Public Information
It is the policy of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner that all public records which are made, maintained or kept by, or are in the possession of this office shall be open for public inspection as provided by, and subject to the restrictions of, the Kansas Open Records Act, K.S.A. 45-215 et seq. Any person, upon request, shall have access to such open records which are in the possession and control of the designated Freedom of Information Officer ("FOIO") of this office for the purpose of inspection and may request that the records be copied by the FOIO, or the FOIO's designated representative.
The Office of the State Bank Commissioner's Freedom of Information Officer is the Consumer Relations Officer.
Any person ("customer") requesting access to a public record which is made, maintained or kept by this office may make a request any time during the following hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The request for records shall be made in writing. Under ordinary circumstances, the request shall be honored not later than the third business day following the date the request is received. If it is determined that a request cannot be met within the three day period, the FOIO shall give a detailed explanation of the cause of the delay and shall indicate the earliest date that the record will be available for inspection. If a request for access to any record is denied, the FOIO shall provide, upon written request from the customer, a written statement of the grounds for denial.
All fees for retrieval and review of records, copying of records or for copies (including any blank copies of forms used by the office) are due at the time the records or copies are provided to the customer unless other arrangements have been made in advance. If the record being requested is more than ten (10) pages in length, fees are to be paid to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner and sent to the attention of the FOIO. The fees are as follows:
$0.50 per page up to and including 200 pages
$0.25 per page after 200 pages
Requests of 10 pages or less are provided at no cost.
These charges apply equally to requests for paper copies and requests for facsimile transmissions.
In addition, staff time for retrieval, review and/or copying of records shall be compensated as follows:
30 minutes or less - no charge
Each additional 30 minutes - $8.75
Optional Open Records Request Form
