Lack of consent or inability to consent is critical to many Kansas sex offenses. When consent is mentioned in a statute, it often refers to one person’s express lack of consent, either through words or actions. However, Kansas laws also prohibit sexual contact with a person who cannot legally consent due to a mental or developmental disability, intoxication, or age. In Kansas, the age of consent is 16, so no person under the age of 16 can legally consent to sexual contact.