{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5204","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 21-5204","heading":"Culpable mental state; exclusions.","body":"Proof of a culpable mental state does not require proof:\n(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\n(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.","path":["Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","Article 52.—PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_052_0004.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:09Z","sha256":"29716bc39b0135c71f90710ff9590eba7e11be4fbbb3fb99dc36f0e4dedbd5d7","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5203","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}