2018 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Article 52 PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY
21-5204 Culpable mental state; exclusions.

Universal Citation: KS Stat § 21-5204 (2018)

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.

History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 15; July 1, 2011.

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