21-5913. Obstructing apprehension or prosecution. (a) Obstructing apprehension or prosecution is knowingly harboring, concealing or aiding any person who:
(1) Has committed or who has been charged with committing a felony or misdemeanor under the laws of this state, other than a violation of K.S.A. 22-4903, and amendments thereto, or another state or the United States with intent that such person shall avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or punishment for such felony or misdemeanor; or
(2) is required to register under the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, and who is not in compliance with the requirements of such act with intent that such person shall avoid or escape from registration, arrest, trial, conviction, punishment or any criminal charges arising from the person's failure to comply with the requirements of such act.
(b) Obstructing apprehension or prosecution as defined in:
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a:
(A) Severity level 8, nonperson felony if the person who is harbored, concealed or aided has committed or has been charged with committing a felony; and
(B) class C misdemeanor if the person who is aided has committed or has been charged with committing a misdemeanor; and
(2) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 5, person felony.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, ยง 138; July 1, 2011.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
Article 59 - Crimes Affecting Government Functions
21-5904 Interference with law enforcement.
21-5905 Interference with the judicial process.
21-5906 Criminal disclosure of a warrant.
21-5907 Simulating legal process.
21-5908 Witness or victim intimidation; definitions.
21-5909 Intimidation of a witness or victim; aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim.
21-5910 Civil remedies; court orders authorized; penalties; pretrial release.
21-5911 Escape from custody; aggravated escape from custody.
21-5913 Obstructing apprehension or prosecution.
21-5914 Traffic in contraband in a correctional institution or care and treatment facility.
21-5915 Failure to appear; aggravated failure to appear.
21-5916 False signing of a petition.
21-5917 False impersonation; aggravated false impersonation.
21-5918 Dealing in false identification documents; vital records identity fraud.
21-5919 Performance of an unauthorized official act.
21-5920 Tampering with a public record.
21-5921 Tampering with public notice.
21-5923 Unlawful disclosure of authorized interception of wire, oral or electronic communications.
21-5924 Violation of a protective order; extended protective orders; penalties.
21-5925 Kansas medicaid fraud control act; citation.
21-5927 Making false claim, statement or representation to the medicaid program.
21-5928 Unlawful acts relating to the medicaid program.
21-5929 Obstruction of a medicaid fraud investigation.
21-5930 Failure to maintain adequate records.
21-5931 Destruction or concealment of records.
21-5933 Penalties; medicaid fraud reimbursement fund; medicaid fraud prosecution revolving fund.
21-5934 Other remedies available as provided by law.
21-5935 Failure to register an aircraft.
21-5936 Fraudulent aircraft registration.
21-5937 Fraudulent acts relating to aircraft identification numbers.
21-5938 Failure to report disappearance or death of child; penalties.
21-5939 Unlawful acts involving an automated sales suppression device.