§ 45-401 Public policy concerning government records
§ 45-402 Definitions
§ 45-403 Government records are public property; destruction prohibited, except as permitted by retention and disposition schedules
§ 45-404 Duties of state records board; disposition of county records
§ 45-405 State archives; transfer of records thereto; discard or disposition of certain materials
§ 45-406 State archivist’s duties
§ 45-407 Public access or restriction of records; state archivist access to restricted records; disclosure prohibited; misdemeanor
§ 45-408 State agencies required to cooperate with state records board and state archivist; rules and regulations of board
§ 45-409 Local agencies to cooperate
§ 45-410 Legislative records; legislative coordinating council control
§ 45-411 Judicial records; supreme court rules
§ 45-412 Microphotographic or optical disc copies of records; image recognition and information storage systems; original record destruction, when
§ 45-413 Citation of act
§ 45-414 State archivist; duties; recommendations; certification by electronic signature; fees
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 45 > Article 4 - Public Records Preservation

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Board: means the state records board established pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 45-402
  • Government records: means all volumes, documents, reports, maps, drawings, charts, indexes, plans, memoranda, sound recordings, microfilms, photographic records and other data, information or documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, storage media or condition of use, made or received by an agency in pursuance of law or in connection with the transaction of official business or bearing upon the official activities and functions of any governmental agency. See Kansas Statutes 45-402
  • Government records with enduring value: means all government records which merit preservation for historical, legal, fiscal or administrative reasons, or for research purposes. See Kansas Statutes 45-402
  • Local agency: means any department, board, commission, officer or authority of a county, city, township, school district or other tax-supported governmental subdivision of the state. See Kansas Statutes 45-402
  • Noncurrent government records: means all government records which no longer are necessary for the handling of ordinary official public business by the agency and which are not required by law to be retained in the immediate custody of the agency for a longer period of time. See Kansas Statutes 45-402
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Retention and disposition schedules: means lists of series of government records, prepared pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 45-402
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State agency: means any department, board, commission, or authority of the executive branch of state government. See Kansas Statutes 45-402
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.