K.S.A. 60-271.Acceptance of filings by electronic means
Last amended July 1, 2010 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceK.S.A. 60-271 requires district and appellate court clerks to accept documents for electronic filing as supreme court rules provide, and it allows a document to be signed or verified electronically in a way that satisfies the signing and verification requirements of K.S.A. 60-211 and the rest of the code.
(1)To the extent provided by supreme court rule, the clerks of the district and appellate courts must accept documents for filing by electronic means.
(2)As used in this section, "document" means a pleading, motion, exhibit, declaration, affidavit, memorandum, paper, order, notice and any other filing by or to the court.
(b)Signatures and verifications. A document may be signed or verified by electronic means that are consistent with supreme court rules. The signature or verification by electronic means satisfies the requirement for signing or verifying a document in K.S.A. 60-211, and amendments thereto, and in any other section of this code.
Amendment History
L. 1992, ch. 128, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 144; July 1.
Plain-English Summary
K.S.A. 60-271 brings electronic filing into the code of civil procedure. Subsection (a) requires the clerks of the district and appellate courts to accept documents for filing by electronic means, to the extent supreme court rules provide for it. The section defines "document" broadly for this purpose -- a pleading, motion, exhibit, declaration, affidavit, memorandum, paper, order, notice, and any other filing by or to the court.
Subsection (b) addresses signatures. A document may be signed or verified by electronic means consistent with supreme court rules, and doing so satisfies the signing or verification requirement found in K.S.A. 60-211 and in any other section of the code that requires a document to be signed or verified.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Kansas district court clerks have to accept documents filed electronically?
Yes, to the extent provided by supreme court rule. K.S.A. 60-271(a) requires clerks of the district and appellate courts to accept documents for filing by electronic means.
What counts as a "document" under this section?
The rule defines it broadly: a pleading, motion, exhibit, declaration, affidavit, memorandum, paper, order, notice, and any other filing by or to the court.
Can I sign a court filing electronically in Kansas?
Yes. Subsection (b) allows a document to be signed or verified by electronic means consistent with supreme court rules, and that electronic signature or verification satisfies the requirement in K.S.A. 60-211 and elsewhere in the code.
Does electronic signing satisfy every signature requirement in the Kansas civil procedure code?
The rule states that it satisfies the requirement for signing or verifying a document in K.S.A. 60-211 and in any other section of the code, provided the electronic means used are consistent with supreme court rules.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from the
Kansas Statutes Annotated, enacted by the Kansas Legislature. Last verified July 28, 2026.
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