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Kansas · Through 2025 legislative session

K.S.A. 21-5204: Culpable mental state; exclusions.

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  1. Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
  2. Article 52.—PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Proof of a culpable mental state does not require proof:

(a) Of knowledge of the existence or constitutionality of the statute under which the accused is prosecuted, or the scope or meaning of the terms used in that statute; or

(b) that the accused had knowledge of the age of a minor, even though age is a material element of the crime with which the accused is charged.

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