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KS Stat § 21-5224 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5224 Use of force; presumptions.

21-5224. Use of force; presumptions. (a) For the purposes of K.S.A. 21-3211 and 21-3212, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5222 and 21-5223, and amendments thereto, a person is presumed to have a reasonable belief that deadly force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to such person or another person if:(1) The person against whom the force is used, at the time the force is used:(A) Is unlawfully or forcefully entering, or has unlawfully or forcefully entered, and is present within, the dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle of the person using force; or(B) has removed or is attempting to remove another person against such other person's will from the dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle of the person using force; and(2) the person using force knows or has reason to believe that any of the conditions set forth in paragraph (1) is occurring or has occurred.(b) The presumption set forth in subsection (a) does not apply if, at the time the force is used:(1) The person against whom the force is used has a right to be in, or is a lawful resident of, the dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle of the person using force, and is not subject to any order listed in K.S.A. 21-3843, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5924, and amendments thereto, that would prohibit such person's presence in the property;(2) the person sought to be removed is a child, grandchild or is otherwise in the lawful custody or under the lawful guardianship of the person against whom the force is used;(3) the person using force is engaged in the commission of a crime, attempting to escape from a location where a crime has been committed, or is using the dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle to further the commission of a crime; or(4) the person against whom the force is used is a law enforcement officer who has entered or is attempting to enter a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle in the lawful performance of such officer's lawful duties, and the person using force knows or reasonably should know that the person who has entered or is attempting to enter is a law enforcement officer.History: L. 2010, ch. 124, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5225 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5225 Same; defense of property other than a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle.

21-5225. Same; defense of property other than a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle. A person who is lawfully in possession of property other than a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle is justified in the  use of force against another for the purpose of preventing or terminating an unlawful interference with such property. Only such  use of force  as a reasonable person would deem necessary to prevent or terminate the interference may intentionally be used.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 23; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5226 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5226 Same; by an aggressor.

21-5226. Same; by an aggressor. The justification described in K.S.A. 21-3211, 21-3212 and 21-3213, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5222, 21-5223 and 21-5225, and amendments thereto, is not available to a person who:(a) Is attempting to commit, committing or escaping from the commission of a forcible felony;(b) initially provokes the use of any force against such person or another, with intent to use such force as an excuse to inflict bodily harm upon the assailant; or(c) otherwise initially provokes the use of any force against such person or another, unless:(1) Such person has reasonable grounds to believe that such person is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm, and has exhausted every reasonable means to escape such danger other than the use of deadly force; or(2) in good faith, such person withdraws from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant that such person desires to withdraw and terminate the use of such force, but the assailant continues or resumes the use of such force.History: L. 2010, ch 136, § 24; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5227 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5227 Same; law enforcement officer making arrest.

21-5227. Same; law enforcement officer making arrest. (a) A law enforcement officer, or any person whom such officer has summoned or directed to assist in making a lawful arrest, need not retreat or desist from efforts to make a lawful arrest because of resistance or threatened resistance to the arrest. Such officer is justified in the use of any force which such officer reasonably believes to be necessary to effect the arrest and the use of any force which such officer reasonably believes to be necessary to defend the officer's self or another from bodily harm while making the arrest. However, such officer is justified in using deadly force  only when such officer reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to such officer or another person, or when such officer reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the arrest from being defeated by resistance or escape and such officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or attempted to commit a felony involving death or great bodily harm or is attempting to escape by use of a deadly weapon, or otherwise indicates that such person will endanger human life or inflict great bodily harm unless arrested without delay.(b) A law enforcement officer making an arrest pursuant to an invalid warrant is justified in the use of any force which such officer would be justified in using if the warrant were valid, unless such officer knows that the warrant is invalid.History: L. 2010, ch 136, § 25; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5228 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5228 Same; private person making arrest.

21-5228. Same; private person making arrest. (a) A private person who makes, or assists another private person in making a lawful arrest is justified in the use of any force which such person would be justified in using if such person were summoned or directed by a law enforcement officer to make such arrest, except that such person is justified in the use of deadly force  only when such person reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to such person or another.(b) A private person who is summoned or directed by a law enforcement officer to assist in making an arrest which is unlawful, is justified in the use of any force which such person would be justified in using if the arrest were lawful.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 26; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5229 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5229 Same; resisting arrest.

21-5229. Same; resisting arrest. A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which such person knows is being made either by a law enforcement officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a law enforcement officer to make the arrest, even if the person arrested believes that the arrest is unlawful.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 27; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5230 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5230 Same; no duty to retreat.

21-5230. Same; no duty to retreat. A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in a place where such person has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand such person's ground and use any force which such person would be justified in using under article 32 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5202 through 21-5208, 21-5210 through 21-5212, and 21-5220 through 21-5231, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 28; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5231 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 52 - Principles Of Criminal Liability|21-5231 Same; immunity from prosecution or liability; investigation.

21-5231. Same; immunity from prosecution or liability; investigation. (a) A person who uses force which, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5226, and amendments thereto, is justified pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5222, 21-5223 or 21-5225, and amendments thereto, is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom force was used is a law enforcement officer who was acting in the performance of such officer's official duties and the officer identified the officer's self in accordance with any applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer. As used in this subsection, "criminal prosecution" includes arrest, detention in custody and charging or prosecution of the defendant.(b) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force as described in subsection (a), but the agency shall not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause for the arrest.(c) A prosecutor may commence a criminal prosecution upon a determination of probable cause.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 29; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5303 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 53 - Anticipatory Crimes|21-5303 Criminal solicitation.

21-5303. Criminal solicitation. (a) Criminal solicitation is commanding, encouraging or requesting another person to commit a felony, attempt to commit a felony or aid and abet in the commission or attempted commission of a felony for the purpose of promoting or facilitating the felony.(b) It is immaterial under subsection (a) that the actor fails to communicate with the person solicited to commit a felony if the person's conduct was designed to effect a communication.(c) It is an affirmative defense that the actor, after soliciting another person to commit a felony, persuaded that person not to do so or otherwise prevented the commission of the felony, under circumstances manifesting a complete and voluntary renunciation of the actor's criminal purposes.(d) (1) Criminal solicitation to commit an off-grid felony shall be ranked at nondrug severity level 3. Criminal solicitation to commit any other nondrug felony shall be ranked on the nondrug scale at three severity levels below the appropriate level for the underlying or completed crime. The lowest severity level for criminal solicitation to commit a nondrug felony shall be a severity level 10.(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a violation of criminal solicitation to commit the crime of:(A) Aggravated human trafficking, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5426(b), and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less than 14 years of age;(B) terrorism, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5421, and amendments thereto;(C) illegal use of weapons of mass destruction, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5422, and amendments thereto;(D) rape, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5503(a)(3), and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older;(E) aggravated indecent liberties with a child, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5506(b)(3), and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older;(F) aggravated criminal sodomy, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5504(b)(1) or (2), and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older;(G) commercial sexual exploitation of a child, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6422, and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less than 14 years of age;(H) sexual exploitation of a child, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5510(a)(1) or (4), and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older and the child is less than 14 years of age; or(I) aggravated internet trading in child pornography, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5514(b), and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older and the child is less than 14 years of age.(e) Criminal solicitation to commit a felony which prescribes a sentence on the drug grid shall reduce the prison term prescribed in the drug grid block for an underlying or completed crime by six months.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 35; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 16; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 13; L. 2017, ch. 78, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5403 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5403 Murder in the second degree.

21-5403. Murder in the second degree. (a) Murder in the second degree is the killing of a human being committed:(1) Intentionally; or(2) unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.(b) Murder in the second degree as defined in:(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 1, person felony; and(2) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 2, person felony.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 38; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5404 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5404 Voluntary manslaughter.

21-5404. Voluntary manslaughter. (a) Voluntary manslaughter is knowingly killing a human being committed:(1) Upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion; or(2) upon an unreasonable but honest belief that circumstances existed that justified use of deadly force under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5222, 21-5223 or 21-5225, and amendments thereto.(b) Voluntary manslaughter is a severity level 3, person felony.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 39; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5405 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5405 Involuntary manslaughter.

21-5405. Involuntary manslaughter. (a) Involuntary manslaughter is the killing of a human being committed:(1) Recklessly;(2) in the commission of, or attempt to commit, or flight from any felony, other than an inherently dangerous felony as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5402, and amendments thereto, that is enacted for the protection of human life or safety or a misdemeanor that is enacted for the protection of human life or safety, including acts described in K.S.A. 8-1566 and 8-1568(a), and amendments thereto, but excluding the acts described in K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto;(3) in the commission of, or attempt to commit, or flight from an act described in K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto;(4) during the commission of a lawful act in an unlawful manner; or(5) in the commission of, or attempt to commit, or flight from an act described in K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, while:(A) In violation of any restriction imposed on such person's driving privileges pursuant to article 10 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;(B) such person's driving privileges are suspended or revoked pursuant to article 10 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto; or(C) such person has been deemed a habitual violator as defined in K.S.A. 8-285, and amendments thereto, including at least one violation of K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, or violating an ordinance of any city in this state, any resolution of any county in this state or any law of another state, which ordinance, resolution or law declares to be unlawful the acts prohibited by that statute.(b) Involuntary manslaughter as defined in:(1) Subsection (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(4) is a:(A) Severity level 5, person felony, except as provided in subsection (b)(1)(B); and(B) severity level 3, person felony, if the victim is under the age of six years;(2) subsection (a)(3) is a severity level 4, person felony; and(3) subsection (a)(5) is a severity level 3, person felony.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 40; L. 2018, ch. 7, § 1; L. 2019, ch. 59, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-5406 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5406 Vehicular homicide.

21-5406. Vehicular homicide. (a) Vehicular homicide is the killing of a human being committed by the operation of an automobile, airplane, motor boat or other motor vehicle in a manner which creates an unreasonable risk of injury to the person or property of another and which constitutes a material deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would observe under the same circumstances.(b) Vehicular homicide is a class A person misdemeanor.(c) As used in this section, "material deviation" means conduct amounting to more than simple or ordinary negligence but not amount to gross negligence.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 41; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5407 Assisting suicide.

21-5407. Assisting suicide. (a) Assisting suicide is:(1) Knowingly, by force or duress, causing another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide; or(2) intentionally assisting another person to commit or to attempt to commit suicide by:(A) Providing the physical means by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide; or(B) participating in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide.(b) Assisting suicide as defined in:(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 3, person felony; and(2) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 9, person felony.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 42; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5408 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5408 Kidnapping; aggravated kidnapping.

21-5408. Kidnapping; aggravated kidnapping. (a) Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person:(1) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage;(2) to facilitate flight or the commission of any crime;(3) to inflict bodily injury or to terrorize the victim or another; or(4) to interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function.(b) Aggravated kidnapping is kidnapping, as defined in subsection (a), when bodily harm is inflicted upon the person kidnapped.(c) (1) Kidnapping is a severity level 3, person felony.(2) Aggravated kidnapping is a severity level l, person felony.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 43; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5409 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5409 Interference with parental custody; aggravated interference with parental custody.

21-5409. Interference with parental custody; aggravated interference with parental custody. (a) Interference with parental custody is taking or enticing away any child under the age of 16 years with the intent to detain or conceal such child from the child's parent, guardian or other person having the lawful charge of such child.(b) Aggravated interference with parental custody is:(1) Hiring someone to commit the crime of interference with parental custody, as defined in subsection (a); or(2) the commission of interference with parental custody, as defined in subsection (a), by a person who:(A) Has previously been convicted of the crime;(B) commits the crime for hire;(C) takes the child outside the state without the consent of either the person having custody or the court;(D) after lawfully taking the child outside the state while exercising visitation rights or parenting time, refuses to return the child at the expiration of that time;(E) at the expiration of the exercise of any visitation rights or parenting time outside the state, refuses to return or impedes the return of the child; or(F) detains or conceals the child in an unknown place, whether inside or outside the state.(c) (1) Interference with parental custody is a:(A) Severity level 10, person felony, except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(B); and(B) class A person misdemeanor, if the defendant is a parent entitled to joint custody of the child either on the basis of a court order or by virtue of the absence of a court order.(2) Aggravated interference with parental custody is a severity level 7, person felony.(d) It is not a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) that the defendant is a parent entitled to joint custody of the child either on the basis of a court order or by virtue of the absence of a court order.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 44; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5410 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5410 Interference with custody of a committed person.

21-5410. Interference with custody of a committed person. (a) Interference with custody of a committed person is knowingly taking or enticing any committed person away from the control of such person's lawful custodian without privilege to do so.(b) Interference with custody of a committed person is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.(c) As used in this section, "committed person" means any person committed other than by criminal process to any institution or other custodian by a court, officer or agency authorized by law to make such commitment.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 45; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-5411 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons|21-5411 Criminal restraint.

21-5411. Criminal restraint. (a) Criminal restraint is knowingly and without legal authority restraining another person so as to interfere substantially with such person's liberty.(b) Criminal restraint is a class A person misdemeanor.(c) This section shall not apply to acts done in the performance of duty by any law enforcement officer of the state of Kansas or any political subdivision thereof.(d) Any merchant, or a merchant's agent or employee, who has probable cause to believe that a person has actual possession of and has wrongfully taken, or is about to wrongfully take merchandise from a mercantile establishment, may detain such person on the premises or in the immediate vicinity thereof, in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable period of time for the purpose of investigating the circumstances of such possession. Such reasonable detention shall not constitute an arrest nor criminal restraint.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 46; July 1, 2011.