Kansas § 21-5816 Tampering with a landmark

Kansas Statutes

§ 21-5816 — Tampering with a landmark

Kansas § 21-5816

Ch. 21CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Art. 58CRIMES INVOLVING PROPERTY

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5816 (2026).

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(a)Tampering with a landmark is doing any of the following acts with the intent to fraudulently alter a boundary:

(1)Removing any monument of stone or other durable material, established or created for the purpose of designating the corner of or any other point upon the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or of the state, or any legal subdivision thereof;

(2)defacing or altering marks upon any tree, post or other monument, made for the purpose of designating any point on such boundary;

(3)cutting down or removing any tree, post or other monument upon which any such marks have been made for such purpose, with intent to destroy such marks;

(4)defacing or altering any inscription on any such marker or monument; or

(5)altering, removing, damaging or destroying any public land survey co

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(a) Tampering with a landmark is doing any of the following acts with the intent to fraudulently alter a boundary:
(1) Removing any monument of stone or other durable material, established or created for the purpose of designating the corner of or any other point upon the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or of the state, or any legal subdivision thereof;
(2) defacing or altering marks upon any tree, post or other monument, made for the purpose of designating any point on such boundary;
(3) cutting down or removing any tree, post or other monument upon which any such marks have been made for such purpose, with intent to destroy such marks;
(4) defacing or altering any inscription on any such marker or monument; or
(5) altering, removing, damaging or destroying any public land survey corner or accessory without complying with the provisions of K.S.A. 58-2011, and amendments thereto.
(b) Tampering with a landmark is a class C misdemeanor.