{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5203","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 21-5203","heading":"Guilt without culpable mental state, when.","body":"A person may be guilty of a crime without having a culpable mental state if the crime is:\n(a) A misdemeanor, cigarette or tobacco infraction or traffic infraction and the statute defining the crime clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described;\n(b) a felony and the statute defining the crime clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described;\n(c) a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 or 8-1567a, and amendments thereto;\n(d) a violation of K.S.A. 8-2,144, and amendments thereto; or\n(e) a violation of K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto.","path":["Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","Article 52.—PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_052_0003.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:09Z","sha256":"db8eb6ae231dc19ca417a59dad89e564611483028dec7654e27059c6d5040cf0","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5202","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}