Kansas § 21-6408 Unlawful possession of a gambling device

Kansas Statutes

§ 21-6408 — Unlawful possession of a gambling device

Kansas § 21-6408

Ch. 21CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Art. 64CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC MORALS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6408 (2026).

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(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a gambling device.

(b)Violation of this section is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

(c)It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this section that:

(1)The gambling device is an antique slot machine and that the antique slot machine was not operated for gambling purposes while in the owner's or the defendant's possession. A slot machine shall be deemed an antique slot machine if it was manufactured prior to the year 1950; or

(2)the gambling device is possessed or under custody or control of a manufacturer registered under the federal gambling devices act of 1962 (15 U.S.C. § 1171 et seq.) or a transporter under contract with such manufacturer with intent to distribute for use:

(A)By the Kansas lottery or Kansas lottery retailers as

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a gambling device.
(b) Violation of this section is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(1) The gambling device is an antique slot machine and that the antique slot machine was not operated for gambling purposes while in the owner's or the defendant's possession. A slot machine shall be deemed an antique slot machine if it was manufactured prior to the year 1950; or
(2) the gambling device is possessed or under custody or control of a manufacturer registered under the federal gambling devices act of 1962 (15 U.S.C. § 1171 et seq.) or a transporter under contract with such manufacturer with intent to distribute for use:
(A) By the Kansas lottery or Kansas lottery retailers as authorized by law and rules and regulations adopted by the Kansas lottery commission;
(B) by a licensee of the Kansas racing commission as authorized by law and rules and regulations adopted by the commission;
(C) in a state other than the state of Kansas; or
(D) in tribal gaming.