Chapter 21 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

21-6417. Unlawful conduct of cockfighting; unlawful attendance of cockfighting; unlawful possession of cockfighting paraphernalia. (a) Unlawful conduct of cockfighting is: (1) Causing, for amusement or gain, any gamecock to fight with or injure or kill another gamecock, with no r…

21-6418. Permitting a dangerous animal to be at large. (a) Permitting a dangerous animal to be at large is the act or omission of the owner or custodian of an animal of dangerous or vicious propensities who, knowing of such propensities, permits such animal to go at large or keep…

21-6419. Selling sexual relations. (a) Selling sexual relations is performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, any of the following acts: (1) Sexual intercourse; (2) sodomy; or (3) manual or other bodily contact stimulatio…

21-6420. Promoting the sale of sexual relations. (a) Promoting the sale of sexual relations is knowingly: (1) Establishing, owning, maintaining or managing any property, whether real or personal, where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is 18 year…

21-6421. Buying sexual relations. (a) Buying sexual relations is knowingly: (1) Entering or remaining in a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale with intent to engage in manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the in…

21-6422. Commercial sexual exploitation of a child. (a) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child is knowingly: (1) Hiring a person younger than 18 years of age by giving, or offering or agreeing to give, anything of value to any person, to engage in a manual or other bodily cont…

21-6423. Violation of a consumer protection order. (a) Violation of a consumer protection order is engaging in a door-to-door sale while prohibited from door-to-door sales. (b) Violation of a consumer protection order is a severity level 9, person felony. (c) As used in this sect…

21-6424. Unlawful use of a communication facility. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility: (1) In committing, causing, or facilitating the commission of any felony under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6422 or 21-6420, and amendmen…

21-6425. Misuse of nonpublic sports information. (a) Misuse of nonpublic sports information is placing or causing to be placed a bet or wager on a sports contest on the basis of material nonpublic information relating to such bet or wager. (b) Misuse of nonpublic sports informati…

21-6501. Extortion. (a) Extortion is: (1) Intentionally and wrongfully demanding, soliciting or receiving anything of value from the owner, proprietor or other person having a financial interest in a business; and (2) by means of either a threat, express or implied, or a promise,…

21-6502. Debt adjusting. (a) Debt adjusting is knowingly engaging in the business of making contracts, express or implied, with a debtor whereby the debtor agrees to pay a certain amount of money periodically to the person engaging in the debt adjusting business who shall for a c…

21-6503. Deceptive commercial practice. (a) A deceptive commercial practice is the knowing act, use or employment by any person of any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation of a material fact, with the intent that others shall rely thereon in conne…

21-6504. Equity skimming. (a) Equity skimming is, with the intent to defraud, intentionally engaging in a pattern or practice of: (1) Purchasing one family to four family dwellings, including condominiums and cooperatives or acquiring any right, title or interest therein, includi…

21-6505. Tie-in magazine sale. (a) A tie-in magazine sale is knowingly selling, offering for sale, or consigning for sale by a wholesaler a magazine or other periodical of one kind or name to a retailer conditioned on the requirement that such retailer shall agree to, or shall, p…

21-6506. Commercial bribery. (a) Commercial bribery is conferring, offering or agreeing to confer, or soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept, any benefit as consideration for knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of fidelity or trust by: (1) An agent or employee …

21-6507. Sports bribery. (a) Sports bribery is: (1) Conferring, or offering or agreeing to confer, any benefit upon a sports participant with intent to influence such participant not to give such participant's best efforts in a sports contest; (2) conferring or offering or agreei…

21-6508. Tampering with a sports contest. (a) Tampering with a sports contest is seeking to influence a sports participant or sports official, or tampering with any animal or equipment or other thing involved in the conduct or operation of a sports contest, in a manner known to b…

21-6509. Knowingly employing an alien illegally within the territory of the United States. (a) Knowingly employing an alien illegally within the territory of the United States is the employment of such alien within the state of Kansas by an employer who knows such person to be il…

21-6601. Construction. K.S.A. 21-6601 through 21-6629, and amendments thereto, shall be liberally construed to the end that persons convicted of crime shall be dealt with in accordance with their individual characteristics, circumstances, needs and potentialities as revealed by c…

21-6602. Classification of misdemeanors and terms of confinement; possible disposition. (a) For the purpose of sentencing, the following classes of misdemeanors and the punishment and the terms of confinement authorized for each class are established: (1) Class A, the sentence fo…

21-6603. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 21-6601 through 21-6616, 21-6702 through 21-6712, and 21-6801 through 21-6805, and amendments thereto: (a) "Court" means any court having jurisdiction and power to sentence offenders for violations of the laws of this state; (b) "community …

21-6604. Authorized dispositions; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993. (a) Whenever any person has been found guilty of a crime, the court may adjudge any of the following: (1) Commit the defendant to the custody of the secretary of corrections if the current crime of convi…

21-6604a. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 244; L. 2011, ch. 100, § 18; L. 2012, ch. 32, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 172, § 28; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 76, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF…

21-6604b. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 244; L. 2011, ch. 100, § 18; L. 2012, ch. 32, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 16; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 76, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF…

21-6604c. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 244; L. 2011, ch. 100, § 18; L. 2012, ch. 32, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 29; L. 2013, ch. 76, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 95, § 4; Repealed, L. 2015, ch. 96, § 18; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived L…

21-6605. Custody of persons sentenced to confinement; notice of modification of sentence. (a) When a person is sentenced to imprisonment upon conviction of a felony, the judgment of the court shall order that such person be committed, for such term or terms as the court may direc…

21-6606. Multiple sentences; defendant subject to or under sentence in federal court or court of another state. (a) When separate sentences of imprisonment for different crimes are imposed on a defendant on the same date, including sentences for crimes for which suspended sentenc…

21-6607. Conditions of probation, suspension of sentence or assignment to community correctional services program; correctional supervision fee; correctional supervision fund; searches; written reports. (a) Except as required by subsection (c), nothing in this section shall be co…

21-6608. Period of suspension of sentence, probation or assignment to community corrections; parole of misdemeanant; duration of probation in felony cases, modification or extension. (a) The period of suspension of sentence, probation or assignment to community corrections fixed …

21-6609. House arrest program; eligibility; methods; notice to law enforcement officers; administration. (a) The court or the secretary of corrections may implement a house arrest program for defendants or inmates being sentenced by the court or in the custody of the secretary of…

21-6610. Transfer of supervision of person paroled, on probation, assigned to community corrections or under suspended sentence; transfer of jurisdiction of a person sentenced to participate in a certified drug abuse treatment program; supervision under two or more supervision en…

21-6611. Fines; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993. (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony may, in addition to the sentence authorized by law, be ordered to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows: (1) For any off-grid felony crime, or any felony r…

21-6612. Criteria for imposing fines. (a) When the law authorizes any other disposition, a fine shall not be imposed as the sole and exclusive punishment unless having regard to the nature and circumstances of the crime and to the history and character of the defendant, the court…

21-6613. Rights of imprisoned persons; restoration. (a) A person who has been convicted in any state or federal court of a felony shall, by reason of such conviction, be ineligible to hold any public office under the laws of the state of Kansas, or to register as a voter or to vo…

21-6614. Expungement of certain convictions, arrest records and diversion agreements; procedure; restoration of person's right to keep and bear arms. (a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), any person convicted in this state of a traffic infraction, …

21-6614a. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 67; L. 2011, ch. 100, § 20; Repealed, L. 2012, ch. 66, § 21; April 12. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived S…

21-6614b. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 87, § 3; Repealed, L. 2012, ch. 66, § 21; April 12. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

21-6614c. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 95, § 13; Repealed, L. 2012, ch. 66, § 21; April 12. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archive…

21-6614d. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 67; L. 2011, ch. 105, § 35; L. 2012, ch. 66, § 3; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 32; L. 2013, ch. 125, § 3; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 82, § 44; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 78, § 10; July 1. Revisor's Note: Section was also repealed by L…

21-6614e. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 67; L. 2011, ch. 105, § 35; L. 2012, ch. 66, § 3; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 32; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 19; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 82, § 23; Repealed, L. 2015, ch. 71, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORD…

21-6614f. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 67; L. 2011, ch. 105, § 35; L. 2012, ch. 66, § 3; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 32; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 19; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 102, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 81, § 9; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 85, § 16; July 1. Previous |…

21-6614g. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 67; L. 2011, ch. 105, § 35; L. 2012, ch. 66, § 3; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 32; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 19; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 102, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 71, § 4; L. 2016, ch. 93, § 13; Repealed, L. 2017, ch. 70, §…

21-6614h. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 67; L. 2011, ch. 105, § 35; L. 2012, ch. 66, § 3; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 32; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 19; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 102, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 71, § 4; L. 2016, ch. 85, § 13; Repealed, L. 2017, ch. 70, §…

21-6614i. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 254; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 67; L. 2011, ch. 105, § 35; L. 2012, ch. 66, § 3; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 32; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 19; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 102, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 71, § 4; L. 2016, ch. 78, § 5; L. 2017, ch. 78, § 15; L. 201…

21-6615. Deduction of time spent incarcerated or in confinement, residential facility or community correctional residential services program. (a) (1) In any criminal action in which the defendant is convicted, the judge, if the judge sentences the defendant to confinement, shall …

21-6616. Parole from sentence imposed by district magistrate judge. Any person confined in jail under judgment of conviction before a district magistrate judge may be paroled, such person's parole terminated and absolute discharge granted by a district judge having jurisdiction o…

21-6617. Persons convicted of capital murder; proceeding to determine if person shall be sentenced to death; notice; trial judge; jury; imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. (a) If a defendant is charged with capital murder, the county or district attorney shal…

21-6618. Sentencing. Upon conviction of a defendant of capital murder and a finding that the defendant was less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission thereof, the court shall sentence the defendant as otherwise provided by law, and no sentence of death or life withou…

21-6619. Automatic review by and appeal to supreme court. (a) A judgment of conviction resulting in a sentence of death shall be subject to automatic review by and appeal to the supreme court of Kansas in the manner provided by the applicable statutes and rules of the supreme cou…

21-6620. Sentencing of certain persons to mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25, 40 or 50 years or life without the possibility of parole; determination; evidence presented. (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) and K.S.A. 21-6618 and 21-6622, and amendments ther…