Blackmail

21-5428. Blackmail. (a) Blackmail is intentionally gaining or attempting to gain anything of value or compelling or attempting to compel another to act against such person's will, by threatening to: (1) Communicate accusations or statements about any person that would subject such person or any other person to public ridicule, contempt or degradation; or (2) disseminate any videotape, photograph, film or image obtained in violation of K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(6) or (a)(8), and amendments thereto. (b) Blackmail as defined in: (1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 7, nonperson felony; and (2) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 4, person felony. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 64; L. 2011, ch. 63, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 166, § 3; L. 2016, ch. 96, § 3; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 21-3428. 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