Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 66-1220a (2026)

Disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information, when

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66-1220a. Disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information, when. (a) The state corporation commission shall not disclose to or allow inspection by anyone, including, but not limited to, parties to a regulatory proceeding before the commission, any information which is a trade secret under the uniform trade secrets act (K.S.A. 60-3320 et seq., and amendments thereto) or any confidential commercial information of a corporation, partnership or individual proprietorship regulated by the commission unless the commission finds that disclosure is warranted after consideration of the following factors:

(1) Whether disclosure will significantly aid the commission in fulfilling its functions;

(2) the harm or benefit which disclosure will cause to the public interest;

(3) the harm which disclosure will cause to the corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship; and

(4) alternatives to disclosure that will serve the public interest and protect the corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship.

(b) If the state corporation commission finds that disclosure is warranted pursuant to subsection (a), the commission shall give the corporation, partnership or individual proprietorship notice before disclosing the trade secret or confidential commercial information.

History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 15; L. 2005, ch. 67, § 10; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Mobil Expl. & Producing U.S. Inc. v. State Corp. Comm'n, 908 P.2d 1276 (Kan. 1995).

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Mobil Expl. & Producing U.S. Inc. v. State Corp. Comm'n, 908 P.2d 1276 (Kan. 1995). · cites it 3× “See K.S.A. 66-1220a.” K.S.A. 66-1220a(a) is a statute dealing with the disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information by the KCC.”

CITIZENS'Util. RATEPAYER BD. v. Kansas Corp. Comm'n, 941 P.2d 424 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “The KCC attempts to justify the protective order by referring to K.S.A. 66-1220a, the statute governing disclosure of trade secrets.”

Citizens' Util. Ratepayer Bd. v. State Corp. Comm'n, 941 P.2d 424 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “The KCC attempts to justify the protective order by referring to K.S.A. 66-1220a, the statute governing disclosure of trade secrets.”

Burchett v. Team Indus. Servs., Inc. (D. Kan. 2021). · cites it 2× “] are expressly granted to and conferred upon the commission.”

— K.S.A. § 66-1220a(a) — 1 case

Mobil Expl. & Producing U.S. Inc. v. State Corp. Comm'n, 908 P.2d 1276 (Kan. 1995). “See K.S.A. 66-1220a.” K.S.A. 66-1220a(a) is a statute dealing with the disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information by the KCC.”

— K.S.A. § 66-1220a(a)(1) — 1 case

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