Optical scanning equipment fraud; criminal penalty

25-4612. Optical scanning equipment fraud; criminal penalty. (a) Optical scanning equipment fraud is: (1) Being in unlawful or unauthorized possession of ballots, optical scanning equipment, computer programs, operating systems, firmware or software; (2) accessing without authorization or facilitating the unauthorized access to optical scanning equipment; (3) knowingly publishing or causing to be published any password or other confidential information relating to optical scanning equipment; or (4) intentionally tampering with, altering, disarranging, defacing, impairing or destroying any optical scanning equipment or component part thereof, or any ballot, operating system, firmware or software used by a system. (b) Optical scanning equipment fraud is a severity level 9, nonperson felony. History: L. 1982, ch. 158, § 12; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 216; L. 2007, ch. 125, § 32; L. 2023, ch. 79, § 61; July 1. 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