75-401. Oath; filing. The secretary of state shall before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties take and subscribe to the proper oath of office which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 20; R.S. 1923, 75-401; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 42; […]
75-402. Custody of books and papers; records. The secretary of state shall have the custody of all books, records, maps, papers and other articles and effects belonging to the state, which from time to time are required to be deposited and kept in his or her office; and the secretary of state shall make such […]
75-403. Proclamations and commissions; official bonds; applicant for appointment as notary public; time limit for completion and return of bond. The secretary of state shall countersign all proclamations and commissions issued by the governor, and shall keep a registry of all commissions issued by the governor, specifying the person to whom issued, the office conferred, […]
75-404. Custodian of enrolled bills and resolutions; appropriation laws. The secretary of state shall be the custodian and charged with the safekeeping of all enrolled bills and resolutions, and he or she shall not permit the same to be taken out of his or her office unless by order of the governor, or by resolution […]
75-406. Deposit of acts of congress and acts and reports of state in state library. He or she shall cause the acts of the congress of the United States, and the acts and reports of the several states, which may be received at his or her office, to be deposited in the state library. History: […]
75-407. Official seal. The secretary of state shall procure and keep an official seal, having such appropriate design as the secretary of state shall designate, to be surrounded by the words, “secretary of state—state of Kansas.” Such seal shall be used to authenticate all official certificates to copies of all papers, writings or documents legally […]
75-408. Records and documents not to be removed from office except for reproduction purposes. Papers, records and documents in the office of the secretary of state shall not be permitted to be taken from such office, or from the secretary of state’s possession or that of his or her clerks, except where reproduction of any […]
75-409. Certified copies under seal; evidentiary effect; fees, approval. (a) The secretary of state, when required by any person to make out a certified copy of any law, resolution, bond, record, document or paper deposited or kept in or prepared by the secretary of state’s office, shall attach an official certification thereto under the secretary […]
75-410. Custody and distribution of printed laws, returns of elections, charters and other documents. The secretary of state shall have the sole custody and distribution of the printed laws of the state. The secretary of state shall have the custody of the returns of all elections made to his or her office, and of all […]
75-411. Reports to governor or legislature; access to office by governor or committee. He or she shall make report and give information to the governor, or either branch of the legislature, respecting all matters referred to him or her by the governor, or either house of the legislature, when required; and the governor, or a […]
75-412. Assistant secretary of state; deputy assistants; legal counsel; oaths; duties; appointment of other personnel. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to appoint an assistant secretary of state and five deputy assistant secretaries of state, one of whom shall be an attorney at law and who shall serve as legal counsel for the secretary […]
75-413. Employees. The secretary of state may appoint such other assistants and clerks as may be authorized by law; but the secretary of state shall be responsible for the proper discharge of the duties of all assistants and clerks, and they shall hold their offices at the will and pleasure of the secretary and shall […]
75-414. Performance of duties imposed by law. The secretary of state shall perform such other duties as are or may be imposed upon him or her by law. History: L. 1879, ch. 166, § 35; Mar. 20; R.S. 1923, 75-414.
75-417. Actions against state as judgment lien holder or as claimant of real property; venue; service of summons upon attorney general. In any case in which the state is a judgment lien holder upon real property, or in any case involving real property on which the state claims a lien or any interest therein, an […]
75-419. Flags and banners; purchase and sale of official. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to purchase official flags and official banners of the state of Kansas, and to purchase other Kansas state flags not official in size, provided the dimensions of such other flags are proportionate to the dimensions of the official state […]
75-420. Same; fund; disposition. All moneys collected from the sale of such flags and banners shall be remitted by the secretary of state 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 […]
75-430. Kansas register; compilation, indexing and publication by secretary of state; publications to be included; publication intervals; inclusion of materials by reference; disposition and sale of copies. (a) The secretary of state shall compile, index and publish a publication to be known as the Kansas register. Such register shall contain: (1) All acts of the […]
75-430a. Same; publication of notice of negotiations for certain contracts, sales of property and mineral production and other leases. (a) Any state agency in the executive branch of state government authorized by law to negotiate for contracts for ancillary technical services relating to construction or remodeling projects, or architectural, engineering, actuarial, auditing or accounting services, […]
75-431. Kansas register; electronic filing of documents; duties of secretary of state; conflicts; original copies. (a) Each agency shall designate at least one individual to act as a liaison through whom all required documents may be submitted to the secretary of state for publication in the register. (b) Each agency or other entity shall submit […]
75-433. Same; secretary of state to fix publication fees charged state agencies and subscription fees charged to subscribers; moneys credited to state register’s fee fund; expenditures from fund. (a) The secretary of state may fix, charge and collect publication fees from state agencies for the publication of documents and information required or authorized by law […]
