Records of the Kansas Office of the Attorney General, 1871 - [ongoing].

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Records of the Kansas Office of the Attorney General, 1871 - [ongoing].

The collection of materials from the Kansas Office of the Attorney General consist of policy and activity records documenting the functions of the agency divisions (administrative, anti-trust, board of law review, civil, criminal, consumer protection, litigation, Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse, and victim's rights). Included are civil and criminal case files, correspondence, policy rules and regulations, meeting minutes, reports, investigations, task force files, directors' and committee files, and information from significant or landmark cases handled by the state's Office of the Attorney General since the late nineteenth century. Collectively the records of this agency provide an overview of legal history within the state of Kansas, demonstrating what has been considered of significant legal importance to Kansans through the decades.

Circa 5450 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7993787

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Kansas. Office of the Attorney General

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The Kansas Attorney General's Office is a constitutional office created in 1861, the year that Kansas gained statehood. The Kansas Attorney General serves as the state's top law enforcement and legal officer. The office represents the state in legal affairs and the citizens of the state through its various divisions, boards and agencies. The Attorney General is elected at the November general election in even numbered years. The Bureau of Investigation, which was created in 1939, was placed unde...