Kansas Public Records Law

= Short Description =

Citizen's Guide to KOMA/KORA

Open Records Act

AG's Open Government Resource Page

Who is covered?
Governor:

Legislature: Covered, but records made by legislators or members of a governing body are not public.

Courts: Covered, but the judicial branc is allowed to make its own rules for obtaining or reviewing records.

Advisory Committees:

What is the process like?
Agencies can require that information requests be submitted in writing, but there is no standardized form. Agencies are allowed to ask requesters for their name and address. Requests must be responded to within three business days of receipt. Fees to cover the cost of gathering and copying records are allowed, limited to direct cost for staff time to gather, review, photocopy, and send records. Overhead and indirect costs may not be charged, there is no standard fee schedule.

Most recent changes?
= Legislation =

The following are bills introduced in 2011:

= Articles, Blog Posts, etc =


 * City of Wichita spends $2 million, rebuffs citizen's transparency request - Kansas Watchdog, Dec. 14, 2011