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K.S.A. 21-5203

Guilt without culpable mental state, when

L. 2010, ch 136, § 14; L. 2011, ch. 105, § 34; L. 2012, ch. 172, § 27; L. 2018, ch. 106, § 22; July 1.

A person may be guilty of a crime without having a culpable mental state if the crime is:

(a) A misdemeanor, cigarette or tobacco infraction or traffic infraction and the statute defining the crime clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described;

(b) a felony and the statute defining the crime clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described;

(c) a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 or 8-1567a , and amendments thereto;

(d) a violation of K.S.A. 8-2,144 , and amendments thereto; or

(e) a violation of K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto.

Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.