21-3827.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3827; L. 1978, ch. 120, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 124, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 59; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 118; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.
Source or Prior Law:
62-1832.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Administrative Law: Deletion of Confidential Information from Official Public Records," David E. Bruns, 22 W.L.J. 364 (1983).
"Kansas Sunshine Law: How Bright Does It Shine Now? The Kansas Open Meetings and Open Records Acts," Theresa "Terry" Marcel, 72 J.K.B.A. No. 5, 28 (2003).
Attorney General's Opinions:
Crime of "unlawful disclosure of a warrant" prohibits disclosure, before execution of warrant, of complaint which leads to arrest warrant issuance. 87-100.
Expunged municipal court records may be released to "criminal justice agency" having legitimate need for such. 2002-14.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Criminal sanctions of section may not be imposed for publishing information obtained from public records. State v. Stauffer Communications, Inc., 225 Kan. 540, 541, 543, 545, 546, 547, 548, 592 P.2d 891.
2. Cited in examination of city ordinance banning picketing "before or about a church." City of Prairie Village v. Hogan, 253 Kan. 423, 427, 855 P.2d 949 (1993).
3. Whether gag order unconstitutionally punished the media for publishing truthful information obtained from open court and public record examined. State v. Alston, 256 Kan. 571, 582, 887 P.2d 681 (1994).
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