Below from the Kansas Statues Annotated (K.S.A.)
Chapter 21: Crimes And Punishments
PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT
Article 38: Crimes Affecting Governmental Functions Statute 21-3832:
Intimidation of a witness or victim.(a) Intimidation of a witness or victim is knowingly
and maliciously preventing or dissuading, or attempting to prevent or dissuade:
(1) Any witness or victim from attending or giving testimony at any civil or criminal trial,
proceeding or inquiry authorized by law; or (2) any witness, victim or person acting on
behalf of a victim from:
(A) Making any report of the victimization of a victim to any law enforcement officer,
prosecutor, probation officer, parole officer, correctional officer, community correctional
services officer or judicial officer;
(B) causing a complaint, indictment or information to be sought and prosecuted, or
causing a violation of probation, parole or assignment to a community correctional
services program to be reported and prosecuted, and assisting in its prosecution;
(C) causing a civil action to be filed and prosecuted and assisting in its prosecution; or
(D) arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in connection with the
victimization of a victim.
(b) Intimidation of a witness or victim is a class B person misdemeanor.
History: L. 1983, ch. 108, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 123, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 173; L. 1993,
ch. 291, § 122; July 1.
Chapter 21: Crimes And Punishments
PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT
Article 38: Crimes Affecting Governmental Functions
Statute 21-3805: Perjury. (a) Perjury is intentionally, knowingly and falsely:
(1) Swearing, testifying, affirming, declaring or subscribing to any material fact upon any
oath or affirmation legally administered in any cause, matter or proceeding before any
court, tribunal, public body, notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths;
(2) subscribing as true and correct under penalty of perjury any material matter in any
declaration, verification, certificate or statement as permitted by K.S.A. 53-601 and
amendments thereto; or
(3) subscribing as true and correct under penalty of perjury any statement as required by
K.S.A. 75-5743, and amendments thereto.
(b) (1) Perjury is a severity level 7, nonperson felony if the false statement is made upon
the trial of a felony charge.
(2) Perjury is a severity level 9, nonperson felony if the false statement is made in a cause,
matter or proceeding other than the trial of a felony charge or is made under penalty of
perjury in any declaration, verification, certificate or statement as permitted by K.S.A.
53-601 and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3805; L. 1982, ch. 132, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 93, § 2; L. 1992,
ch. 298, § 52; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 99; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 35; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 86; July 3.
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