for joint committee. As soon as possible after the filing of any proposed rules and regulations by a state agency as required by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 77-421, and amendments thereto, the secretary of state shall submit to the joint…

77-422. Temporary rules and regulations; requirements and grounds for adoption; numbering; effective date; expiration. (a) A rule and regulation may be adopted by a state agency as a temporary rule and regulation if the state agency and the state rules and regulations board finds…

77-423. State rules and regulations board; creation; membership; powers and duties. There is hereby created a state rules and regulations board consisting of the attorney general or the attorney general's designee, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee, the …

77-424. History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 484, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 485, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 486, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 10; L. 1982, ch. 386, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 37; L. 2006, ch. 55, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 13; Repealed…

77-425. Effective date of permanent rules and regulations; effect of filing and publication; effect of revocation. Every rule and regulation other than a temporary rule and regulation which is filed by a state agency in the office of the secretary of state as provided in this act…

77-426. Existing rules and regulations continued in effect; effective date of permanent rules and regulations; filing with joint legislative committee; legislature may request revocation or amendment of rules and regulations; notice of revocation, requirements for expedited revoc…

77-427. History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 13; L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 418, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 13; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 304, § 9; April 17. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF…

77-428. History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 14; L. 1974, ch. 421, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 484, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 485, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 486, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 417, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 7; L. 1976, ch. 418, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 14; L. 1978, ch. 387, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 304, § 6; L. 1983,…

77-429. Authentication of regulations by attorney general and secretary of state; rules and regulations database; duties of the secretary of state. (a) Before any Kansas administrative regulation is published by the secretary of state, such regulation shall be examined and compar…

77-430. Kansas administrative regulations; publication, distribution and sale; sale price fixed by secretary of state; disposition of receipts. (a) The secretary of state shall publish the Kansas administrative regulations in an electronic or paper medium. The secretary of state …

77-430a. History: L. 1976, ch. 418, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 9; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 41; L. 1990, ch. 339, § 8; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 17; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 57; Repealed, L. 2024, ch. 43, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC…

77-430b. History: L. 1978, ch. 387, § 1; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 307, § 12; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

77-431. History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 17; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 9; L. 1976, ch. 418, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 387, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 10; L. 1990, ch. 339, § 9; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 440; L. 2006, ch. 15, § 4; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 18; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 58; Repealed, L. 2024, ch. 43, § 8; …

77-432. History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 18; L. 1976, ch. 418, § 5; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 304, § 9; April 17. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

77-432a. Disposition of obsolete volumes and supplements. Whenever the secretary of state determines that any volume of Kansas administrative regulations or any annual supplement to the Kansas administrative regulations has become obsolete by reason of the publication of a later …

77-433. Duplication and distribution of regulations by agency, when. This act shall not be construed as prohibiting the duplication or distribution of rules and regulations by any agency of its properly adopted rules and regulations, if filed as provided by law, and funds are ava…

77-434. History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 20; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 18; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 338, § 32; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; requirement that plaintiffs request agency to pass on validity of regulation only a condition precedent to entering judgment. Rhodes v. Harder, 21…

77-435. Editing of rules and regulations by secretary of state; edits may not change substantive meaning thereof. In publishing the material in the Kansas administrative regulations, the secretary of state shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule and regulation bu…

77-436. Joint committee on administrative rules and regulations; creation, membership and chairperson; meetings and quorum; duties; report to the legislature; compensation and expense allowances. (a) There is hereby established a joint committee on administrative rules and regula…