21-5824. Making false information. (a) Making false information is making, generating, distributing or drawing, or causing to be made, generated, distributed or drawn, any written instrument, electronic data or entry in a book of account with knowledge that such information falsely states or represents some material matter or is not what it purports to be, and with intent to defraud, obstruct the detection of a theft or felony offense or induce official action.
(b) Making false information is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, ยง 110; July 1, 2011.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
Article 58 - Crimes Involving Property
21-5802 Theft of property lost, mislaid or delivered by mistake.
21-5803 Criminal deprivation of property.
21-5805 Unlawful acts involving theft detection shielding devices.
21-5806 Unlawful use of recordings.
21-5807 Burglary; aggravated burglary.
21-5809 Trespassing on railroad property.
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.
21-5816 Tampering with a landmark.
21-5817 Tampering with a traffic signal; aggravated tampering with a traffic signal.
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.
21-5824 Making false information.
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.