The latter, however, must be open for inspection under penalty of law.
Many records maintained by the Kansas courts are open for inspection.
The Kansas Open Records Act recognizes that some records contain information that is private in nature. For this reason, the Act lists a number of exceptions. Other specifically exempt records are listed in K.S.A. 45-221 and others may be exempt pursuant to judicial order or caselaw. R equesting a record When requesting a record from the Kansas courts, the most likely records custodian will be the clerk of the court. Check with the records custodian or the local Freedom of Information Officer to determine whether the information that you need is available.