Kansas Open Records

Kansas laws and court cases

Kansas open records statute (Search for statute 45-215, then use the "next" button to page through to 45-223.)

Open Government Guide to Kansas open records legislation produced by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Letter Generator

Create open records request that conforms to Kansas requirements

State Salary Database

Salary data is not yet posted on this site: KanView, but is expected to be in the near future.

See what other states have state salary databases here.

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts

Kansas School Directory (see the index for specifics)

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

Kansas Sunshine Coalition

Wichita Liberty

Voice For Liberty in Wichita

Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Kansas.

2008

August 17, 2008: Having salaries public is intended to make government more open

May 23, 2008: County ponders how to deal with photographing of public records

April 20, 2008: Most open-records requests are granted

April 16, 2008: Copter log still withheld

April 15, 2008: Capital-Journal sues city seeking flight log

April 15, 2008: C-J set to sue over documents from crashed helicopter

March 20, 2008: What public records are you wondering about?

March 20, 2008: Secrecy erodes democracy

March 9, 2008: Open-records requests can spell high fees

January 18, 2008: Johnson fired from Housing Authority

2007

July 25, 2007: Pregnant woman sues Independence police

July 24, 2007: Records request being formed

July 23, 2007: Newspaper to seek vendor selection records

July 22, 2007: Kansas University Hospital’s affiliation with the state includes the responsibility to share as much information as possible with the public. (Opinion)

May 9, 2007: Records requests creating strains FOI requests burdening cities and citizens

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