{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5412","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 21-5412","heading":"Assault; aggravated assault; assault of a law enforcement officer; aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer.","body":"(a) Assault is knowingly placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm;\n(b) Aggravated assault is assault, as defined in subsection (a), committed:\n(1) With a deadly weapon;\n(2) while disguised in any manner designed to conceal identity; or\n(3) with intent to commit any felony.\n(c) Assault of a law enforcement officer is assault, as defined in subsection (a), committed against:\n(1) A uniformed or properly identified state, county or city law enforcement officer while such officer is engaged in the performance of such officer's duty;\n(2) a uniformed or properly identified university or campus police officer while such officer is engaged in the performance of such officer's duty; or\n(3) a uniformed or properly identified federal law enforcement officer as defined in K.S.A. 21-5413, and amendments thereto, while such officer is engaged in the performance of such officer's duty.\n(d) Aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer is assault of a law enforcement officer, as defined in subsection (c), committed:\n(1) With a deadly weapon;\n(2) while disguised in any manner designed to conceal identity; or\n(3) with intent to commit any felony.\n(e) (1) Assault is a class C person misdemeanor.\n(2) Aggravated assault is a severity level 7, person felony.\n(3) Assault of a law enforcement officer is a class A person misdemeanor.\n(4) Aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer is a severity level 6, person felony. A person convicted of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 21-6804(g), and amendments thereto.","path":["Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","Article 54.—CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_054_0012.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:10Z","sha256":"b2c948cf8ddf266f3b34501e147c5206362df40bc0f6a054eb6bba1401e6eea4","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5411","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5413"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}