{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-436","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 60-436","heading":"Identity of informer.","body":"A witness has a privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has furnished information purporting to disclose a violation of a provision of the laws of this state or of the United States to a representative of the state or the United States or a governmental division thereof, charged with the duty of enforcing that provision, or to a member of a crime stoppers chapter recognized by the Kansas state crime stoppers organization, and evidence thereof is inadmissible, unless the judge finds that: (a) the identity of the person furnishing the information has already been otherwise disclosed; or (b) disclosure of such person's identity is essential to assure a fair determination of the issues. The privilege extends to documenting records as well as testimony.","path":["Chapter 60.—PROCEDURE, CIVIL","Article 4.—RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch60/060_004_0036.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:22:16Z","sha256":"2f3634292e25d3772598333b7a27e23bfaf8cabaecf73c26e7fab6f62bd89e0b","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-435","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-437"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}