Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1985-036 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kansas Open Public Records Act, K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 45-215 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲., establishes as a general policy of this state that public records shall be open for inspection by the public. While K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 45-221 creates certain categories of records which may be closed, such exceptions are effective only where disclosure is not required by other Kansas statutes. One such statute is K.S.A. 79-1458, which provides that all records of the county appraiser relating to the identification and appraisal of property shall be open to public inspection. Division of interests statements regarding oil or gas production used in assessing royalty owners are accordingly records subject to K.S.A. 79-1458, and so must be made open to inspection by the public, notwithstanding the provisions of the Open Records Act. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-2601; K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 45-217; 45-221; K.S.A. 79-330; 79-1401; 79-1412a; 79-1458.