Assisting suicide

21-5407. Assisting suicide. (a) Assisting suicide is: (1) Knowingly, by force or duress, causing another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide; or (2) intentionally assisting another person to commit or to attempt to commit suicide by: (A) Providing the physical means by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide; or (B) participating in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide. (b) Assisting suicide as defined in: (1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 3, person felony; and (2) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 9, person felony. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 42; July 1, 2011. Source or Prior Law: 21-3406. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026