§ 21-6301 Criminal use of weapons
§ 21-6302 Criminal carrying of a weapon
§ 21-6303 Criminal distribution of firearms to a felon
§ 21-6304 Criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
§ 21-6305 Aggravated weapons violation by a convicted felon
§ 21-6306 Defacing identification marks of a firearm
§ 21-6308 Criminal discharge of a firearm
§ 21-6308a Unlawful discharge of a firearm in a city
§ 21-6309 Unlawful possession of firearms on certain government property
§ 21-6310 Unlawful endangerment
§ 21-6311 Failure to register explosives
§ 21-6312 Criminal possession of explosives; criminal disposal of explosives; carrying concealed explosives
§ 21-6313 Criminal street gangs; definitions
§ 21-6314 Recruiting criminal street gang membership
§ 21-6315 Criminal street gang intimidation
§ 21-6316 Criminal street gang member; bail; exceptions
§ 21-6317 Endangering the food supply; aggravated endangering the food supply
§ 21-6318 Creating a hazard
§ 21-6319 Unlawful failure to report a wound
§ 21-6320 Selling beverage containers with detachable tabs
§ 21-6321 Unlawful act concerning alcohol without liquid machine
§ 21-6322 Unlawfully tampering with electronic monitoring equipment
§ 21-6323 Refusal to yield a telephone party line
§ 21-6324 Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device
§ 21-6325 Unlawful interference with a firefighter
§ 21-6326 Unlawful interference with an emergency medical service provider
§ 21-6327 Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act
§ 21-6328 Definitions
§ 21-6329 Unlawful activities; penalty
§ 21-6330 Appropriate orders and judgments by district courts; civil forfeiture
§ 21-6331 Certain attorneys authorized to administer oaths and issue subpoenas; contempt of court
§ 21-6332 Possession of a firearm under the influence
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 21 > Article 63 - Crimes Against the Public Safety

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mentally ill person: means a mentally ill person as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights to them and interest in them, equitable as well as legal. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.