39-717. Illegal disposition; purchase, acquisition or possession of assistance; criminal penalties; exemption of assistance from legal process. (a) Assistance granted under the provisions of this act shall not:
(1) Be sold or otherwise disposed of to others by the client or by anyone else except under the rules and regulations of the secretary for children and families or the secretary of health and environment; or
(2) knowingly be purchased, acquired or possessed by anyone unless the purchase, acquisition or possession is authorized by the rules and regulations of the secretary for children and families, the Kansas department of health and environment or the laws under which the assistance was granted.
(b) (1) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor if the value of the assistance sold or otherwise disposed of, purchased, acquired or possessed was less than $1,000.
(2) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a severity level 9, nonperson felony if the value of the assistance sold or otherwise disposed of, purchased, acquired or possessed was at least $1,000 but less than $25,000.
(3) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a severity level 7, nonperson felony if the value of the assistance sold or otherwise disposed of, purchased, acquired or possessed was $25,000 or more.
(c) None of the money paid, payable, or to be paid, or any tangible assistance received under this act shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
History: L. 1937, ch. 327, § 15; L. 1980, ch. 126, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 145, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 225; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 72; L. 2006, ch. 194, § 27; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 80; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare
39-708a Payment of claims to medical vendors not filed within fiscal year; limitation.
39-708d Same; lease of office or business space.
39-709f Medical assistance program and managed care organizations; contract; prompt payment.
39-709j Medical assistance program; coverage for speech-language pathology and audiology services.
39-713d Funeral and cemetery expenses; limitations.
39-718b Liability of parent or guardian for assistance provided child, exceptions.
39-719c Proof deemed prima facie evidence assistance unlawfully received.
39-720 Penalty relating to fraudulent acts; civil actions, evidence.
39-739 Sight handicapped persons; reports to state board of health; forms.
39-740 Same; records available to secretary for children and families.
39-744 Transfer of powers, duties and functions.
39-751 Program for home maintenance; duties of secretary for children and families.
39-752 Same; appointment of supervisors.
39-753 Title IV-D child support enforcement services; duties of secretary; rules and regulations.
39-759 Unlawful acts relating to information concerning absent parents; penalty.
39-790 Court-ordered child support obligation or family maintenance allowance not available income.
39-791 Application of 39-785 through 39-790 suspended; expiration of section.
39-7,118 Drug utilization review program.
39-7,121c Certain medications not subject to prior authorization.
39-7,131 Same; application for waivers of federal requirements prior to implementation of act.
39-7,134 Establishment of system.
39-7,136 Access to information relating to a IV-D case.
39-7,139 Powers and remedies of the secretary concerning IV-D services.
39-7,140 Jurisdiction; service; notice.
39-7,142 Administrative orders.
39-7,143 Same; enforceability.
39-7,144 Subpoena; service; enforceability.
39-7,147 Income withholding order.
39-7,148 Same; modification or termination.
39-7,150 Administrative levy on cash assets.
39-7,151 Redirecting support payments; assignment; change of payee.
39-7,152 Execution; arrearages.
39-7,156 Same; prevention of certification.
39-7,157 Same; termination of proceedings; issuance of driver's license.