2009 Kansas Code
Chapter 21 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Article 37 CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
21-3764. Theft detection shielding device.
21-3764
21-3764. Theft detection shielding device. (a) Unlawful manufacturing or selling of a theft detection shielding device is intentionally manufacturing, selling, offering for sale or distributing in any way a laminated or coated bag or device particular to and intentionally marketed for shielding and intended to shield merchandise from detection by electronic or magnetic theft alarm sensor.
(b) Unlawful possession of a theft detection shielding device is intentionally possessing any laminated or coated bag or device particular to and designed for shielding and intended to shield merchandise from detection by an electronic or magnetic theft alarm sensor, with the intent to commit theft.
(c) Unlawful possession of a theft detection device remover is intentionally possessing any tool or device designed to allow the removal of any theft detection device from any merchandise with the intent to use such tool to remove any theft detection device from any merchandise without the permission of the merchant or person owning or holding such merchandise.
(d) Unlawful removal of a theft detection device is intentionally removing the device from merchandise prior to purchase.
(e) Unlawful possession of a sales receipt or universal product code label is possessing 15 or more fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal product code labels, or any combination thereof, or possessing the device which manufactures fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal product code labels. A person having possession, custody or control of 15 or more such receipts or labels or such device shall be presumed to possess such items with the intent to cheat or defraud a retailer.
(f) Violation of this section is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
(g) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminal code.
History: L. 2000, ch. 181, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 208, § 6; July 1.
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