Kansas Statutes 44-1027. Same; unlawful act; penalties
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 44-1027
- Disability: means , with respect to an individual:
(1) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual;
(2) a record of such an impairment; or
(3) being regarded as having such an impairment. See Kansas Statutes 44-1002
- Familial status: means having one or more individuals less than 18 years of age domiciled with:
(1) A parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; or
(2) the designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person. See Kansas Statutes 44-1015
- Person: includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, organizations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy or receivers. See Kansas Statutes 44-1002
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Real property: means and includes:
(1) All vacant or unimproved land; and
(2) any building or structure which is occupied or designed or intended for occupancy, or any building or structure having a portion thereof which is occupied or designed or intended for occupancy. See Kansas Statutes 44-1015
(a) No person, whether or not acting under color of law, shall by force or threat of force willfully injure, intimidate or interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with:
(1) Any person because of such person’s race, religion, color, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or ancestry and because such person is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing or occupation of any real property, or applying for or participating in any service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting real property;
(2) any person because such person is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from:
(A) Participating, without discrimination on account of race, religion, color, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or ancestry, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities described in subsection (a)(1); or
(B) affording another person or class of persons opportunity or protection so to participate; or
(3) any citizen because such citizen is or has been, or in order to discourage such citizen or any other citizen from lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination on account of race, religion, color, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or ancestry, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities described in subsection (a)(1), or participating lawfully in speech or peaceful assembly opposing any denial of the opportunity to so participate.
(b) Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment, except that:
(1) If bodily injury results, such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both such fine and imprisonment; and
(2) if death results, such violation shall be punishable by imprisonment for any term of years or for life.