Kansas Statutes
Article 58 - Crimes Involving Property
21-5812 Arson; aggravated arson.

21-5812. Arson; aggravated arson. (a) Arson is:
(1) Knowingly, by means of fire or explosive damaging any building or property which:
(A) Is a dwelling in which another person has any interest without the consent of such other person;
(B) is a dwelling with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder;
(C) is not a dwelling in which another person has any interest without the consent of such other person; or
(D) is not a dwelling with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder;
(2) accidentally, by means of fire or explosive, as a result of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5703, and amendments thereto, damaging any building or property which is a dwelling; or
(3) accidentally, by means of fire or explosive as a result of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5703, and amendments thereto, damaging any building or property which is not a dwelling.
(b) Aggravated arson is arson, as defined in subsection (a):
(1) Committed upon a building or property in which there is a human being; or
(2) which results in great bodily harm or disfigurement to a firefighter or law enforcement officer in the course of fighting or investigating the fire.
(c) (1) Arson as defined in:
(A) Subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(B) is a severity level 6, person felony;
(B) subsection (a)(1)(C), (a)(1)(D) or (a)(3) is a severity level 7, nonperson felony; and
(C) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 7, person felony.
(2) Aggravated arson as defined in:
(A) Subsection (b)(1) is a:
(i) Severity level 3, person felony, if such crime results in a substantial risk of bodily harm; and
(ii) severity level 6, person felony, if such crime results in no substantial risk of bodily harm; and
(B) subsection (b)(2) is a severity level 3, person felony.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 98; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 37; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments

Article 58 - Crimes Involving Property

21-5801 Theft.

21-5802 Theft of property lost, mislaid or delivered by mistake.

21-5803 Criminal deprivation of property.

21-5804 Prima facie evidence of intent to permanently deprive owner or lessor of possession, use or benefit of property.

21-5805 Unlawful acts involving theft detection shielding devices.

21-5806 Unlawful use of recordings.

21-5807 Burglary; aggravated burglary.

21-5808 Criminal trespass.

21-5809 Trespassing on railroad property.

21-5810 Criminal hunting.

21-5811 Commercial fossil hunting.

21-5812 Arson; aggravated arson.

21-5813 Criminal damage to property; aggravated criminal damage to property.

21-5814 Criminal use of an explosive.

21-5815 Criminal littering.

21-5816 Tampering with a landmark.

21-5817 Tampering with a traffic signal; aggravated tampering with a traffic signal.

21-5818 Trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility; aggravated trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility; criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility; aggravated criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility.

21-5819 Throwing or otherwise casting objects onto street, highway or railroad right-of-way or railroad property.

21-5820 Unlawful posting of political pictures and political advertisements.

21-5821 Giving a worthless check.

21-5822 Causing an unlawful prosecution for giving a worthless check.

21-5823 Forgery.

21-5824 Making false information.

21-5825 Counterfeiting.

21-5826 Destroying a written instrument.

21-5827 Altering a legislative document.

21-5828 Criminal use of a financial card.

21-5829 Unlawful manufacture or disposal of false tokens.

21-5830 Impairing a security interest.

21-5831 Warehouse receipt fraud.

21-5832 Unauthorized delivery of stored goods.

21-5833 Automobile master key violation.

21-5834 Sale of recut or regrooved tires.

21-5835 Unlawful acts concerning odometers.

21-5836 Unlawful acts concerning certificates of title.

21-5837 Adding dockage or foreign material to grain.

21-5838 Conducting a pyramid promotional scheme.

21-5839 Unlawful acts concerning computers.

21-5840 Counterfeiting currency.