Kansas § 58-821 Duty of care owed trespassers

Kansas Statutes

§ 58-821 — Duty of care owed trespassers

Kansas § 58-821

Ch. 58PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY

Art. 8MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-821 (2026).

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(a)A possessor of any fee, reversionary or easement interest in real property, including an owner, lessee or other lawful occupant, owes a trespasser only the duty of care that existed at common law or in statute as of July 1, 2014.

(b)This section does not affect any immunities from or defenses to civil liability:

(1)Established by another section of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto; or

(2)available at common law to which a possessor of real property may be entitled.

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(a) A possessor of any fee, reversionary or easement interest in real property, including an owner, lessee or other lawful occupant, owes a trespasser only the duty of care that existed at common law or in statute as of July 1, 2014.
(b) This section does not affect any immunities from or defenses to civil liability:
(1) Established by another section of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto; or
(2) available at common law to which a possessor of real property may be entitled.