Kan. Stat. § 21-5204

Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4

Section 21-5204 - Culpable mental state; exclusions

Proof of a culpable mental state does not require proof:

(a) Of knowledge of the existence or constitutionality of the statute under which the accused is prosecuted, or the scope or meaning of the terms used in that statute; or

(b) that the accused had knowledge of the age of a minor, even though age is a material element of the crime with which the accused is charged.

K.S.A. 21-5204

L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3202; 7/1/1970; L. 2010, ch. 136, § 15, 7/1/2011.