Kansas § 21-5428 Blackmail

Kansas Statutes

§ 21-5428 — Blackmail

Kansas § 21-5428

Ch. 21CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Art. 54CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5428 (2026).

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(a)Blackmail is intentionally gaining or attempting to gain anything of value or compelling or attempting to compel another to act against such person's will, by threatening to:

(1)Communicate accusations or statements about any person that would subject such person or any other person to public ridicule, contempt or degradation; or

(2)disseminate any videotape, photograph, film or image obtained in violation of K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(6) or (a)(8), and amendments thereto.

(b)Blackmail as defined in:

(1)Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 7, nonperson felony; and

(2)subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 4, person felony.

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(a) Blackmail is intentionally gaining or attempting to gain anything of value or compelling or attempting to compel another to act against such person's will, by threatening to:
(1) Communicate accusations or statements about any person that would subject such person or any other person to public ridicule, contempt or degradation; or
(2) disseminate any videotape, photograph, film or image obtained in violation of K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(6) or (a)(8), and amendments thereto.
(b) Blackmail as defined in:
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 7, nonperson felony; and
(2) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 4, person felony.