Legal – Counsel
In addition to providing legal advice to the Superintendent, Command Staff, and agency management, Legal manages:
- Open Records Requests and day to day records keeping for the Agency.
- Trooper inquiries also are handled on matters affecting the Patrol.
- Legal research and writing, and legal representation on a variety of issues – including areas of constitutional queries, criminal and civil law, employment actions, Loudermill hearings, and civil service proceedings.
- Legal Counsel also oversees the Patrol’s Asset Forfeiture Section and serves as a liaison to the Kansas Attorney General and other state and federal agencies.