25-4171. Violation of certain provisions of act declared misdemeanor; additional penalties for violation of confidentiality provisions by commission members and employees. (a) Intentional violation of any provision of K.S.A. 25-4144, 25-4145, 25-4146, 25-4147, 25-4151, 25-4154 or 25-4165, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 25-4157a, or the confidentiality provision of K.S.A. 25-4161, and amendments thereto, is a class A misdemeanor.
(b) In addition to any penalty imposed under subsection (a) of this section, any member of the commission convicted of violating the confidentiality provisions of K.S.A. 25-4161, and amendments thereto, shall be removed from membership on the commission and any employee of the commission convicted of violating the confidentiality provisions of such section shall be discharged from employment by the commission. No member or employee of the commission convicted of violating the confidentiality provisions of K.S.A. 25-4161, and amendments thereto, shall be permitted to enter into any contract with or be employed by the state of Kansas or any agency or political or taxing subdivision thereof within five years next following the date of such conviction.
History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 30; L. 1984, ch. 145, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 111, § 8; L. 1990, ch. 129, § 6; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General
25-4119b Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; former opinions and rules and regulations.
25-4119d Membership on commission; qualifications for.
25-4119e Governmental ethics commission fee fund; expenditures.
25-4119f Candidate filing fees for support of commission; credit to commission fee fund.
25-4119g Statement of fair campaign practices; preparation; mailing to candidates.
25-4143 Campaign finance; definitions.
25-4148 Reports required of treasurer; when filed; contents; electronic filing, when required.
25-4148c Independent expenditures by party or political committees; reporting requirements.
25-4149 Allocation of contributions and other receipts and expenditures.
25-4151 Reports; declaration of correctness; forms; late filing; preservation.
25-4153a Contributions; limitations during legislative sessions.
25-4153b Contributions and expenditures; legislators, candidates; prohibitions.
25-4155 Debts and obligations; statements required.
25-4158a Campaign finance forms; electronic filing.
25-4159 Commission opinions; publication and filing; effect of acts that accord with opinions.
25-4160 Complaints of violations; copy to respondent.
25-4162 Same; withdrawal of complaints; civil action for malicious prosecution; when.
25-4163 Same; rights of respondent; hearing procedure; compulsory process; hearings to be public.
25-4164 Actions of commission following hearing.
25-4167 Failure to file a campaign finance report; misdemeanor.
25-4168 Fraudulent campaign finance reporting; misdemeanor.
25-4170 Excessive campaign contributions; misdemeanor.
25-4174 Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports.
25-4176 Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports.
25-4177 Failure to file affidavit of intent; misdemeanor.
25-4178 Continuation in force and effect of advisory opinions and rules and regulations.
25-4182 Same; cease and desist order; emergencies.
25-4183 Same; injunction; restraining order; mandamus.
25-4185 Same; appeal of commission orders.
25-4187 Inaugural expense fund; administration by adjutant general; authorized uses.
25-4189 Public service announcements or advertisements; when prohibited.