Chapter 21 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

21-6207. Unlawful request for emergency service assistance. (a) Making an unlawful request for emergency service assistance is transmitting or communicating false or misleading information in any manner to request emergency service assistance including law enforcement, fire, medi…

21-6301. Criminal use of weapons. (a) Criminal use of weapons is knowingly: (1) Selling, manufacturing, purchasing or possessing any bludgeon, sand club or metal knuckles; (2) possessing with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, blackjack, slu…

21-6302. Criminal carrying of a weapon. (a) Criminal carrying of a weapon is knowingly carrying: (1) Any bludgeon, sandclub, metal knuckles or throwing star; (2) concealed on one's person, a billy, blackjack, slungshot or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like…

21-6303. Criminal distribution of firearms to a felon. (a) Criminal distribution of firearms to a felon is knowingly: (1) Selling, giving or otherwise transferring any firearm to any person who, within the preceding five years, has been convicted of a felony, other than those spe…

21-6304. Criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. (a) Criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon is possession of any weapon by a person who: (1) Has been convicted of a person felony or a violation of article 57 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annota…

21-6305. Aggravated weapons violation by a convicted felon. (a) Aggravated weapons violation by a convicted felon is a violation of any of the provisions of subsections (a)(1) through (a)(6) of K.S.A. 21-6301 or 21-6302, and amendments thereto, by a person who: (1) Within five ye…

21-6306. Defacing identification marks of a firearm. (a) Defacing identification marks of a firearm is intentionally changing, altering, removing or obliterating the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification of any firearm. (b) Defacing ident…

21-6307. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 192; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 53; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 97, § 17; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

21-6308. Criminal discharge of a firearm. (a) Criminal discharge of a firearm is the: (1) Reckless and unauthorized discharge of any firearm at: (A) A dwelling, building or structure in which there is a human being, regardless of whether the person discharging the firearm knows o…

21-6308a. Unlawful discharge of a firearm in a city. (a) Unlawful discharge of a firearm is the reckless discharge of a firearm within or into the corporate limits of any city. (b) This section shall not apply to the discharge of any firearm within or into the corporate limits of…

21-6309. Unlawful possession of firearms on certain government property. (a) It shall be unlawful to possess, with no requirement of a culpable mental state, a firearm: (1) Within any building located within the capitol complex; (2) within the governor's residence; (3) on the gro…

21-6310. Unlawful endangerment. (a) Unlawful endangerment is knowingly protecting or attempting to protect the manufacture or cultivation of a controlled substance by creating, setting up, building, erecting or using any device or weapon which: (1) Causes great bodily harm; (2) c…

21-6311. Failure to register explosives. (a) Failure to register explosives is, with no requirement of a culpable mental state, the omission by: (1) The seller of any explosive or detonating substance, to keep a register of every sale or other disposition of such explosives made …

21-6312. Criminal possession of explosives; criminal disposal of explosives; carrying concealed explosives. (a) Criminal possession of explosives is the possession of any explosive or detonating substance by a person who, within five years preceding such possession, has been conv…

21-6313. Criminal street gangs; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 21-6313 through 21-6316, and amendments thereto: (a) "Criminal street gang" means any organization, association or group, whether formal or informal: (1) Consisting of three or more persons; (2) having as one of its p…

21-6314. Recruiting criminal street gang membership. (a) Recruiting criminal street gang membership is intentionally causing, encouraging, soliciting or recruiting another person to join a criminal street gang that requires, as a condition of membership or continued membership, t…

21-6315. Criminal street gang intimidation. (a) Criminal street gang intimidation is the communication, directly or indirectly with another, any threat of personal injury or actual personal injury to another or any threat of damage or actual damage to property of another with the…

21-6316. Criminal street gang member; bail; exceptions. When a criminal street gang member is arrested for a person felony, bail shall be at least $50,000 cash or surety, and such person shall not be released upon the person's own recognizance pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2802, and amen…

21-6317. Endangering the food supply; aggravated endangering the food supply. (a) Endangering the food supply is knowingly: (1) Bringing into this state any domestic animal which is infected with any contagious or infectious disease or any animal which has been exposed to any con…

21-6318. Creating a hazard. (a) Creating a hazard is recklessly: (1) Storing or abandoning, in any place accessible to children, a container which has a compartment of more than one and one-half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid which locks or fastens automatically when close…

21-6319. Unlawful failure to report a wound. (a) Unlawful failure to report a wound is, with no requirement of a culpable mental state, the failure by an attending physician or other person to report such person's treatment of any of the following wounds, to the office of the chi…

21-6320. Selling beverage containers with detachable tabs. (a) Selling beverage containers with detachable tabs is knowingly selling or offering for sale at retail in this state any metal beverage container so designed and constructed that a part of the container is detachable in…

21-6321. Unlawful act concerning alcohol without liquid machine. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly: (1) Use any alcohol without liquid machine to inhale alcohol vapor or otherwise introduce alcohol in any form into the human body; or (2) purchase, sell or offer…

21-6322. Unlawfully tampering with electronic monitoring equipment. (a) Unlawfully tampering with electronic monitoring equipment is, knowingly and without authorization, removing, disabling, altering, tampering with, damaging or destroying any electronic monitoring equipment use…

21-6323. Refusal to yield a telephone party line. (a) Refusal to yield a telephone party line is intentionally refusing to immediately yield or surrender the use of a party line when informed that the line is needed for an emergency call to a fire department or police department …

21-6324. Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device. (a) Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device is knowingly: (1) Possessing a traffic control signal preemption device; (2) using a traffic control signal preemption d…

21-6325. Unlawful interference with a firefighter. (a) Unlawful interference with a firefighter is knowingly: (1) Interfering with any firefighter while engaged in the performance of such firefighter's duties; or (2) obstructing, interfering with or impeding the efforts of any fi…

21-6326. Unlawful interference with an emergency medical service provider. (a) Unlawful interference with an emergency medical service provider is knowingly: (1) Interfering with any emergency medical service provider while engaged in the performance of such emergency medical ser…

21-6327. Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act. K.S.A. 21-6327 through 21-6331, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act (Kansas RICO act). History: L. 2013, ch. 78, § 1; July 1. Pre…

21-6328. Definitions. As used in the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act: (a) (1) "Beneficial interest" means the interest of a person: (A) As a beneficiary under any trust arrangement pursuant to which a trustee holds legal or record title to real property f…

21-6329. Unlawful activities; penalty. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it is unlawful for any covered person: (1) Who has recklessly received any proceeds derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of racketeering activity or through the collection of an unlawful d…

21-6330. Appropriate orders and judgments by district courts; civil forfeiture. (a) Any district court may, after making due provision for the rights of innocent persons, enjoin violations of the provisions of K.S.A. 21-6329, and amendments thereto, by issuing appropriate orders …

21-6331. Certain attorneys authorized to administer oaths and issue subpoenas; contempt of court. (a) For the purposes of this section, "attorney" means the attorney general, assistant attorney general, county attorney or district attorney, or in the absence of the county or dist…

21-6332. Possession of a firearm under the influence. (a) Possession of a firearm under the influence is knowingly possessing or carrying a loaded firearm on or about such person, or within such person's immediate access and control while in a vehicle, while under the influence o…

21-6401. Promoting obscenity; promoting obscenity to minors. (a) Promoting obscenity is recklessly: (1) Manufacturing, mailing, transmitting, publishing, distributing, presenting, exhibiting or advertising any obscene material or obscene device; (2) possessing any obscene materia…

21-6402. Promotion to minors of material harmful to minors. (a) No person having custody, control or supervision of any commercial establishment shall knowingly: (1) Display any material which is harmful to minors in such a way that minors, as a part of the invited general public…

21-6403. Gambling; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 21-6403 through 21-6409, and amendments thereto: (a) "Bet" means a bargain in which the parties agree that, dependent upon chance, one stands to win or lose something of value specified in the agreement. A bet does not include: (1…

21-6404. Gambling. (a) Gambling is: (1) Making a bet; or (2) entering or remaining in a gambling place with intent to make a bet, to participate in a lottery or to play a gambling device. (b) Gambling is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 215; July 1, 2…

21-6405. Illegal bingo operation. (a) Illegal bingo operation is the knowing management, operation or conduct of games of bingo in violation of the laws of the state of Kansas pertaining to the regulation, licensing and taxing of games of bingo or rules and regulations adopted pu…

21-6406. Commercial gambling. (a) Commercial gambling is knowingly: (1) (A) Operating or receiving all or part of the earnings of a gambling place; (B) receiving, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet or, with intent to receive, record or forward bets or offers to bet, po…

21-6407. Dealing in gambling devices. (a) Dealing in gambling devices is manufacturing, distributing or possessing with intent to distribute any gambling device or sub-assembly or essential part thereof. (b) Dealing in gambling devices is a severity level 8, nonperson felony. (c)…

21-6408. Unlawful possession of a gambling device. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a gambling device. (b) Violation of this section is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. (c) It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this section that: (1) The gambling device i…

21-6409. Installing communication facilities for gamblers. (a) Installing communication facilities for gamblers is: (1) Installing communication facilities in a place known to the installer to be a gambling place; (2) installing communication facilities knowing that they will be …

21-6410. False membership claim. (a) A false membership claim is knowingly and falsely representing oneself to be a member of a fraternal or veteran's organization. (b) False membership claim is a class C misdemeanor. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 221; July 1, 2011. Source or Prio…

21-6411. Unlawful acts concerning animals; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 21-6412 through 21-6417, and amendments thereto: (a) "Animal" means every living vertebrate except a human being; (b) "farm animal" means an animal raised on a farm or ranch and used or intended for use as …

21-6412. Cruelty to animals. (a) Cruelty to animals is: (1) Knowingly and maliciously killing, injuring, maiming, torturing, burning or mutilating any animal; (2) knowingly abandoning any animal in any place without making provisions for its proper care; (3) having physical custo…

21-6413. Unlawful disposition of animals. (a) Unlawful disposition of animals is knowingly raffling or giving as a prize or premium living rabbits or chickens, ducklings or goslings. (b) Unlawful disposition of animals is a class C misdemeanor. (c) The provisions of this section …

21-6414. Unlawful conduct of dog fighting; unlawful attendance of dog fighting; unlawful possession of dog fighting paraphernalia. (a) Unlawful conduct of dog fighting is: (1) Causing, for amusement or gain, any dog to fight with or injure another dog, with no requirement of culp…

21-6415. Illegal ownership or keeping of an animal. (a) Illegal ownership or keeping of an animal is, with no requirement of a culpable mental state, owning, or keeping on one's premises, an animal by a person convicted of unlawful conduct of dog fighting as defined in K.S.A. 21-…

21-6416. Harming or killing certain dogs or horses that aid fire, law enforcement, rescue or assistance services. (a) Inflicting harm, disability or death to a police dog, arson dog, assistance dog, game warden dog, search and rescue dog or police horse is knowingly, and without …