(1) Cause the competition of the person from whom the payment is demanded, solicited or received to be diminished or eliminated;
(2) Cause the price of goods or services purchased or sold in the business to be increased, decreased or maintained at a stated level; or
(3) Protect the property used in the business or the person or family of the owner, proprietor or other interested person from injury by violence or other unlawful means.
(b) Racketeering is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4401; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 223; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 171; July 1.
(b) The provisions of this act shall not apply to those situations involving debt adjusting, as defined here, which is incidental to the lawful practice of law in this state or to any person registered as a credit services organization under the Kansas credit services organization act.
(c) Debt adjusting is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4402; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 224; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 172; L. 2004, ch. 22, § 21; July 1.
(b) The following definitions shall be applicable to this section:
(1) "Merchandise" means any objects, wares, goods, commodities, intangibles, real estate or services.
(2) "Person" means any natural person or his legal representative, partnership, corporation (domestic or foreign), company, trust, business entity or association, and any agent, employee, salesman, partner, officer, director, member, stockholder, associate, trustee or cestui que trust thereof.
(3) "Sale" means any sale, offer for sale, or attempt to sell any merchandise for any consideration.
(c) This section shall not apply to the owner or publisher of any newspaper, magazine, or other printed matter wherein an advertisement appears, or to the owner or operator of a radio or television station which disseminates an advertisement, when such owner, publisher or operator had no knowledge of the intent, design or purpose of the advertisement.
(d) A deceptive commercial practice is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4403; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 225; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 173; July 1.
(b) As used in this section: (1) "Retailer" means a person who sells magazines or periodicals at retail;
(2) "Wholesaler" means a person who sells or distributes or delivers on consignment for sale or who offers to sell or distribute or deliver on consignment for sale magazines or other periodicals to a retailer;
(3) "Sell," in addition to its ordinary meaning, means offer to sell, distribute, deliver or sell on consignment.
(c) A tie-in magazine sale is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4404; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 226; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 174; July 1.
(a) An agent or employee of another;
(b) A person acting in a fiduciary capacity;
(c) A lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser or other professional adviser;
(d) An officer, director, partner, manager, or other participant in the affairs of a corporation, partnership or unincorporated association; or
(e) An arbitrator or other purportedly disinterested adjudicator or referee.
Commercial bribery is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4405; L. 1970, ch. 124, § 9; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 227; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 175; July 1.
(1) Conferring, or offering or agreeing to confer, any benefit upon a sports participant with intent to influence such participant not to give such participant's best efforts in a sports contest; or
(2) conferring or offering or agreeing to confer, any benefit upon a sports official with intent to influence such official to perform such official's duties improperly.
(b) The following definitions are applicable to this section and to K.S.A. 21-4407 and 21-4408 and amendments thereto.
(1) "Sports contest" means any professional or amateur sports or athletic game or contest viewed by the public.
(2) "Sports participant" means any person who participates or expects to participate in a sports contest as a player, contestant or member of a team, or as a coach, manager, trainer or other person directly associated with a player, contestant or team.
(3) "Sports official" means any person who acts or expects to act in a sports contest as an umpire, referee, judge or otherwise to officiate at a sports contest.
(c) Sports bribery is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4406; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 228; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 176; July 1.
(a) Accepting, agreeing to accept or soliciting by a sports participant of any benefit from another person upon an understanding that such sports participant will thereby be influenced not to give such participant's best efforts in a sports contest; or
(b) Accepting, agreeing to accept or soliciting by a sports official any benefit from another person upon an understanding that such official will perform such official's duties improperly.
Receiving a sports bribe is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4407; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 229; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 177; July 1.
Tampering with a sports contest is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4408; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 230; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 178; July 1.
(b) Knowingly employing an alien illegally within the territory of the United States is a class C misdemeanor.
History: L. 1973, ch. 140, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 126, § 1; July 1.
(1) Purchasing one family to four family dwellings, including condominiums and cooperatives or acquiring any right, title or interest therein, including but not limited to an equity of redemption interest, which are subject to a loan in default at time of purchase or in default within one year subsequent to the purchase and the loan is secured by a mortgage;
(2) failing to deliver all rent proceeds received from rental of the property to the holder of the mortgage before a sheriff's sale or holder of the certificate of purchase during the period of redemption, not to exceed the monthly payment of principal and interest required by the note and mortgage; and
(3) applying or authorizing the application of rents from such dwellings for such person's own use.
(b) Violation of subsection (a) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) Each purchase of a dwelling pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed a separate offense.
History: L. 1992, ch. 167, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 280; July 1.