Covered offenses and conduct giving rise to forfeiture

60-4104. Covered offenses and conduct giving rise to forfeiture. Conduct and offenses giving rise to forfeiture under this act, whether or not there is a prosecution or conviction related to the offense, are: (a) All offenses which statutorily and specifically authorize forfeiture; (b) violations involving controlled substances, as described in K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5705, 21-5707, 21-5708(b), 21-5709(a), (b)(1), (c) and (d), 21-5710, 21-5713(a), 21-5714 and 21-5716, and amendments thereto; (c) theft, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5801, and amendments thereto; (d) criminal discharge of a firearm, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6308(a)(1) and (a)(2), and amendments thereto; (e) gambling, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6404, and amendments thereto, and commercial gambling, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6406(a)(1), and amendments thereto; (f) counterfeiting, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5825, and amendments thereto; (g) unlawful possession or use of a scanning device or reencoder, as described in K.S.A. 21-6108, and amendments thereto; (h) medicaid fraud, as described in K.S.A. 21-5925 through 21-5934, and amendments thereto; (i) an act or omission occurring outside this state, which would be a violation in the place of occurrence and would be described in this section if the act occurred in this state, whether or not it is prosecuted in any state; (j) an act or omission committed in furtherance of any act or omission described in this section including any inchoate or preparatory offense, whether or not there is a prosecution or conviction related to the act or omission; (k) any solicitation or conspiracy to commit any act or omission described in this section, whether or not there is a prosecution or conviction related to the act or omission; (l) terrorism, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5421, and amendments thereto, illegal use of weapons of mass destruction, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5422, and amendments thereto, and furtherance of terrorism or illegal use of weapons of mass destruction, as described in K.S.A. 21-5423, and amendments thereto; (m) unlawful conduct of dog fighting and unlawful possession of dog fighting paraphernalia, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6414(a) and (b), and amendments thereto; (n) unlawful conduct of cockfighting and unlawful possession of cockfighting paraphernalia, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6417(a) and (b), and amendments thereto; (o) selling sexual relations, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6419, and amendments thereto, promoting the sale of sexual relations, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6420, and amendments thereto, and buying sexual relations, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments thereto; (p) human trafficking and aggravated human trafficking, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5426, and amendments thereto; (q) violations of the banking code, as described in K.S.A. 9-2012, and amendments thereto; (r) mistreatment of a dependent adult, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5417, and amendments thereto; (s) giving a worthless check, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5821, and amendments thereto; (t) forgery, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5823, and amendments thereto; (u) making false information, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5824, and amendments thereto; (v) criminal use of a financial card, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5828, and amendments thereto; (w) unlawful acts concerning computers, as described in K.S.A. 21-5839, and amendments thereto; (x) identity theft and identity fraud, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6107(a) and (b), and amendments thereto; (y) electronic solicitation, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5509, and amendments thereto; (z) felony violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, as described in K.S.A. 8-1568, and amendments thereto; (aa) commercial sexual exploitation of a child, as defined in K.S.A. 21-6422, and amendments thereto; (bb) violations of the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act, as described in K.S.A. 21-6329, and amendments thereto; (cc) indecent solicitation of a child and aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5508, and amendments thereto; (dd) sexual exploitation of a child, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5510, and amendments thereto; (ee) violation of a consumer protection order as defined in K.S.A. 21-6423, and amendments thereto; and (ff) violation of the Kansas land and military installation protection act as described in K.S.A. 48-3803, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1994, ch. 339, § 4; L. 2000, ch. 62, § 2; L. 2006, ch. 149, § 9; L. 2006, ch. 183, § 7; L. 2009, ch. 98, § 1; L. 2009, ch. 143, § 21; L. 2010, ch. 122, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 90, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 60, § 1; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 41; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 23; L. 2014, ch. 51, § 3; L. 2016, ch. 103, § 6; L. 2024, ch. 79, § 1; L. 2025, ch. 68, § 10; July 1. Revisor's Note: Section was also amended by L. 2009, ch. 32, § 51, but that version was repealed by L. 2009, ch. 143, § 37. Section was also amended by L. 2011, ch. 30, § 223, but that version was repealed by L. 2011, ch. 90, § 2. Section was also amended by L. 2013, ch. 78, § 8, but that version was repealed by L. 2013, ch. 133, § 37. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Y2K: An active year for judicial legislation," Paul T. Davis, 69 J.K.B.A. No. 7, 12 (2000). "Criminal Procedure Survey of Recent Cases," 49 K.L.R. 937 (2001). Attorney General's Opinions: Docket fees in asset forfeiture cases. 2012-13. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Kansas drug tax act (K.S.A. 79-5201 et seq.) does not constitute a criminal penalty for double jeopardy purposes. State v. Yeoman, 24 Kan. App. 2d 639, 641, 951 P.2d 634 (1997). 2. Under facts of case vehicle was not used to facilitate a drug transaction, forfeiture not required. State v. 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 35 Kan. App. 2d 889, 895, 136 P.3d 496 (2006). 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