20-208.Exchanges, distribution and sale of Kansas reports; preservation
of proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes and impressions; use for computerized
legal research.
(a) When the reports of the decisions of the supreme court or court of
appeals are delivered, the state law librarian shall use as many thereof
as may be necessary to maintain reasonable and equitable exchanges of
such reports for law books and other legal publications of the other
states, territories, countries, societies and institutions, for use in
the supreme court law library. As used herein, "Kansas reports" shall
mean the reports of the decisions of the supreme court and court of
appeals. The state law librarian shall distribute copies of the Kansas
reports without charge, as follows:
(1) The supreme court, the court of appeals and the office of the
attorney general shall receive the number of copies necessary to conduct
the official business of such office, as certified to the state law
librarian by the head or executive officer of the respective agencies;
(2) The office of each elected state official, other than those
specifically provided for herein, shall receive one copy;
(3) The law library of the school of law of the university of Kansas
shall receive 30 copies to maintain its sets of Kansas reports
and for exchange purposes, and the law library of the school of law of
Washburn university of Topeka shall receive 30 copies to
maintain its sets of Kansas reports and for exchange purposes;
(4) The state library and the libraries of Emporia state university,
Fort Hays state university, Pittsburg state university, Kansas state
university, and Wichita state university shall receive two copies to
maintain its set of Kansas reports;
(5) The United States district court for the district of Kansas
shall receive six copies;
(6) The office of each judge of the district court shall each
receive one copy;
(7) The Lansing correctional facility and
the Hutchinson correctional facility shall each receive
one copy for the use of
inmates at such institutions and one copy for the use of the legal
advisor at such institutions;
(8) The library of congress shall receive two copies in order to
complete the copyright of said reports;
(9) One copy shall be deposited with the appropriate office of the
United States post office in order to obtain a postal permit for mailing
such reports;
(10) A personal copy of the reports shall be presented to each
justice of the supreme court, each judge of the court of appeals, the
clerk of the supreme court, the supreme court reporter, and the judicial
administrator of the district courts. Also, a personal copy shall be
sent to any retired supreme court justice, judge of the court of
appeals, district judge or associate district judge, if such retired
judge or justice files with the clerk of the supreme court annually a
certificate stating that such judge or justice is not
engaged in the active practice
of law and is willing to accept judicial assignments; and
(11) The legislative coordinating council shall receive the number
of copies necessary to conduct the official business of the legislative
branch of government, as certified to the state law librarian by the
legislative coordinating council.
(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (10) of
subsection (a), all copies of the Kansas reports distributed pursuant to
subsection (a) or purchased by any governmental agency or subdivision
shall become the property of such office, agency or subdivision, which
shall be accountable therefor, and the state law librarian shall not
distribute any reports to any others or for any other purpose, but shall
be responsible for the remaining volumes of said reports, which shall be
sold at the per volume price fixed by the supreme court under
this section for each current
volume, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court under this section for
the cost of postage and handling, and
the per volume price fixed by the supreme court under this section for each
noncurrent volume which has not
been reprinted, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court under this section
for the cost of postage and
handling. The supreme court shall have authority to order printed such
additional copies of the reports of the supreme court as in its
judgment will be necessary to supply the demand upon the state law
librarian for the same. The state law librarian shall sell any
noncurrent volume which is reprinted at the per volume price fixed by the
supreme court under this section, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court
under this section for the cost of postage and
handling. All purchases of reports shall be made by payment in advance.
The supreme court shall fix the per volume price for copies of these Kansas
reports sold under this section to recover the costs of printing and binding
such volumes and shall fix the amount to be charged in connection with the
sale of each of such volumes to cover the costs of postage and handling
applicable thereto. The supreme court shall revise all such prices from
time to time as necessary for the purposes of covering or recovering such costs.
(c) It shall be the duty of the director of printing, under the
direction of the supreme court, to make and preserve for future use
proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or impressions of all volumes
of the reports of the supreme court and such other publications as the
supreme court may designate. The director of printing shall not make or
permit to be made any proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or
impressions of any book published by the judicial branch of the state
government except for the use of the state, as herein provided, and all
proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or impressions so made for any
book published by the judicial branch of the state government shall be
the exclusive property of the state, except that the director of
printing may grant a revocable license to any nonprofit corporation
whereby such corporation may utilize the services of equipment and
personnel under the supervision of the director of printing for the
purpose of converting reports of the Kansas supreme court and the Kansas
court of appeals to machine readable form for use by such corporation in
providing computerized legal research services, subject to protection of
the state's copyright as to any purpose unnecessary for such
computerized legal research.
History: L. 1909, ch. 117, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-208; L. 1941,
ch. 206, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1960, ch. 46, § 1; L. 1965,
ch. 213, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 118, § 1; L. 1974,
ch. 135, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 181, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 147, § 4; L. 1976,
ch. 151, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 106, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 109, § 1; L.
1980, ch. 95, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 309, § 10; May 24.
20-208.Exchanges, distribution and sale of Kansas reports; preservation
of proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes and impressions; use for computerized
legal research.
(a) When the reports of the decisions of the supreme court or court of
appeals are delivered, the state law librarian shall use as many thereof
as may be necessary to maintain reasonable and equitable exchanges of
such reports for law books and other legal publications of the other
states, territories, countries, societies and institutions, for use in
the supreme court law library. As used herein, "Kansas reports" shall
mean the reports of the decisions of the supreme court and court of
appeals. The state law librarian shall distribute copies of the Kansas
reports without charge, as follows:
(1) The supreme court, the court of appeals and the office of the
attorney general shall receive the number of copies necessary to conduct
the official business of such office, as certified to the state law
librarian by the head or executive officer of the respective agencies;
(2) The office of each elected state official, other than those
specifically provided for herein, shall receive one copy;
(3) The law library of the school of law of the university of Kansas
shall receive 30 copies to maintain its sets of Kansas reports
and for exchange purposes, and the law library of the school of law of
Washburn university of Topeka shall receive 30 copies to
maintain its sets of Kansas reports and for exchange purposes;
(4) The state library and the libraries of Emporia state university,
Fort Hays state university, Pittsburg state university, Kansas state
university, and Wichita state university shall receive two copies to
maintain its set of Kansas reports;
(5) The United States district court for the district of Kansas
shall receive six copies;
(6) The office of each judge of the district court shall each
receive one copy;
(7) The Lansing correctional facility and
the Hutchinson correctional facility shall each receive
one copy for the use of
inmates at such institutions and one copy for the use of the legal
advisor at such institutions;
(8) The library of congress shall receive two copies in order to
complete the copyright of said reports;
(9) One copy shall be deposited with the appropriate office of the
United States post office in order to obtain a postal permit for mailing
such reports;
(10) A personal copy of the reports shall be presented to each
justice of the supreme court, each judge of the court of appeals, the
clerk of the supreme court, the supreme court reporter, and the judicial
administrator of the district courts. Also, a personal copy shall be
sent to any retired supreme court justice, judge of the court of
appeals, district judge or associate district judge, if such retired
judge or justice files with the clerk of the supreme court annually a
certificate stating that such judge or justice is not
engaged in the active practice
of law and is willing to accept judicial assignments; and
(11) The legislative coordinating council shall receive the number
of copies necessary to conduct the official business of the legislative
branch of government, as certified to the state law librarian by the
legislative coordinating council.
(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (10) of
subsection (a), all copies of the Kansas reports distributed pursuant to
subsection (a) or purchased by any governmental agency or subdivision
shall become the property of such office, agency or subdivision, which
shall be accountable therefor, and the state law librarian shall not
distribute any reports to any others or for any other purpose, but shall
be responsible for the remaining volumes of said reports, which shall be
sold at the per volume price fixed by the supreme court under
this section for each current
volume, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court under this section for
the cost of postage and handling, and
the per volume price fixed by the supreme court under this section for each
noncurrent volume which has not
been reprinted, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court under this section
for the cost of postage and
handling. The supreme court shall have authority to order printed such
additional copies of the reports of the supreme court as in its
judgment will be necessary to supply the demand upon the state law
librarian for the same. The state law librarian shall sell any
noncurrent volume which is reprinted at the per volume price fixed by the
supreme court under this section, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court
under this section for the cost of postage and
handling. All purchases of reports shall be made by payment in advance.
The supreme court shall fix the per volume price for copies of these Kansas
reports sold under this section to recover the costs of printing and binding
such volumes and shall fix the amount to be charged in connection with the
sale of each of such volumes to cover the costs of postage and handling
applicable thereto. The supreme court shall revise all such prices from
time to time as necessary for the purposes of covering or recovering such costs.
(c) It shall be the duty of the director of printing, under the
direction of the supreme court, to make and preserve for future use
proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or impressions of all volumes
of the reports of the supreme court and such other publications as the
supreme court may designate. The director of printing shall not make or
permit to be made any proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or
impressions of any book published by the judicial branch of the state
government except for the use of the state, as herein provided, and all
proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or impressions so made for any
book published by the judicial branch of the state government shall be
the exclusive property of the state, except that the director of
printing may grant a revocable license to any nonprofit corporation
whereby such corporation may utilize the services of equipment and
personnel under the supervision of the director of printing for the
purpose of converting reports of the Kansas supreme court and the Kansas
court of appeals to machine readable form for use by such corporation in
providing computerized legal research services, subject to protection of
the state's copyright as to any purpose unnecessary for such
computerized legal research.
History: L. 1909, ch. 117, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-208; L. 1941,
ch. 206, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1960, ch. 46, § 1; L. 1965,
ch. 213, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 118, § 1; L. 1974,
ch. 135, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 181, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 147, § 4; L. 1976,
ch. 151, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 106, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 109, § 1; L.
1980, ch. 95, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 309, § 10; May 24.
20-208.Exchanges, distribution and sale of Kansas reports; preservation
of proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes and impressions; use for computerized
legal research.
(a) When the reports of the decisions of the supreme court or court of
appeals are delivered, the state law librarian shall use as many thereof
as may be necessary to maintain reasonable and equitable exchanges of
such reports for law books and other legal publications of the other
states, territories, countries, societies and institutions, for use in
the supreme court law library. As used herein, "Kansas reports" shall
mean the reports of the decisions of the supreme court and court of
appeals. The state law librarian shall distribute copies of the Kansas
reports without charge, as follows:
(1) The supreme court, the court of appeals and the office of the
attorney general shall receive the number of copies necessary to conduct
the official business of such office, as certified to the state law
librarian by the head or executive officer of the respective agencies;
(2) The office of each elected state official, other than those
specifically provided for herein, shall receive one copy;
(3) The law library of the school of law of the university of Kansas
shall receive 30 copies to maintain its sets of Kansas reports
and for exchange purposes, and the law library of the school of law of
Washburn university of Topeka shall receive 30 copies to
maintain its sets of Kansas reports and for exchange purposes;
(4) The state library and the libraries of Emporia state university,
Fort Hays state university, Pittsburg state university, Kansas state
university, and Wichita state university shall receive two copies to
maintain its set of Kansas reports;
(5) The United States district court for the district of Kansas
shall receive six copies;
(6) The office of each judge of the district court shall each
receive one copy;
(7) The Lansing correctional facility and
the Hutchinson correctional facility shall each receive
one copy for the use of
inmates at such institutions and one copy for the use of the legal
advisor at such institutions;
(8) The library of congress shall receive two copies in order to
complete the copyright of said reports;
(9) One copy shall be deposited with the appropriate office of the
United States post office in order to obtain a postal permit for mailing
such reports;
(10) A personal copy of the reports shall be presented to each
justice of the supreme court, each judge of the court of appeals, the
clerk of the supreme court, the supreme court reporter, and the judicial
administrator of the district courts. Also, a personal copy shall be
sent to any retired supreme court justice, judge of the court of
appeals, district judge or associate district judge, if such retired
judge or justice files with the clerk of the supreme court annually a
certificate stating that such judge or justice is not
engaged in the active practice
of law and is willing to accept judicial assignments; and
(11) The legislative coordinating council shall receive the number
of copies necessary to conduct the official business of the legislative
branch of government, as certified to the state law librarian by the
legislative coordinating council.
(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (10) of
subsection (a), all copies of the Kansas reports distributed pursuant to
subsection (a) or purchased by any governmental agency or subdivision
shall become the property of such office, agency or subdivision, which
shall be accountable therefor, and the state law librarian shall not
distribute any reports to any others or for any other purpose, but shall
be responsible for the remaining volumes of said reports, which shall be
sold at the per volume price fixed by the supreme court under
this section for each current
volume, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court under this section for
the cost of postage and handling, and
the per volume price fixed by the supreme court under this section for each
noncurrent volume which has not
been reprinted, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court under this section
for the cost of postage and
handling. The supreme court shall have authority to order printed such
additional copies of the reports of the supreme court as in its
judgment will be necessary to supply the demand upon the state law
librarian for the same. The state law librarian shall sell any
noncurrent volume which is reprinted at the per volume price fixed by the
supreme court under this section, plus the amount fixed by the supreme court
under this section for the cost of postage and
handling. All purchases of reports shall be made by payment in advance.
The supreme court shall fix the per volume price for copies of these Kansas
reports sold under this section to recover the costs of printing and binding
such volumes and shall fix the amount to be charged in connection with the
sale of each of such volumes to cover the costs of postage and handling
applicable thereto. The supreme court shall revise all such prices from
time to time as necessary for the purposes of covering or recovering such costs.
(c) It shall be the duty of the director of printing, under the
direction of the supreme court, to make and preserve for future use
proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or impressions of all volumes
of the reports of the supreme court and such other publications as the
supreme court may designate. The director of printing shall not make or
permit to be made any proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or
impressions of any book published by the judicial branch of the state
government except for the use of the state, as herein provided, and all
proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes or impressions so made for any
book published by the judicial branch of the state government shall be
the exclusive property of the state, except that the director of
printing may grant a revocable license to any nonprofit corporation
whereby such corporation may utilize the services of equipment and
personnel under the supervision of the director of printing for the
purpose of converting reports of the Kansas supreme court and the Kansas
court of appeals to machine readable form for use by such corporation in
providing computerized legal research services, subject to protection of
the state's copyright as to any purpose unnecessary for such
computerized legal research.
History: L. 1909, ch. 117, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-208; L. 1941,
ch. 206, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1960, ch. 46, § 1; L. 1965,
ch. 213, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 118, § 1; L. 1974,
ch. 135, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 181, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 147, § 4; L. 1976,
ch. 151, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 106, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 109, § 1; L.
1980, ch. 95, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 309, § 10; May 24.