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KS SB205

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends K.S.A. 21-6101 to increase penalties for recording someone under or through their clothing or while nude/undressed without consent when the victim is a child
  • Creates a severity level 5 person felony (upgraded from level 8) when the victim is under 18 years of age
  • Establishes an off-grid person felony when the offender is 18 or older and the victim is under 14 years of age
  • Adds similar enhanced penalties for disseminating images obtained through such privacy violations: severity level 4 felony for victims under 18, off-grid felony for victims under 14 when offender is 18+
  • Takes effect upon publication in the Kansas statute book

Legislative Description

Increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of breach of privacy when the victim is a child.

Last Action

Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

2/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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