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Kansas Assault and Battery Laws: Charges and Penalties (2026)
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Kansas treats assault and battery as two separate crimes. Under K.S.A. 21-5412(a), assault is "knowingly placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm," a class C person misdemeanor; under K.S.A. 21-5413(a), battery is knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm, or knowingly causing physical contact "in a rude, insulting or angry manner," a class B person misdemeanor. Both have aggravated forms that are felonies ranked on the Kansas sentencing grid, and both carry higher grades when committed against law enforcement officers and other listed people. For other states, see our guide to assault and battery laws by state.
Information last verified on 2026-10-13. This article has not been reviewed by a licensed lawyer.
Jurisdiction scope: This article covers the Kansas assault, battery and domestic battery statutes (K.S.A. 21-5412, 21-5413 and 21-5414), the misdemeanor sentencing and fine sections (21-6602 and 21-6611), the nondrug sentencing grid in 21-6804, and the civil filing period in 60-514 with the exceptions in 60-515 and 60-523. It does not cover self-defense and justification (see Kansas self-defense laws), protective orders (see Kansas restraining order laws), other offenses in the same article of the criminal code, sexual offenses, federal assault crimes (see the assault and battery hub) or city and county ordinances.
Assault vs. battery in Kansas
Kansas follows the traditional split. Assault is about fear of harm; battery is about harm or contact.
- Assault (21-5412(a)) is "knowingly placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm." No touching is required.
- Battery (21-5413(a)) is "(1) Knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm to another person; or (2) knowingly causing physical contact with another person when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner."
The two crimes carry different grades. Simple assault is a class C person misdemeanor, punishable by up to one month in the county jail and a fine of up to $500. Simple battery is a class B person misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months and a fine of up to $1,000 (K.S.A. 21-6602(a); 21-6611(b)).
Note the mental states. Battery that causes bodily harm can be committed knowingly or recklessly, but battery by rude, insulting or angry contact requires that the person act knowingly.
How Kansas felony sentences work
Kansas felonies are ranked by severity level (1 is the most serious) and sentenced from a grid. K.S.A. 21-6804(b) says the grid's sentences "represent months of imprisonment," and 21-6804(d) says the grid "defines presumptive punishments for felony convictions, subject to the sentencing court's discretion to enter a departure sentence."
Each severity level has a range of months that depends on the person's criminal-history category, and the categories run from I to A. The table below gives the grid figures at both ends, category I and category A; the category A figures are the longest. The severity level alone therefore does not tell you the likely sentence. In some grid blocks, including category I at severity levels 7 and 8, the grid presumes probation rather than prison, unless one of the special rules described below the table applies.
Felony fines come from K.S.A. 21-6611(a): up to $300,000 for severity levels 1 through 5 and up to $100,000 for levels 6 through 10.
Kansas assault and battery charges and penalties at a glance
| Offense | Statute | What it covers | Class | Statutory penalty range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 21-5412(a), (e)(1) | Knowingly placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm | Class C person misdemeanor | Up to 1 month in county jail; fine up to $500 |
| Assault of a law enforcement officer | 21-5412(c), (e)(3) | Assault on a uniformed or properly identified state, county, city, university or campus, or federal law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of duty | Class A person misdemeanor | Up to 1 year; fine up to $2,500 |
| Aggravated assault | 21-5412(b), (e)(2) | Assault committed with a deadly weapon, while disguised in any manner designed to conceal identity, or with intent to commit any felony | Severity level 7, person felony | Grid: 11 to 13 months (category I, presumptive probation) up to 30 to 34 months (category A); fine up to $100,000 |
| Aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer | 21-5412(d), (e)(4) | Assault of a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, while disguised, or with intent to commit any felony | Severity level 6, person felony | Grid: 17 to 19 months (category I) up to 40 to 46 months (category A); fine up to $100,000 |
| Battery | 21-5413(a), (h)(1) | Knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm; or knowingly causing physical contact in a rude, insulting or angry manner | Class B person misdemeanor | Up to 6 months; fine up to $1,000 |
| Battery against a school employee | 21-5413(e), (h)(5) | Battery against a school employee on school property or at a regularly scheduled school-sponsored activity, while the employee is performing duties | Class A person misdemeanor | Up to 1 year; fine up to $2,500 |
| Battery against a healthcare provider | 21-5413(g), (h)(7) | Battery against a person licensed, registered, certified or otherwise authorized by Kansas to provide healthcare services, while performing duties | Class A person misdemeanor | Up to 1 year; fine up to $2,500 |
| Battery against a law enforcement officer, by contact | 21-5413(c)(1), (h)(3)(A) | Rude, insulting or angry contact with a covered officer, judge, attorney, or community corrections or court services officer performing duties | Class A person misdemeanor | Up to 1 year; fine up to $2,500 |
| Battery against a law enforcement officer, causing bodily harm | 21-5413(c)(2), (h)(3)(B) | Knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm to the same covered persons | Severity level 7, person felony | Grid: 11 to 13 months (category I) up to 30 to 34 months (category A); presumptive imprisonment, served consecutively (21-6804(r)); fine up to $100,000 |
| Battery by a person in custody against a correctional officer or employee | 21-5413(c)(3), (h)(3)(C) | Any battery against a state, juvenile detention, or city or county correctional officer or employee by a person in custody or confined in the facility | Severity level 5, person felony | Grid: 31 to 34 months (category I) up to 122 to 136 months (category A); fine up to $300,000 |
| Battery against a mental health employee | 21-5413(f), (h)(6) | Battery against a mental health employee by a person in the custody of the secretary for aging and disability services | Severity level 7, person felony | Grid: 11 to 13 months (category I) up to 30 to 34 months (category A); fine up to $100,000 |
| Aggravated battery, reckless (lowest tier) | 21-5413(b)(2)(B), (b)(3)(B), (h)(2)(D) | Recklessly causing bodily harm with a deadly weapon, or in any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death can be inflicted; or the DUI variant in (b)(3)(B) | Severity level 8, person felony | Grid: 7 to 9 months (category I, presumptive probation) up to 19 to 23 months (category A); fine up to $100,000 |
| Aggravated battery, knowing bodily harm or contact with a weapon | 21-5413(b)(1)(B), (b)(1)(C), (h)(2)(B) | Knowingly causing bodily harm, or rude, insulting or angry contact, with a deadly weapon or in any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death can be inflicted | Severity level 7, person felony | Grid: 11 to 13 months (category I, presumptive probation) up to 30 to 34 months (category A); fine up to $100,000 |
| Aggravated battery, reckless great bodily harm | 21-5413(b)(2)(A), (b)(3)(A), (h)(2)(C) | Recklessly causing great bodily harm or disfigurement; or an act described in K.S.A. 8-1567 that results in great bodily harm or disfigurement | Severity level 5, person felony | Grid: 31 to 34 months (category I) up to 122 to 136 months (category A); fine up to $300,000 |
| Aggravated battery, knowing great bodily harm | 21-5413(b)(1)(A), (h)(2)(A) | Knowingly causing great bodily harm or disfigurement | Severity level 4, person felony | Grid: 38 to 43 months (category I) up to 154 to 172 months (category A); fine up to $300,000 |
| Aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer | 21-5413(d), (h)(4) | (d)(1) knowingly causing great bodily harm or disfigurement to a covered officer, judge, attorney or court officer; (d)(2) knowing bodily harm or contact with a deadly weapon or in a dangerous manner; (d)(3) knowingly causing bodily harm with a motor vehicle to a law enforcement officer | (d)(1) and (d)(3): severity level 3; (d)(2): severity level 4; person felonies | Level 3 grid: 55 to 61 months (category I) up to 221 to 247 months (category A). Level 4 as above. Fine up to $300,000 |
| Domestic battery | 21-5414(a), (c)(1) | Battery (bodily harm, or rude, insulting or angry contact) against a dating partner or a family or household member | First: class B person misdemeanor. Second within 5 years: class A person misdemeanor. Third or later within 5 years: person felony | First: 48 consecutive hours to 6 months; fine $200 to $500. Second: 90 days to 1 year; fine $500 to $1,000. Third or later: 90 days to 1 year; fine $1,000 to $7,500, sentenced outside the grid and not served in a state prison (21-6804(i)) |
| Aggravated domestic battery | 21-5414(b), (c)(2) | Knowingly impeding normal breathing or blood circulation by pressure on the throat, neck or chest, or by blocking the nose or mouth, of a dating partner or family or household member, in a rude, insulting or angry manner | Severity level 7, person felony | Grid: 11 to 13 months (category I, presumptive probation) up to 30 to 34 months (category A); fine up to $100,000 |
Subsection (b)(4) of 21-5413, a further aggravated battery variant tied to an act described in K.S.A. 8-1567, is also ranked at severity level 4 under 21-5413(h)(2)(A).
Misdemeanor jail terms come from K.S.A. 21-6602(a): up to one year for class A, six months for class B and one month for class C. Misdemeanor fines come from 21-6611(b): up to $2,500, $1,000 and $500. The grid figures come from the nondrug grid in K.S.A. 21-6804.
Three grid rules matter here. Under 21-6804(g), a sentence for aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer that falls in grid block 6-H or 6-I "shall be presumed imprisonment." Under 21-6804(h), "when a firearm is used to commit any person felony, the offender's sentence shall be presumed imprisonment." In those two cases the court may impose an optional nonprison sentence as the statute provides. Under 21-6804(r), the sentence for battery causing bodily harm to a covered officer, judge, attorney, or community corrections or court services officer (21-5413(c)(2)) "shall be presumptive imprisonment and shall be served consecutively to any other term or terms of imprisonment imposed."
Is assault or battery a felony in Kansas?
Simple assault and simple battery are misdemeanors in Kansas. They become felonies through the aggravated forms and the protected-person provisions:
- Aggravated assault (a deadly weapon, a disguise, or intent to commit any felony) is a severity level 7 felony.
- Aggravated battery runs from severity level 8 (recklessly causing bodily harm with a deadly weapon or in a dangerous manner) to severity level 4 (knowingly causing great bodily harm or disfigurement).
- Battery causing bodily harm to a covered officer, judge, attorney, or community corrections or court services officer performing duties is a severity level 7 felony with presumptive imprisonment (21-6804(r)), while mere offensive contact with them is a class A misdemeanor.
- A third domestic battery conviction within five years is a person felony, and strangulation of a domestic partner (aggravated domestic battery) is a severity level 7 felony.
An ordinary threat of harm, without a weapon, disguise or intent to commit a felony, stays a misdemeanor assault under 21-5412. Assault of a law enforcement officer without one of those aggravating facts is a class A misdemeanor, not a felony.
Bodily harm and great bodily harm
The aggravated battery tiers turn on three ideas: bodily harm, great bodily harm or disfigurement, and a deadly weapon or "any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death can be inflicted." K.S.A. 21-5111, the general definitions section of the Kansas criminal code, does not define bodily harm, great bodily harm or deadly weapon, so the statute text alone does not fix where the line between bodily harm and great bodily harm falls.
The mental state matters as much as the injury. Knowingly causing great bodily harm is severity level 4; recklessly causing it is level 5. Knowingly causing bodily harm with a deadly weapon is level 7; recklessly causing it is level 8.
Assaulting a police officer, nurse or teacher in Kansas
Kansas protects listed people through separate offenses inside 21-5412 and 21-5413, each worded with its own conditions.
| Protected person (statute wording) | Effect | Statute |
|---|---|---|
| Uniformed or properly identified state, county or city law enforcement officer, university or campus police officer, or federal law enforcement officer, engaged in the performance of duty | Assault: class A misdemeanor. Aggravated assault: severity level 6. Battery by contact: class A misdemeanor. Battery causing bodily harm: severity level 7, presumptive imprisonment (21-6804(r)). Aggravated battery: level 3 or 4. Bodily harm with a motor vehicle: level 3 | 21-5412(c)-(e); 21-5413(c), (d), (h) |
| Judge, attorney, community corrections officer or court services officer, performing duties | Battery by contact: class A misdemeanor. Battery causing bodily harm: severity level 7, presumptive imprisonment (21-6804(r)). Aggravated battery: level 3 or 4 | 21-5413(c)(1)-(2), (d)(1)-(2), (h) |
| State correctional officer or employee, juvenile detention facility officer or employee, or city or county correctional officer or employee, battered by a person in custody or confined in the facility | Any battery: severity level 5 | 21-5413(c)(3), (h)(3)(C) |
| School employee on school property or at a regularly scheduled school-sponsored activity, performing duties | Battery: class A misdemeanor | 21-5413(e), (h)(5) |
| Mental health employee, battered by a person in the custody of the secretary for aging and disability services | Battery: severity level 7 | 21-5413(f), (h)(6) |
| Healthcare provider performing duties | Battery: class A misdemeanor | 21-5413(g), (h)(7) |
A "healthcare provider" under 21-5413(i)(12) "means an individual who is licensed, registered, certified or otherwise authorized by the state of Kansas to provide healthcare services in this state," so the offense turns on the provider's Kansas license, registration, certification or other authorization and on the provider being on duty.
The school-employee offense applies on property used by a unified school district or an accredited nonpublic school for kindergarten through grade 12 instruction, attendance or extracurricular activities, or "at any regularly scheduled school sponsored activity or event," while the employee "is engaged in the performance of such employee's duty."
Sections 21-5412 and 21-5413 do not name sports officials as a separate protected class.
Domestic battery in Kansas
Kansas has a separate domestic battery statute, K.S.A. 21-5414. It covers the same two forms as ordinary battery (knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm, or knowingly causing rude, insulting or angry contact) when committed against "a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member."
Under 21-5414(e)(2), a "family or household member" means "persons 18 years of age or older who are spouses, former spouses, parents or stepparents and children or stepchildren, and persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past, and persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time," and it also includes "a man and woman if the woman is pregnant and the man is alleged to be the father."
The grade climbs with prior convictions within the five years before the offense: class B person misdemeanor for a first conviction, class A person misdemeanor for a second, and a person felony for a third or later. Unlike most misdemeanors, domestic battery carries mandatory minimum jail terms and fine ranges written into 21-5414(c)(1) itself.
H.B. 2192 (2026 Session Laws, chapter 103), effective July 1, 2026, amended those sentencing paragraphs. Its title describes it as "limiting or prohibiting work release for an offender convicted of a second or third offense of domestic battery; requiring an offender convicted of a first offense to undergo a domestic violence offender assessment." The act left the sentence ranges in place (48 consecutive hours to six months and a $200 to $500 fine for a first conviction; 90 days to one year and a $500 to $1,000 fine for a second; 90 days to one year and a $1,000 to $7,500 fine for a third or later). It changed how much of the term a second offender must serve before work release or other release, and made a domestic violence offender assessment a condition of release after a first conviction unless the court orders otherwise. A felony third conviction is sentenced under 21-5414 rather than the grid, and the term "shall not be served in a state facility in the custody of the secretary of corrections" (21-6804(i)). The enrolled text of H.B. 2192 on the Kansas Legislature's site shows the amendment.
Strangulation and suffocation are charged as aggravated domestic battery under 21-5414(b), a severity level 7 person felony. It applies only when the person harmed is a dating partner or a family or household member.
Under federal law, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9) makes it unlawful for a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to possess a firearm or ammunition in or affecting commerce; the assault and battery hub covers the federal layer. Protective orders are a separate civil process; see Kansas restraining order laws.
Recent changes to Kansas assault and battery law
- 2026: H.B. 2192 (chapter 103) amended the domestic battery statute, 21-5414, effective July 1, 2026, as described above.
- 2025: K.S.A. 21-5413 was last amended by 2025 Session Laws chapter 90.
- The assault statute, 21-5412, was last amended in 2018 (L. 2018, ch. 112).
Civil lawsuits for assault and battery in Kansas
A criminal case and a civil lawsuit for money damages are separate. The state brings the criminal case; the injured person may bring a civil claim.
Kansas gives a short window for the civil claim. K.S.A. 60-514 says certain actions "shall be brought within one year," including "(b) An action for assault, battery, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment." If the injured person was under 18, incapacitated or imprisoned for a term less than life when the claim arose or before the one-year period ran out, K.S.A. 60-515 allows one year after that disability ends, but no more than eight years after the act; a prisoner who has access to the court to bring the action is not under a disability for this purpose. Claims for childhood sexual abuse have a separate deadline under K.S.A. 60-523. For other filing deadlines, see the Kansas statute of limitations guide.
Related legal issues
- Self-defense. Justification is a separate topic; see Kansas self-defense laws.
- Protective orders. See Kansas restraining order laws.
- Clearing a record. Whether an assault or battery conviction can be expunged is covered in Kansas expungement laws.
Related pages
- Assault and battery laws by state
- Kansas self-defense laws
- Kansas restraining order laws
- Kansas expungement laws
- Kansas statute of limitations
- Missouri assault and battery laws
- Nebraska assault and battery laws
This article provides general legal information about Kansas assault and battery law, not legal advice. Laws change and their application depends on specific facts. For advice about a specific situation, contact a lawyer licensed in Kansas.
Last updated: 2026-10-13.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between assault and battery in Kansas?
Assault under K.S.A. 21-5412 is knowingly placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm, with no contact needed. Battery under 21-5413 is knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm, or knowingly causing physical contact in a rude, insulting or angry manner.
Is battery a misdemeanor in Kansas?
Simple battery is a class B person misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail under K.S.A. 21-6602 and a fine of up to $1,000 under 21-6611. Aggravated battery and some protected-person batteries are felonies.
What is aggravated battery in Kansas?
Under K.S.A. 21-5413(b), it includes knowingly or recklessly causing great bodily harm or disfigurement, and causing bodily harm with a deadly weapon or in any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death can be inflicted. It ranges from severity level 8 to severity level 4 depending on the subsection.
Is aggravated assault a felony in Kansas?
Yes. Assault committed with a deadly weapon, while disguised to conceal identity, or with intent to commit any felony is a severity level 7 person felony under K.S.A. 21-5412(e)(2).
What happens if you assault or batter a police officer in Kansas?
Assault of a uniformed or properly identified law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of duty is a class A person misdemeanor and aggravated assault of such an officer is a severity level 6 felony (21-5412). Battery causing bodily harm to such an officer is a severity level 7 felony with presumptive imprisonment served consecutively to any other term (21-6804(r)), and aggravated battery against an officer is level 3 or 4 (21-5413).
Is it a crime to hit a nurse in Kansas?
Battery against a healthcare provider, meaning a person licensed, registered, certified or otherwise authorized by Kansas to provide healthcare services, while performing duties, is a class A person misdemeanor under K.S.A. 21-5413(g), punishable by up to one year.
Is strangulation a felony in Kansas?
Knowingly impeding normal breathing or blood circulation of a dating partner or family or household member, by pressure on the throat, neck or chest or by blocking the nose or mouth, in a rude, insulting or angry manner, is aggravated domestic battery, a severity level 7 person felony under K.S.A. 21-5414(b).
How long do you have to sue for battery in Kansas?
K.S.A. 60-514(b) requires an action for assault or battery to be brought within one year. If the injured person was under 18 or incapacitated when the claim arose or before the year ran out, K.S.A. 60-515 allows one year after that disability ends, but no more than eight years after the act; childhood sexual abuse claims have a separate deadline under K.S.A. 60-523.
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The Law Behind This Article
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Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 21: CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
§ 21-5413Battery; aggravated battery; battery against certain persons; aggravated battery against certain persons.In forcecited in 2 of our articles
(a) Battery is: (1) Knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm to another person; or (2) knowingly causing physical contact with another person when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner. (b) Aggravated battery is: (1) (A) Knowingly causing great bodily harm to another person or disfigurement of another person; (B) knowingly causing bodily harm to another person with a deadly weapon, or in any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death can be inflicted; or (C) knowingly causing physical contact with another person when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner with a deadly weapon, or in any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death can be inflicted; (2) (A) recklessly causing great bodily harm to another person or disfigurement of another person; (B) recklessly causing bodily harm to another person with a deadly weapon, or in any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death can be inflicted; or (3) (A) committing an act described in K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, when great bodily harm to another person or disfigurement of another person results from such act; or (B) committing an act described in K.S.A.
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Cited in 71 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State v. Merrill (Court of Appeals of Kansas 2024, 551 P.3d 202)“…iving under the influence in violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 and K.S.A. 21-5413(b).…”
- State v. Gleason (Supreme Court of Kansas 2025)“…" to Spencer, Towers, and a third correctional officer. See K.S.A. 21-5413(a)(2), (c)(3)(A). The State later dismi…”
- In re Belcher (Supreme Court of Kansas 2024, 552 P.3d 1213)“…s in a door (a violation of Kansas battery statutes, K.S.A. 21-5413, had it occurred in Kansas), shoving a…”
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Also relied on in: Kansas Dog Bite Laws: Liability and Victim Rights
§ 21-5412Assault; aggravated assault; assault of a law enforcement officer; aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer.In force
(a) Assault is knowingly placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm; (b) Aggravated assault is assault, as defined in subsection (a), committed: (1) With a deadly weapon; (2) while disguised in any manner designed to conceal identity; or (3) with intent to commit any felony. (c) Assault of a law enforcement officer is assault, as defined in subsection (a), committed against: (1) A uniformed or properly identified state, county or city law enforcement officer while such officer is engaged in the performance of such officer's duty; (2) a uniformed or properly identified university or campus police officer while such officer is engaged in the performance of such officer's duty; or (3) a uniformed or properly identified federal law enforcement officer as defined in K.S.A. 21-5413, and amendments thereto, while such officer is engaged in the performance of such officer's duty. (d) Aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer is assault of a law enforcement officer, as defined in subsection (c), committed: (1) With a deadly weapon; (2) while disguised in any manner designed to conceal identity; or (3) with intent to commit any felony.
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§ 21-5414Domestic battery; aggravated domestic battery.In force
(a) Domestic battery is: (1) Knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm to a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member; or (2) knowingly causing physical contact with a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member, when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner. (b) Aggravated domestic battery is: (1) Knowingly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure on the throat, neck or chest of a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member, when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner; or (2) knowingly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood by blocking the nose or mouth of a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member, when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner.
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§ 21-5111Definitions.In force
The following definitions shall apply when the words and phrases defined are used in this code, except when a particular context clearly requires a different meaning. (a) "Act" includes a failure or omission to take action. (b) "Another" means a person or persons as defined in this code other than the person whose act is claimed to be criminal. (c) "Conduct" means an act or a series of acts and the accompanying mental state. (d) "Conviction" includes a judgment of guilt entered upon a plea of guilty. (e) "Deception" means knowingly creating or reinforcing a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention or other state of mind. "Deception" as to a person's intention to perform a promise shall not be inferred from the fact alone that such person did not subsequently perform the promise. Falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance, or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons, is not "deception".
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Sources and References
- K.S.A. 21-5412, Assault; aggravated assault; assault of a law enforcement officer(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-5413, Battery; aggravated battery; battery against certain persons(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-6602, Misdemeanor classes and jail terms(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-6611, Fine ceilings by class and severity level(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-6804, Sentencing guidelines grid for nondrug crimes(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-5111, General definitions(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 21-5414, Domestic battery; aggravated domestic battery(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- 2026 Kansas H.B. 2192, enrolled bill (amending K.S.A. 21-5414)(www.kslegislature.gov).gov
- Kansas Revisor of Statutes, 2026 Composite Listing of New, Amended and Repealed Statutes(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9), Unlawful acts (misdemeanor crime of domestic violence)(www.govinfo.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 60-514, Actions limited to one year(www.ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 60-515, Persons under legal disability(ksrevisor.gov).gov
- K.S.A. 60-523, Childhood sexual abuse actions(ksrevisor.gov).gov
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