Kansas Statutes § 17-12a607 Public records; confidentiality.
AI-assisted research summary: Most records obtained or filed under this act are public and may be examined by the public, but several listed records and personal data items are nonpublic. The administrator may also disclose certain audit or investigation records when disclosure is for specified proceedings or to certain persons.
17-12a607. Public records; confidentiality. (a) Presumption of public records. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), records obtained by the administrator or filed under this act, including a record contained in or filed with a registration statement, application, notice filing, or report, are public records and are available for public examination in accordance with the open records act. (b) Nonpublic records. The following records are not public records and are not available for public examination under subsection (a): (1) a record obtained by the administrator in connection with an audit or inspection under K.S.A. 17-12a411(d), and amendments thereto, or an investigation under K.S.A. 17-12a602, and amendments thereto; (2) a part of a record filed in connection with a registration statement under K.S.A. 17-12a301 and 17-12a303 through 17-12a305, and amendments thereto, or a record under K.S.A. 17-12a411(d), and amendments thereto, that contains trade secrets or confidential information if the person filing the registration statement or report has asserted a claim of confidentiality or privilege that is authorized by law; (3) a record that is not required to be provided to the administrator or filed under this act and is provided to the administrator only on the condition that the record will not be subject to public examination or disclosure; (4) a nonpublic record received from a person specified in K.S.A. 17-12a608(a), and amendments thereto; and (5) any social security number, residential address unless used as a business address, and residential telephone number contained in a record that is filed. (c) Administrator discretion to disclose. If disclosure is for the purpose of a civil, administrative, or criminal investigation, action, or proceeding or to a person specified in K.S.A. 17-12a608(a), and amendments thereto, the administrator may disclose a record obtained in connection with an audit or inspection under K.S.A. 17-12a411(d), and amendments thereto, or a record obtained in connection with an investigation under K.S.A. 17-12a602, and amendments thereto. History: L. 2004, ch. 154, § 46; July 1, 2005.