{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5509","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 21-5509","heading":"Electronic solicitation.","body":"(a) Electronic solicitation is, by means of communication conducted through the telephone, internet or by other electronic means, enticing or soliciting a person, whom the offender believes to be a child, to commit or submit to an unlawful sexual act.\n(b) Electronic solicitation is a:\n(1) Severity level 3, person felony if the offender believes the person to be a child 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age; and\n(2) severity level 1, person felony if the offender believes the person to be a child under 14 years of age.\n(c) As used in this section, \"communication conducted through the internet or by other electronic means\" includes, but is not limited to, e-mail, chatroom chats and text messaging.","path":["Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","Article 55.—SEX OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_055_0009.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:10Z","sha256":"9baf0f9fa6408b8594e4435c4471e90ee437e9e5bb0ce0a94deffb40182174ae","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5508","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}