21-5509. Electronic solicitation. (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.
(b) Electronic solicitation is a:
(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
(2) severity level 1, person felony if the offender believes the person to be a child under 14 years of age.
(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.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, ยง 73; July 1, 2011.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
21-5504 Criminal sodomy; aggravated criminal sodomy.
21-5505 Sexual battery; aggravated sexual battery.
21-5506 Indecent liberties with a child; aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
21-5507 Unlawful voluntary sexual relations.
21-5508 Indecent solicitation of a child; aggravated indecent solicitation of a child.
21-5509 Electronic solicitation.
21-5510 Sexual exploitation of a child.
21-5512 Unlawful sexual relations.
21-5513 Lewd and lascivious behavior.
21-5514 Internet trading in child pornography; aggravated internet trading in child pornography.