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K.S.A. § 75-4317 (2026)

Open meetings declared policy of state; citation of act

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75-4317. Open meetings declared policy of state; citation of act. (a) In recognition of the fact that a representative government is dependent upon an informed electorate, it is declared to be the policy of this state that meetings for the conduct of governmental affairs and the transaction of governmental business be open to the public.

(b) It is declared hereby to be against the public policy of this state for any such meeting to be adjourned to another time or place in order to subvert the policy of open public meetings as pronounced in subsection (a).

(c) K.S.A. 75-4317 through 75-4320a shall be known and may be cited as the open meetings act.

History: L. 1972, ch. 319, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 455, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 96, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 47 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Bd. of Seward Cnty. Comm'rs, 866 P.2d 1024 (Kan. 1994).
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State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Bd. of Seward Cnty. Comm'rs, 866 P.2d 1024 (Kan. 1994). · cites it 14× “: This is an action brought on the relation of the Attorney General against the defendant Board of County Commissioners of Seward County, Kansas, (Board) and the three individual commissioners, alleging violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq. The…”
State Ex Rel. Murray v. Palmgren, 646 P.2d 1091 (Kan. 1982). · cites it 4× “, Perry Murray, Thomas County attorney and Robert T.”
Del Papa v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys., 956 P.2d 770 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 6× “That court stated that "[c]learly, then, these four alternative opportunities for communication were not contemplated to be within the term `meeting' in K.S.A. 75-4317." Id. at 1027. In concluding that the Board's actions in this matter did not constitute a "meeting," the…”
Hirt v. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 287, 308 F. Supp. 3d 1157 (D. Kan. 2018). · cites it 2× “Compl., ECF No. 63), from the briefs regarding Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend (ECF Nos.”
State v. Russell, 610 P.2d 1122 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 4× “The execution of the contract was in violation of K.S.A. 75-4317. THERE ARE NO MINUTES OF THIS CONTRACT IN THE UTILITY BOARD'S WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES BOOK.”
Curtis Ambulance of Florida, Inc. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of the Cnty. of Shawnee, Kansas, & Medevac Midamerica, Inc., 811 F.2d 1371 (10th Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “§ 1983 , a breach of contract, and a violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Law, Kan.Stat.Ann. §§ 75-4317 to -4320a (1984 & Supp.”
Stoldt v. City of Toronto, 678 P.2d 153 (Kan. 1984). · cites it 2× “Stoldt initially argues the trial court erred in ruling he lacked standing to allege a violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq. In sustaining the appellees' motion for summary judgment the trial court stated: "K.”
Mid-Continent Specialists, Inc. v. Capital Homes, L.C., 106 P.3d 483 (Kan. 2005). “3d 177 (2004), a community college instructor brought an action against the board of trustees contending the board’s violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., voided a notice of nonrenewal of his teaching contract.”
Coggins v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 581 P.2d 817 (Kan. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “We also conclude that the unannounced morning gathering prior to the scheduled meeting of November 20,1975, constituted a violation of the open meeting law, in effect at that time, K.S.A. 1975 Supp. 75-4317, et seq. K.S.A.”
Krider v. Bd. of Trs. of Coffeyville Cmty. Coll., 83 P.3d 177 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 4× “Krider appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the defendant Board of Trustees of *245 Coffeyville Community College (Board), contending the Board’s violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act, K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., voided a notice of nonrenewal of his teaching…”
Unified Sch. Dist. No. 446 v. Sandoval, 286 P.3d 542 (Kan. 2012). “And under long-standing Kansas caselaw, contract action taken in executive session—although in violation of tire Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq.—is nevertheless binding on the parties absent prosecutorial action to void it.”
Mem'l Hosp. Ass'n, Inc. v. Knutson, 722 P.2d 1093 (Kan. 1986). “If the Association is a public body or agency, it must show why it is not subject to the open meetings requirement of the KOMA.”
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Del Papa v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys., 956 P.2d 770 (Nev. 1998). “That court stated that "[c]learly, then, these four alternative opportunities for communication were not contemplated to be within the term `meeting' in K.S.A. 75-4317." Id. at 1027. In concluding that the Board's actions in this matter did not constitute a "meeting," the…”
Mem'l Hosp. Ass'n, Inc. v. Knutson, 722 P.2d 1093 (Kan. 1986). “If the Association is a public body or agency, it must show why it is not subject to the open meetings requirement of the KOMA.”
State Ex Rel. Murray v. Palmgren, 646 P.2d 1091 (Kan. 1982). “, Perry Murray, Thomas County attorney and Robert T.”
State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Bd. of Seward Cnty. Comm'rs, 866 P.2d 1024 (Kan. 1994). “: This is an action brought on the relation of the Attorney General against the defendant Board of County Commissioners of Seward County, Kansas, (Board) and the three individual commissioners, alleging violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq. The…”
Stevens v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 710 P.2d 698 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985).
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