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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 1 - Statutes › 77-164 Same; authentication; evidence in courts; reference to sections.

77-164.
Same; authentication; evidence in courts; reference to sections.
Before any copies of said pocket-part supplements shall be printed or sold and delivered by the secretary of state they shall be examined and compared by him or her and the attorney general, and if they contain all the general laws and laws of a general nature passed at all regular and special sessions of the legislature subsequent to the last revision or compilation, fully annotated and indexed, and otherwise comply with the terms of this act, they shall so certify in writing and such authentication shall be printed in each volume of said pocket-part supplement, and after such authentication they shall be deemed and held to be general statutes of Kansas, supplemental to the last general revision or compilation of the general statutes of Kansas and held to be evidence in all courts having jurisdiction in this state, and in any bill to amend or repeal any law or section therein contained or any succeeding pocket-part supplement authorized by the provision of this act and authenticated as herein provided, it shall be sufficient to refer to the same by the running section numbers of said pocket-part supplement.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 279, § 5; L. 1933, ch. 304, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 465, § 7; L. 1963, ch. 454, § 10; April 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 1 - Statutes › 77-166 Sale of copies of 1961 supplement to General Statutes of 1949.

77-166.
Sale of copies of 1961 supplement to General Statutes of 1949.
The secretary of state be and is hereby authorized to sell any of the remaining copies of the 1961 supplement to the General Statutes of 1949 now on hand at a price of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per copy.
History: L. 1964, ch. 31, § 2 (Budget Session); February 17.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 1 - Statutes › 77-168 Volume 7 of Kansas Statutes Annotated; contents; preparation.

77-168.
Volume 7 of Kansas Statutes Annotated; contents; preparation.
After the passage of 1965 Senate bill No. 4, known as the "uniform commercial code," the revisor of statutes shall edit and prepare for printing and publication the provisions thereof as a new and separate volume of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. Said volume shall be numbered "7" and shall be printed and bound by the state printer in the same format used in the Kansas Statutes Annotated in the manner as specified by the revisor of statutes pursuant to the provisions of this act.
In addition to the material and requirements specified in the K.S.A. 77-133, the revisor of statutes shall include in said volume an index to the text of the statutes included therein and such other material as will facilitate the use of such volume. Said code shall be given the Kansas Statutes Annotated chapter number 84, and the running section numbers shall contain such chapter citation followed by the numerical part of the uniform commercial code citation, for example, "84-1-101," and the "UCC" references preceding the section captions shall be omitted.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 507, § 1; May 20.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 1 - Statutes › 77-169 Same; cost estimates.

77-169.
Same; cost estimates.
The revisor of statutes and the state printer shall prepare estimates of the costs of preparing, indexing, printing and binding said volume which shall be transmitted by the revisor of statutes to the appropriate committees of the 1965 legislature.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 507, § 2; May 20.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 1 - Statutes › 77-170 Same; printing; distribution; sale.

77-170.
Same; printing; distribution; sale.
Ten thousand (10,000) copies of such volume shall be printed by the state printer and delivered to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall dispose of such copies as follows:
First, by delivering to all members of the legislature, state officers, county officers and other departments and officers the same number of copies and in the same manner as provided by K.S.A. 77-138.
Second, the balance of said copies, after such distribution, shall be safely kept by the secretary of state for sale at the price of fifteen dollars ($15) per copy.
All moneys received from the sale of said copies shall be by the secretary of state turned into the state treasury to reimburse the state for the cost of such publication.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 507, § 3; May 20.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 1 - Statutes › 77-171 Volume 7 of Kansas Statutes Annotated; reprinting; distribution; sale.

77-171.
Volume 7 of Kansas Statutes Annotated; reprinting; distribution; sale.
The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to provide for the reprinting and binding of two thousand (2,000) additional copies of the Uniform Commercial Code as published in 1965 and designated as Volume 7 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. Estimates of the cost for such printing and binding shall be obtained by the revisor from the director of printing before any requisition shall be issued for the printing and binding of such additional volumes. Upon completion of such printing and binding, the director of printing shall deliver all such copies to the office of secretary of state for sale or such other distribution as is specifically provided for by law.
The cost of reprinting and binding of the additional copies of Volume 7 shall be paid by the office of revisor of statutes from appropriations made to the office for such purpose. All moneys received from the sale of Volume 7 by the secretary of state shall be remitted to the state treasurer and deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund to reimburse the state for the cost of publication of said volume.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 414, § 3; April 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 2 - Statutory Construction › 77-203 Notice; certified mail in lieu of registered mail; sufficiency.

77-203.
Notice; certified mail in lieu of registered mail; sufficiency.
In lieu of giving notice by registered mail as provided for by specific statutes of this state, any party may give the notice required by certified mail and notice so given by certified mail shall constitute and be sufficient notice the same as though such notice was made pursuant to specific statutes requiring registered mail.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 379, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 2 - Statutory Construction › 77-205 Determination of death

77-205.
Determination of death
. An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 345, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 2 - Statutory Construction › 77-206 Uniformity of construction and application

77-206.
Uniformity of construction and application
. This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 345, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 2 - Statutory Construction › 77-207 Biological sex; application thereof to any state law or rule or regulation; application of intermediate constitutional scrutiny standard of review; important governmental objectives; collection of vital statistics.

77-207. Biological sex; application thereof to any state law or rule or regulation; application of intermediate constitutional scrutiny standard of review; important governmental objectives; collection of vital statistics.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, with respect to the application of an individual's biological sex pursuant to any state law or rules and regulations, the following shall apply:
(1) An individual's "sex" means such individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth;
(2) a "female" is an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova, and a "male" is an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female;
(3) the terms "woman" and "girl" refer to human females, and the terms "man" and "boy" refer to human males;
(4) the term "mother" means a parent of the female sex, and the term "father" means a parent of the male sex;
(5) with respect to biological sex, the term "equal" does not mean "same" or "identical";
(6) with respect to biological sex, separate accommodations are not inherently unequal; and
(7) an individual born with a medically verifiable diagnosis of "disorder/differences in sex development" shall be provided legal protections and accommodations afforded under the Americans with disabilities act and applicable Kansas statutes.
(b) Laws and rules and regulations that distinguish between the sexes are subject to intermediate constitutional scrutiny. Intermediate constitutional scrutiny forbids unfair discrimination against similarly situated male and female individuals but allows the law to distinguish between the sexes where such distinctions are substantially related to important governmental objectives. Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, distinctions between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons or other detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms, restrooms and other areas where biology, safety or privacy are implicated that result in separate accommodations are substantially related to the important governmental objectives of protecting the health, safety and privacy of individuals in such circumstances.
(c) Any school district, or public school thereof, and any state agency, department or office or political subdivision that collects vital statistics for the purpose of complying with anti-discrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime, economic or other data shall identify each individual who is part of the collected data set as either male or female at birth.
History:
L. 2023, ch. 84, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-415a Secretary of state to file and publish rules and regulations; adoption of rules and regulations.

77-415a.
Secretary of state to file and publish rules and regulations; adoption of rules and regulations.
The secretary of state shall file and publish all rules and regulations as provided by article 4 of chapter 77 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out its duties under this act.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 366, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-415b Rules and regulations continued in effect.

77-415b.
Rules and regulations continued in effect.
All rules and regulations of state agencies which are in force and effect at the time this act takes effect shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be duly filed with the secretary of state as provided for by this act until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 366, § 2; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-417 Duties of secretary of state.

77-417. Duties of secretary of state.
(a) The secretary of state shall:
(1) Endorse on each rule and regulation filed, the date of the filing thereof;
(2) maintain a file of such rules and regulations for public inspection;
(3) keep a complete record of all amendments and revocations of rules and regulations;
(4) index the rules and regulations so filed; and
(5) publish the rules and regulations as hereinafter provided.
(b) The secretary of state shall have the discretion to return to the appropriate state agency or to otherwise dispose of any document or other material that had been adopted previously by reference and filed with the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 30; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 5; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 55; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-418 Filing rules and regulations, form.

77-418.
Filing rules and regulations, form.
All rules and regulations adopted by every state agency shall be filed with the secretary of state in a form and manner approved by the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 304, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 304, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 31; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-419 Revival or amendment of regulations; filing and publication.

77-419.
Revival or amendment of regulations; filing and publication.
To revive or amend a rule and regulation, the new rule and regulation shall contain the entire section revived or amended, and any section so amended shall be revoked. For the purpose of filing in the office of the secretary of state and for submission to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations as provided in K.S.A. 77-426, and amendments thereto, a rule and regulation amending an existing regulation shall indicate the new matter contained therein by underlining or printing in italics the new matter, and material to be deleted from such rule and regulation shall be shown in strike-through type. The secretary of state in preparing such rules and regulations for publication in the Kansas administrative regulations shall omit all material shown in strike-through type. The secretary of state shall not file any regulation which amends or revives a regulation unless the regulation so amending or reviving conforms to the provisions of this section.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 421, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 484, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 485, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 486, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 32; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-420a Adoption of rules and regulations.

77-420a. Adoption of rules and regulations.
No rule and regulation shall be adopted prior to the effective date of the statute authorizing its adoption, but prior to the effective date of such statute, the proposed rule and regulation may be submitted to the secretary of administration, the attorney general and to the director of the budget for approval as required by K.S.A. 77-420, and amendments thereto, and notice of the proposed rule and regulation may be given and a hearing held thereon in the manner provided by K.S.A. 77-421, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1998, ch. 82, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 11, § 1; L. 2018, ch. 117, § 3; L. 2022, ch. 61, § 4; April 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-421b Proposed rules and regulations; copy for joint committee.

77-421b.
Proposed rules and regulations; copy for joint committee.
As soon as possible after the filing of any proposed rules and regulations by a state agency as required by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 77-421, and amendments thereto, the secretary of state shall submit to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations one copy of the proposed rules and regulations. Upon completion of the sixty-day comment period required by K.S.A. 77-421, and amendments thereto, the secretary of state may discard copies of the proposed rules and regulations that are subject to the comment period.
History:
L. 1995, ch. 93, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-422 Temporary rules and regulations; requirements and grounds for adoption; numbering; effective date; expiration.

77-422. Temporary rules and regulations; requirements and grounds for adoption; numbering; effective date; expiration.
(a) A rule and regulation may be adopted by a state agency as a temporary rule and regulation if the state agency and the state rules and regulations board finds that the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare necessitates or makes desirable putting such rule and regulation into effect prior to the time it could be put into effect if the agency were to comply with the notice, hearing and publication requirements of this act or prior to the effective date prescribed by K.S.A. 77-426, and amendments thereto.
(b) Temporary rules and regulations may be adopted without the giving of notice and the holding of a hearing thereon.
(c) (1) A temporary rule and regulation shall take effect:
(A) After approval by the secretary of administration, the attorney general and the director of the budget as provided by K.S.A. 77-420, and amendments thereto;
(B) after approval by the state rules and regulations board as provided by K.S.A. 77-423, and amendments thereto; and
(C) upon filing with the secretary of state.
(2) The effective date of all or specific parts of a temporary rule and regulation may be delayed to a date later than its filing date if the delayed effective date of such rule and regulation, or specific parts thereof, is clearly expressed in the body of such rule and regulation.
(3) A temporary rule and regulation shall be effective for a period not to exceed 120 days except that, for good cause, a state agency may request that a temporary rule and regulation may be renewed one time for an additional period not to exceed 120 days.
(d) A temporary rule and regulation which amends an existing rule and regulation shall have the effect of suspending the force and effect of the existing rule and regulation until such time as the temporary rule and regulation is no longer effective. In such case, at the time the temporary rule and regulation ceases to be effective, the existing permanent rule and regulation which was amended by the temporary rule and regulation shall be in full force and effect unless such existing rule and regulation is otherwise amended, revoked or suspended as provided by law.
(e) Temporary rules and regulations shall be numbered in accordance with the numbering arrangement approved by the secretary of state and otherwise shall conform to the approval, adoption and filing requirements of this act, insofar as the same can be made applicable.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 8; L. 1974, ch. 421, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 484, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 485, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 486, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 304, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 366, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 324, § 34; L. 1985, ch. 307, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 361, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 35; L. 1998, ch. 82, § 2; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 11; L. 2018, ch. 117, § 5; L. 2022, ch. 61, § 6; April 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-423 State board; creation; membership; powers and duties.

77-423. State board; creation; membership; powers and duties.
There is hereby created a state rules and regulations board consisting of the attorney general or the attorney general's designee, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee, the secretary of administration or the secretary of administration's designee, the chairperson of the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations or a member of the joint committee designated by the chairperson from the same house of the legislature as the chairperson, the vice-chairperson of the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations or a member of the joint committee designated by the vice-chairperson from the same house of the legislature as the vice-chairperson, the ranking minority member of the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations or a member of the joint committee designated by the minority leader of the same house of the legislature as the chairperson and the chairperson of the senate committee on ways and means in even-numbered years and the chairperson of the house of representatives committee on appropriations in odd-numbered years. If a member is designated to serve on the board by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the joint committee, the designated member shall serve in lieu of the designating officer on a temporary or permanent basis as specified by the designating officer. The attorney general shall be the chairperson of the board. The secretary of state shall serve as the secretary to the board. The state rules and regulations board shall determine whether a rule and regulation should be adopted as a temporary rule and regulation, shall determine the rules and regulations to be published in the Kansas administrative regulations and in the annual supplement to such regulations as provided for in this act and shall perform such other duties as may be required by this act.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 9; L. 1975, ch. 484, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 485, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 486, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 9; L. 1979, ch. 304, § 4; L. 1981, ch. 366, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 36; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 12; L. 2018, ch. 117, § 6; June 7.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-424 State rules and regulations board to determine which rules and regulations published in Kansas administrative regulations or annual supplement; reference to rules and regulations not published.

77-424.
State rules and regulations board to determine which rules and regulations published in Kansas administrative regulations or annual supplement; reference to rules and regulations not published.
The state rules and regulations board shall meet as soon as possible after January 1 each year to determine which rules and regulations filed during the preceding calendar year are to be published in the Kansas administrative regulations or annual supplement thereto. For the purpose of avoiding unwarranted expense, the board may authorize and direct the secretary of state to withhold publication of any technical rule and regulation of any state agency where such rules and regulations are of limited public interest and are or will be available in published form. In every such case where the rules and regulations are not published in the Kansas administrative regulations or annual supplement, reference shall be made by the secretary of state to the rules and regulations omitted therefrom, and shall state how such rules and regulations may be obtained and that the rules and regulations so omitted are on file in the office of the secretary of state.
History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 484, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 485, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 486, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 10; L. 1982, ch. 386, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 37; L. 2006, ch. 55, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-425 Effective date of permanent rules and regulations; effect of filing and publication; effect of revocation.

77-425.
Effective date of permanent rules and regulations; effect of filing and publication; effect of revocation.
Every rule and regulation other than a temporary rule and regulation which is filed by a state agency in the office of the secretary of state as provided in this act shall have the force and effect of law on and after the date prescribed in K.S.A. 77-426, and amendments thereto, until amended or revoked as provided by law and such amendment or revocation shall have become effective. Any rule and regulation not filed and published as required by this act shall be of no force or effect, except that any error or irregularity in form or any clerical error or omission of the secretary of state in the filing of such regulation not affecting substantial rights shall not invalidate the same. The filing and publication of rules and regulations as required by this act shall not be construed as dispensing with the requirements of any other law necessary to make the rules and regulations effective. The revocation of a rule and regulation by a state agency shall not be construed as reviving a rule and regulation previously revoked by such agency, nor shall such revocation by a state agency be construed as affecting any right which accrued, any duty imposed, any penalty incurred, nor any proceeding commenced, under or by virtue of the rule and regulation revoked.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 11; L. 1974, ch. 421, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 5; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 11; L. 1985, ch. 307, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 38; June 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-428 Annual supplements; publication; contents; authentication.

77-428.
Annual supplements; publication; contents; authentication.
(a) At the beginning of each calendar year the secretary of state, as soon as possible, shall assemble all rules and regulations, except temporary rules and regulations, filed during the preceding year in accordance with the provisions of this act. The state rules and regulations board shall determine which of such rules and regulations are to be published in the Kansas administrative regulations or annual supplement as provided in this act.
(b) Annual supplements shall be cumulative and shall include all rules and regulations published in the annual supplement in the next preceding year which remain in force and effect on the effective date of the current supplement, together with all rules and regulations, other than temporary rules and regulations, which were regularly adopted and filed in the office of the secretary of state in the year next preceding the year when such annual supplement is published and which were approved for publication by the state rules and regulations board.
(c) The secretary of state shall prepare annual supplements to the rules and regulations and material to be published therewith, in the form determined by the secretary of state. The annual supplement of rules and regulations shall be published and shall include a general index of all rules and regulations contained therein and such notes, cross references and explanatory materials as will facilitate the use of such supplements. Authentication of all supplement volumes shall be in the manner provided in K.S.A. 77-429, and amendments thereto. The director of printing shall print the number of copies requisitioned by the secretary of state.
History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 14; L. 1974, ch. 421, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 484, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 485, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 486, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 417, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 7; L. 1976, ch. 418, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 14; L. 1978, ch. 387, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 304, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 7; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 40; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-429 Authentications; rules and regulation database; secretary of state duties.

77-429.
Authentications; rules and regulation database; secretary of state duties.
(a) Before the Kansas administrative regulations or the annual supplement thereto shall be published by the secretary of state, they shall be examined and compared by the attorney general and the secretary of state, and if they contain all rules and regulations approved for publication by the board, and otherwise comply with the terms of this act, they shall so certify and after such authentication they shall be deemed and held to be "Kansas administrative regulations" and evidence in all courts having jurisdiction in the state; and such authentication shall accompany each electronic or printed copy of Kansas administrative regulations and annual supplement thereto.
(b) (1) The secretary of state shall prepare a searchable database containing all of the Kansas administrative regulations, including any supplements, published pursuant to this section by July 1, 2012, if practicable. The database shall be constructed in such a manner that any person accessing or using such database shall be able to search for any rule and regulation based upon the number or subject matter of the rule and regulation or by keyword search. The initial search shall return a list of all rules and regulations which contain the initial search term.
(2) Using any rule and regulation containing the initial search term as an entry point into the database, the database shall permit the person using such database to:
(A) View all occurrences of the search term in the rule and regulation retrieved; and
(B) using the initially retrieved rule and regulation as an entry point into the database's hierarchy, navigate to each rule and regulation which follows or precedes the initial rule and regulation.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 15; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 16; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 15; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-430a Kansas administrative regulations; replacement volumes; publication, distribution and sale.

77-430a. Kansas administrative regulations; replacement volumes; publication, distribution and sale.
(a) The secretary of state shall edit and prepare for publication volumes of rules and regulations that replace existing volumes of the Kansas administrative regulations within the limitations of available appropriations therefor. Replacement volumes shall be published in the same format and in accordance with the same specifications used in the volume replaced and shall be authenticated as required by K.S.A. 77-429, and amendments thereto. Replacement volumes of the Kansas administrative regulations shall be published by the secretary of state who shall distribute and sell such replacement volumes in the same manner as provided in K.S.A. 77-430, and amendments thereto, for the distribution and sale of other volumes of the Kansas administrative regulations, except that each member of the senate or house of representatives shall receive, upon request, one copy of each replacement volume for the purpose of updating the set of the Kansas administrative regulations received at the time of taking office for the member's first term of office as a member of either house of the legislature as provided in K.S.A. 77-430, and amendments thereto.
(b) Moneys received from the sale of replacement volumes under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the information and services fee fund of the secretary of state.
(c) The secretary of state shall fix the per volume price, or the complete set price if more than one replacement volume is published, of any replacement volume of the Kansas administrative regulations sold under this section to recover the costs of publishing and storing such volumes, whether in printed or electronic form. The secretary of state shall revise such prices from time to time for the purposes of covering and recovering such costs.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 418, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 9; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 41; L. 1990, ch. 339, § 8; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 17; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 57; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-431 Annual supplements to Kansas administrative regulations; publication, distribution and sale; sale price fixed by secretary of state; disposition of receipts.

77-431. Annual supplements to Kansas administrative regulations; publication, distribution and sale; sale price fixed by secretary of state; disposition of receipts.
(a) The secretary of state shall publish and make available the annual supplements to the Kansas administrative regulations. The secretary of state shall transmit the same number of copies of each annual supplement in the same manner as provided in K.S.A. 77-430(a), and amendments thereto, for distribution of Kansas administrative regulations, except that each member of the senate or house of representatives shall receive, upon request, one copy of each annual supplement for the purpose of updating the set of the Kansas administrative regulations received at the time of taking office for the member's first term of office as a member of either house of the legislature as provided in K.S.A. 77-430, and amendments thereto.
The secretary of state may publish the supplements to the Kansas administrative regulations in an electronic or paper medium.
(b) Moneys received from the sale of supplements under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the information and services fee fund of the secretary of state.
(c) The secretary of state shall fix the per volume price, or the complete set price if more than one volume is published, for each annual supplement to the Kansas administrative regulations sold under this section to recover the costs of publishing and storing such volumes, whether published in an electronic or paper medium. The secretary of state shall revise such prices from time to time for the purposes of covering and recovering such costs.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 17; L. 1976, ch. 415, § 9; L. 1976, ch. 418, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 387, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 10; L. 1990, ch. 339, § 9; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 440; L. 2006, ch. 15, § 4; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 18; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 58; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-432a Disposition of obsolete volumes and supplements.

77-432a.
Disposition of obsolete volumes and supplements.
Whenever the secretary of state determines that any volume of Kansas administrative regulations or any annual supplement to the Kansas administrative regulations has become obsolete by reason of the publication of a later volume or annual supplement, the secretary of state may provide for the disposition of the remaining copies of such obsolete volumes or supplement volumes by whatever means the secretary determines, without making a charge therefor.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 387, § 4; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 11; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 42; June 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-433 Duplication and distribution of regulations by agency, when.

77-433.
Duplication and distribution of regulations by agency, when.
This act shall not be construed as prohibiting the duplication or distribution of rules and regulations by any agency of its properly adopted rules and regulations, if filed as provided by law, and funds are available for such purpose.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 506, § 19; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-435 Editing of rules and regulations by secretary of state.

77-435.
Editing of rules and regulations by secretary of state.
In publishing the material in the Kansas administrative regulations and latest supplements thereto, the secretary of state shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule and regulation but may correct manifest orthographical, clerical or typographical errors and may edit the rules and regulations in the following manner:
(a) By changing descriptive-subject-word headings of sections, subsections or subparts of a rule and regulation in order to briefly and clearly indicate the subject matter of such sections.
(b) Where a pronoun of only masculine or only feminine gender appears a pronoun of the opposite gender may be added, or language may be changed for the same purpose, so long as the opening limitation of this section is not violated.
(c) By striking the word "that" wherever it appears as the first word of any section in the Kansas administrative regulations or the latest supplement thereto.
(d) By correcting doublets.
The secretary of state may submit to the state rules and regulations board, for the board's approval, any proposed changes made pursuant to the provisions of this section. No change made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall effect any change in the substantive meaning of the rule and regulation section, and any error made by the secretary of state in editing the rules and regulations as authorized by this section shall be construed as a clerical error only.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 321, § 15; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 43; L. 1998, ch. 82, § 3; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 19; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-437 Rules and regulations of the secretary of corrections and Kansas adult authority subject to provisions of the rules and regulations filing act.

77-437.
Rules and regulations of the secretary of corrections and Kansas adult authority subject to provisions of the rules and regulations filing act.
All temporary and permanent rules and regulations of the secretary of corrections and the Kansas adult authority shall be subject to all of the provisions of K.S.A. 77-415 to 77-436, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 120, § 23; L. 1982, ch. 386, § 8; April 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 4 - Rules And Regulations › 77-438 Guidance documents.

77-438. Guidance documents.
(a) (1) A state agency may issue a guidance document without following the procedures set forth in this act for the adoption of rules and regulations.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "guidance document" means a record of general applicability that:
(A) Is designated by a state agency as a guidance document;
(B) lacks the force of law; and
(C) states:
(i) The agency's current approach to, or interpretation of, law; or
(ii) general statements of policy that describe how and when the agency will exercise discretionary functions.
(b) A guidance document may contain binding instructions to state agency staff members except officers who preside in adjudicatory proceedings.
(c) If a state agency proposes to act in an adjudication at variance with a position expressed in a guidance document, the state agency shall provide a reasonable explanation for the variance. If an affected person in an adjudication claims to have reasonably relied on the agency's position, the state agency's explanation for the variance shall include a reasonable justification for the agency's conclusion that the need for the variance outweighs the affected person's reliance interests.
(d) Each state agency shall:
(1) Maintain an index of all of its currently effective guidance documents;
(2) publish the index on its website; and
(3) make all guidance documents available to the public.
(e) A guidance document may be considered by a presiding officer or agency head in an agency adjudication, but such guidance document shall not bind any party, the presiding officer or the agency head.
(f) Any agency that issues a guidance document shall provide a copy of such document to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations. Such document may be submitted electronically.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 386, § 9; L. 2011, ch. 14, § 4; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 59; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 5 - Administrative Procedure Act › 77-501 Title.

77-501.
Title.
K.S.A. 77-501 through 77-566 shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas administrative procedure act.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 313, § 1; L. 2009, ch. 109, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 5 - Administrative Procedure Act › 77-502 Definitions.

77-502. Definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) "State agency" means any officer, department, bureau, division, board, authority, agency, commission or institution of this state, except the judicial and legislative branches of state government and political subdivisions of the state, which is authorized by law to administer, enforce or interpret any law of this state.
(b) "Agency head" means an individual or body of individuals in whom the ultimate legal authority of the state agency is vested by any provision of law.
(c) "License" means a franchise, permit, certification, approval, registration, charter or similar form of authorization required by law for a person to engage in a profession or occupation.
(d) "Order" means a state agency action of particular applicability that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities or other legal interest of one or more specific persons.
(e) "Party to state agency proceedings," or "party" in context so indicating, means:
(1) A person to whom an order is specifically directed; or
(2) a person named as a party to a state agency proceeding or allowed to intervene as a party in the proceeding.
(f) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, political subdivision or unit thereof or public or private organization or entity of any character, and includes another state agency.
(g) "Political subdivision" means political or taxing subdivisions of the state, including boards, commissions, authorities, councils, committees, subcommittees and other subordinate groups or administrative units thereof, receiving or expending and supported in whole or in part by public funds.
(h) "Writing," "written," or "in writing" means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 313, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 1; L. 2016, ch. 63, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 5 - Administrative Procedure Act › 77-503 Application and construction; computing period of time.

77-503.
Application and construction; computing period of time.
(a) This act applies only to the extent that other statutes expressly provide that the provisions of this act govern proceedings under those statutes.
(b) This act creates only procedural rights and imposes only procedural duties. They are in addition to those created and imposed by other statutes.
(c) In computing any period of time prescribed by this act, the day of the act, event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday. As used in this act, unless otherwise specified, "day" means calendar day and not business day; therefore, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be included in the computation. As used in this act, "business day" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. "Legal holiday" includes any day designated as a holiday by any statute or regulation of this state. If a state agency is inaccessible on the last day of any period of time prescribed by this act, the time period shall be extended until the next business day on which the agency is open for business.
History: L. 1984, ch. 313, § 3; L. 2009, ch. 109, § 4; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 224; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 5 - Administrative Procedure Act › 77-503a Information not disclosed in public record; when.

77-503a.
Information not disclosed in public record; when.
(a) In any proceeding under the Kansas administrative procedure act, the presiding officer may provide for the omission from any required notice or order or otherwise keep out of the public record the name, address or other contact information of alleged victims of crime, abuse, domestic violence or sexual assault when it is alleged in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of such a person would be jeopardized by disclosure of that information. In such cases, notice or service to such persons shall be made through the presiding officer.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas administrative procedure act.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 109, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 5 - Administrative Procedure Act › 77-504 Waiver.

77-504.
Waiver.
Except to the extent precluded by another provision of law, a person may waive any right conferred upon that person by this act.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 313, § 4; July 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure › Article 5 - Administrative Procedure Act › 77-505 Informal settlements; alternative dispute resolution.

77-505.
Informal settlements; alternative dispute resolution.
Nothing in the Kansas administrative procedure act shall preclude parties from settling a matter at any time. In addition, nothing in the Kansas administrative procedure act shall preclude use of alternative dispute resolution, with consent of the agency and all parties.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 313, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 145, § 37; July 1, 2005.