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K.S.A. § 45-201 (2026)

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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History: L. 1957, ch. 455, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 228, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 151, § 6; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 135; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 171, § 16; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 187, § 17; February 9.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases, 1974–2017 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Harder, 641 P.2d 366 (Kan. 1982).
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State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Harder, 641 P.2d 366 (Kan. 1982). · cites it 11× “The principal issue is whether the custodian of public records which contain some information made confidential by law is required upon request to disclose nonconfidential information contained therein, under the provisions of the Kansas public records inspection act, K.S.A.…”
Tew v. City of Topeka Police & Fire Civil Serv. Comm'n, 697 P.2d 1279 (Kan. 1985). · cites it 10× “In his petition Tew set out the foregoing facts and claimed, first, that the Commission’s failure to provide him access to the other applicants’ records violated K.S.A. 45-201 et seq. (repealed L. 1984, ch.”
Stephens v. Van Arsdale, 608 P.2d 972 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 4× “( a ) All official public records of the state, counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, commissions, agencies and legislative bodies, which records by law are required to be kept and maintained, except those of the district court concerning proceedings pursuant to…”
Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. State Corp. Comm'n, 629 P.2d 1174 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 4× “, and the Public Records Act, K.S.A. 45-201 et seq., are both applicable to the Commission.”
Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publ'g Co. v. Simmons, 50 P.3d 66 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 2× “] The old law mandated that only those records ‘required to be kept and maintained’ by a specific statute be open for inspection for the public. K.S.A. 45-201(a) (Ensley 1981).”
Harris Enter., Inc. v. Moore, 734 P.2d 1083 (Kan. 1987). · cites it 2× “The KORA represented a significant departure from the previous law, the Kansas Public Records Inspection Act (KPRIA), K.S.A. 45-201 through 204 (Ensley 1981) (repealed 1983).”
State v. Stauffer Commc'ns, Inc., 592 P.2d 891 (Kan. 1979). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 45-201( a ) states: "All official public records of the state, counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, commissions, agencies and legislative bodies, which records by law are required to be kept and maintained, except those of the district court…”
Data Tree, LLC v. Meek, 109 P.3d 1226 (Kan. 2005). “The Register of Deeds also argues that Data Tree points to nothing in tire current law that would shift the cost of redaction from tire requester to the government. He also notes that the Frederickson article observes that tire KORA is silent on the issue of who bears the cost…”
Kansas State Univ. v. Prince, 673 F. Supp. 2d 1287 (D. Kan. 2009). “82-172, 1982 WL 187662 , 5-6 (opining that the WSU Endowment Association is not subject to either K.S.A. 45-201 et seq., or K.S.A. 76-721).”
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Lopez, 531 P.2d 455 (Kan. 1975). “Court records, subject to exceptions not here applicable, are open for inspection by any citizen (K.S.A. 45-201). In order to maintain an action for the public disclosure of private facts, *125 the facts disclosed to the public must be private ones, and not public ones (Prosser,…”
Troyer v. Gilliland, 799 P.2d 501 (Kan. 1990). “The issue was whether fire inspection records, and other memoranda in Topeka’s fire inspection files, all relating to public premises, were “official public records” subject to inspection under K.S.A. 45-201 et seq. (Ensley 1981). *483 After the trial court ruled against the…”
City of Topeka v. Stauffer Commc'ns, Inc., 642 P.2d 120 (Kan. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 8× “: This appeal is from a declaratory judgment that the fire inspection records of the City of Topeka, together with other memoranda contained within the City’s fire inspection files, all relating to premises which are open to the public, are “official public records” subject to…”
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— K.S.A. § 45-201(a) — 6 cases
Tew v. City of Topeka Police & Fire Civil Serv. Comm'n, 697 P.2d 1279 (Kan. 1985). “In his petition Tew set out the foregoing facts and claimed, first, that the Commission’s failure to provide him access to the other applicants’ records violated K.S.A. 45-201 et seq. (repealed L. 1984, ch.”
Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. State Corp. Comm'n, 629 P.2d 1174 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). “, and the Public Records Act, K.S.A. 45-201 et seq., are both applicable to the Commission.”
Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publ'g Co. v. Simmons, 50 P.3d 66 (Kan. 2002). “] The old law mandated that only those records ‘required to be kept and maintained’ by a specific statute be open for inspection for the public. K.S.A. 45-201(a) (Ensley 1981).”
Harris Enter., Inc. v. Moore, 734 P.2d 1083 (Kan. 1987). “The KORA represented a significant departure from the previous law, the Kansas Public Records Inspection Act (KPRIA), K.S.A. 45-201 through 204 (Ensley 1981) (repealed 1983).”
State v. Stauffer Commc'ns, Inc., 592 P.2d 891 (Kan. 1979). “K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 45-201( a ) states: "All official public records of the state, counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, commissions, agencies and legislative bodies, which records by law are required to be kept and maintained, except those of the district court…”
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