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Kansas Statutes Chapter 48. Militia, Defense and Public Safety § 48-3070. (KCMJ Art. 132) Retaliation

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Any person subject to this code shall be punished at the direction of a commanding officer if such person takes or threatens to take an adverse personnel action or withholds or threatens to withhold a favorable personnel action with the intent to:

(1) Retaliate against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal or military offense;

(2) retaliate against any person making or planning to make a protected communication; or

(3) discourage any person from reporting or planning to report a criminal or military offense.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) “Covered individual or organization” means any recipient of communication specified in 10 U.S.C. § 1034(b)(1)(B)(i) through (v).

(2) “Inspector general” means the same as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 1034(j).

(3) “Protected communication” means:

(A) A lawful communication to a member of congress or an inspector general; or

(B) a communication to a covered individual or organization in which a member of the armed forces or state military forces complains of or discloses information that the member reasonably believes constitutes evidence of the following:

(i) A violation of law or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination; or

(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

(4) “Unlawful discrimination” means discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

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