{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-6710","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 21-6710","heading":"Fines; crimes committed prior to July 1, 1993.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who has been convicted of a felony may, in addition to or instead of the imprisonment authorized by law, be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:\n(1) For a class B or C felony, a sum not exceeding $15,000.\n(2) For a class D or E felony, a sum not exceeding $10,000.\n(b) A person who has been convicted of a felony violation of or any attempt or conspiracy to commit a felony violation of any provision of the uniform controlled substances act may, in addition to or instead of the imprisonment authorized by law, be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:\n(1) For a class A felony, a sum not exceeding $500,000.\n(2) For a class B or C felony, a sum not exceeding $300,000.\n(3) For a class D or E felony, a sum not exceeding $100,000.\n(c) A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor may, in addition to or instead of the confinement authorized by law, be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:\n(1) For a class A misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $2,500.\n(2) For a class B misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $1,000.\n(3) For a class C misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $500.\n(4) For an unclassified misdemeanor, any sum authorized by the statute that defines the crime; if no penalty is provided in such law, the fine shall not exceed the fine provided herein for a class C misdemeanor.\n(d) As an alternative to any of the above fines, the fine imposed may be fixed at any greater sum not exceeding double the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the offender.\n(e) A person who has been convicted of a traffic infraction may be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court not exceeding $500.\n(f) The provisions of this section shall not apply to crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.","path":["Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","Article 67.—SENTENCING; CRIMES COMMITTED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1993"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_067_0010.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:13Z","sha256":"7e6a89d6711c32168d5627cc6f1493d4298fbeba178b9395d4aec4989dc39185","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-6709","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-6711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}