Kansas Statutes Chapter 21. Crimes and Punishments § 21-5603. Contributing to a child's misconduct or deprivation

(1) Knowingly causing or encouraging a child under 18 years of age to become or remain a child in need of care as defined by the revised Kansas code for care of children;

(2) knowingly causing or encouraging a child under 18 years of age to commit a traffic infraction or an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a misdemeanor or to violate the provisions of K.S.A. 41-727 or subsection (j) of K.S.A. 74-8810, and amendments thereto;

(3) failure to reveal, upon inquiry by a uniformed or properly identified law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of such officer's duty, any information one has regarding a runaway, with intent to aid the runaway in avoiding detection or apprehension;

(4) sheltering or concealing a runaway with intent to aid the runaway in avoiding detection or apprehension by law enforcement officers;

(5) knowingly causing or encouraging a child under 18 years of age to commit an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a felony; or

(6) knowingly causing or encouraging a child to violate the terms or conditions of the child's probation or conditional release pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of K.S.A. 38-2361, and amendments thereto.

(1) Subsection (a)(5) is a severity level 7, person felony;

(2) subsection (a)(4) is a severity level 8, person felony;

(3) subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(6) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(1) The child's home without the consent of the child's parent or other custodian; or

(2) a court ordered or designated placement, or a placement pursuant to court order, if the absence is without the consent of the person with whom the child is placed or, if the child is placed in a facility, without the consent of the person in charge of such facility or such person's designee.