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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Chapter 21: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Chapter 21 (Crimes and Punishments) holds Article 64 (Crimes Against the Public Morals), which contains the prostitution-related offences at K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6424, on the official Kansas Legislature statutes site at kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/",
      "body": "Kansas Chapter 21 (Crimes and Punishments) holds Article 64 (Crimes Against the Public Morals), which contains the prostitution-related offences at K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6424, on the official Kansas Legislature statutes site at kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“Chapter 21. - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS”\n\nNote: Anchor record. Chapter 21 index page heading is 'Chapter 21. - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS'. Article 64 is 'Crimes Against the Public Morals'. The prostitution offences sit in Article 64, not Article 55 (Sex Offenses), though Article 55 definitions (21-5501) apply to K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422 per the 21-5501 text.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-5501: definitions",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Article 55 section 21-5501 provides definitions that apply when the defined words and phrases are used in article 55 of chapter 21 and K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422, including definitions of 'sexual intercourse,' 'sodomy,' 'spouse,' and 'unlawful sexual act.'",
      "body": "Article 55 section 21-5501 provides definitions that apply when the defined words and phrases are used in article 55 of chapter 21 and K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422, including definitions of 'sexual intercourse,' 'sodomy,' 'spouse,' and 'unlawful sexual act.'\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“21-5501. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply when the words and phrases defined are used in article 55 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422, and amendments thereto, except when a particular context clearly requires a different meaning:”\n\nNote: Definitions section for Article 55 (Sex Offenses), which cross-applies to K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422 (the prostitution offences in Article 64). Defines 'sexual intercourse,' 'sodomy,' 'spouse,' 'unlawful sexual act.'",
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      "evidence_quote": "21-5501. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply when the words and phrases defined are used in article 55 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422, and amendments thereto, except when a particular context clearly requires a different meaning:",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-6419: selling sexual relations",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] K.S.A. 21-6419 makes selling sexual relations a class B nonperson misdemeanor; selling sexual relations means performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desires.",
      "body": "K.S.A. 21-6419 makes selling sexual relations a class B nonperson misdemeanor; selling sexual relations means performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desires.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“21-6419. Selling sexual relations. (a) Selling sexual relations is performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, any of the following acts:(1) Sexual intercourse;(2) sodomy; or(3) manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.(b) Selling sexual relations is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: The offence turns on both a fee ('performing for hire' / 'exchange of value') and contact (sexual intercourse, sodomy, or genital contact stimulation). Affirmative defence for human trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation of a child victims. Could touch a creator performing paid sexual acts on camera for sale.",
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      "evidence_quote": "21-6419. Selling sexual relations. (a) Selling sexual relations is performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, any of the following acts:(1) Sexual intercourse;(2) sodomy; or(3) manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.(b) Selling sexual relations is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-6420: promoting the sale of sexual relations",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] K.S.A. 21-6420 makes promoting the sale of sexual relations a severity level 9 person felony (severity level 7 for repeat offenders), including knowingly establishing or managing property where sexual relations are sold, procuring persons to sell sexual relations, soliciting patrons, procuring transportation, or being employed to perform any prohibited act.",
      "body": "K.S.A. 21-6420 makes promoting the sale of sexual relations a severity level 9 person felony (severity level 7 for repeat offenders), including knowingly establishing or managing property where sexual relations are sold, procuring persons to sell sexual relations, soliciting patrons, procuring transportation, or being employed to perform any prohibited act.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“21-6420. Promoting the sale of sexual relations. (a) Promoting the sale of sexual relations is knowingly:(1) Establishing, owning, maintaining or managing any property, whether real or personal, where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is 18 years of age or older, or participating in the establishment, ownership, maintenance or management thereof;(2) permitting any property, whether real or personal, partially or wholly owned or controlled by the defendant to be used as a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is 18 years of age or older;(3) procuring a person selling sexual relations who is 18 years of age or older for a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale;(4) inducing another who is 18 years of age or older to become a person who sells sexual relations;(5) soliciting a patron for a person 18 years of age or older who is selling sexual relations or for a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale;(6) procuring a person 18 years of age or older who is selling sexual relations for a patron;(7) procuring transportation for, paying for the transportation of, or transporting a person 18 years of age or older within this state with the intention of assisting or promoting that person's engaging in the sale of sexual relations; or(8) being employed to perform any act which is prohibited by this section.(b) (1) Promoting the sale of sexual relations is a:(A) Severity level 9, person felony, except as provided in subsection (b)(1)(B); and(B) severity level 7, person felony when committed by a person who has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of a violation of this section, or any prior version of this section.”\n\nNote: Applies only to persons 18 years of age or older selling sexual relations. Could touch a creator who pays a co-performer or manages a place where paid sexual content is produced. Penalty: severity level 9 person felony first offence; severity level 7 person felony for repeat offenders. Fines $2,500-$5,000 (first) or $5,000+ (repeat).",
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      "evidence_quote": "21-6420. Promoting the sale of sexual relations. (a) Promoting the sale of sexual relations is knowingly:(1) Establishing, owning, maintaining or managing any property, whether real or personal, where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is 18 years of age or older, or participating in the establishment, ownership, maintenance or management thereof;(2) permitting any property, whether real or personal, partially or wholly owned or controlled by the defendant to be used as a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is 18 years of age or older;(3) procuring a person selling sexual relations who is 18 years of age or older for a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale;(4) inducing another who is 18 years of age or older to become a person who sells sexual relations;(5) soliciting a patron for a person 18 years of age or older who is selling sexual relations or for a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale;(6) procuring a person 18 years of age or older who is selling sexual relations for a patron;(7) procuring transportation for, paying for the transportation of, or transporting a person 18 years of age or older within this state with the intention of assisting or promoting that person's engaging in the sale of sexual relations; or(8) being employed to perform any act which is prohibited by this section.(b) (1) Promoting the sale of sexual relations is a:(A) Severity level 9, person felony, except as provided in subsection (b)(1)(B); and(B) severity level 7, person felony when committed by a person who has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of a violation of this section, or any prior version of this section.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-6421: buying sexual relations",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] K.S.A. 21-6421 makes buying sexual relations a class A person misdemeanor (severity level 9 person felony for repeat offenders), including knowingly entering a place where sexual relations are sold to engage in sexual acts with a person selling sexual relations who is 18 or older, or hiring such a person to engage in sexual acts.",
      "body": "K.S.A. 21-6421 makes buying sexual relations a class A person misdemeanor (severity level 9 person felony for repeat offenders), including knowingly entering a place where sexual relations are sold to engage in sexual acts with a person selling sexual relations who is 18 or older, or hiring such a person to engage in sexual acts.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“21-6421. Buying sexual relations. (a) Buying sexual relations is knowingly:(1) Entering or remaining in a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale with intent to engage in manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another, sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful sexual act with a person selling sexual relations who is 18 years of age or older; or(2) hiring a person selling sexual relations who is 18 years of age or older to engage in manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another, sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful sexual act.(b) (1) Buying sexual relations is a:(A) Class A person misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (b)(1)(B); and(B) severity level 9, person felony when committed by a person who has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of a violation of this section, or any prior version of this section.(2) In addition to any other sentence imposed, a person convicted under this section shall be fined not less than $1,200 nor more than $5,000.”\n\nNote: Applies only to persons 18 years of age or older selling sexual relations. Could touch a creator/client who pays for sexual acts. Penalty: class A person misdemeanor first offence; severity level 9 person felony repeat. Fine $1,200-$5,000. Court may order educational/treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-6422: commercial sexual exploitation of a child",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] K.S.A. 21-6422 makes commercial sexual exploitation of a child a severity level 4 person felony (severity level 2 for repeat offenders; off-grid felony if offender is 18+ and victim under 14), including hiring a person under 18 to engage in sexual acts for anything of value, or establishing/managing/permitting property where sexual relations are sold by a person under 18.",
      "body": "K.S.A. 21-6422 makes commercial sexual exploitation of a child a severity level 4 person felony (severity level 2 for repeat offenders; off-grid felony if offender is 18+ and victim under 14), including hiring a person under 18 to engage in sexual acts for anything of value, or establishing/managing/permitting property where sexual relations are sold by a person under 18.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“21-6422. Commercial sexual exploitation of a child. (a) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child is knowingly:(1) Hiring a person younger than 18 years of age by giving, or offering or agreeing to give, anything of value to any person, to engage in a manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another, sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful sexual act;(2) establishing, owning, maintaining or managing any property, whether real or personal, where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person younger than 18 years of age, or participating in the establishment, ownership, maintenance or management thereof; or(3) permitting any property, whether real or personal, partially or wholly owned or controlled by the defendant to be used as a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is younger than 18 years of age.(b) (1) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child is a:(A) Severity level 4, person felony, except as provided in subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2); and(B) severity level 2, person felony when committed by a person who has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of a violation of this section, except as provided in subsection (b)(2).(2) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child or attempt, conspiracy or criminal solicitation to commit commercial sexual exploitation of a child is an off-grid person felony when the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less than 14 years of age.”\n\nNote: Strict liability regarding age-related aspects: targets under-18 sellers. Off-grid person felony if offender 18+ and victim under 14. Fines $2,500-$5,000 (first) or $5,000+ (repeat/aggravated).",
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      "evidence_quote": "21-6422. Commercial sexual exploitation of a child. (a) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child is knowingly:(1) Hiring a person younger than 18 years of age by giving, or offering or agreeing to give, anything of value to any person, to engage in a manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another, sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful sexual act;(2) establishing, owning, maintaining or managing any property, whether real or personal, where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person younger than 18 years of age, or participating in the establishment, ownership, maintenance or management thereof; or(3) permitting any property, whether real or personal, partially or wholly owned or controlled by the defendant to be used as a place where sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is younger than 18 years of age.(b) (1) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child is a:(A) Severity level 4, person felony, except as provided in subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2); and(B) severity level 2, person felony when committed by a person who has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of a violation of this section, except as provided in subsection (b)(2).(2) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child or attempt, conspiracy or criminal solicitation to commit commercial sexual exploitation of a child is an off-grid person felony when the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less than 14 years of age.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-6424: unlawful use of a communication facility",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] K.S.A. 21-6424 makes it unlawful to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility (including telephone, wire, radio, computer, computer networks, beepers, pagers) in committing, causing, or facilitating any felony under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6422, or 21-6420, or any felony or misdemeanor under K.S.A. 21-6421; each separate use may be charged as a separate offence.",
      "body": "K.S.A. 21-6424 makes it unlawful to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility (including telephone, wire, radio, computer, computer networks, beepers, pagers) in committing, causing, or facilitating any felony under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6422, or 21-6420, or any felony or misdemeanor under K.S.A. 21-6421; each separate use may be charged as a separate offence.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“21-6424. Unlawful use of a communication facility. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility:(1) In committing, causing, or facilitating the commission of any felony under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6422 or 21-6420, and amendments thereto;(2) in any attempt to commit, any conspiracy to commit, or any criminal solicitation of any felony under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6422 or 21-6420, and amendments thereto; or(3) in committing, causing, or facilitating the commission of any felony or misdemeanor under K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments thereto, or in any attempt to commit, any conspiracy to commit, or any criminal solicitation of any felony or misdemeanor under K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments thereto.Each separate use of a communication facility may be charged as a separate offence under this subsection.(b) (1) Violation of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a severity level 7, person felony.(2) Violation of subsection (a)(3) is a class A person misdemeanor.(c) As used in this section, 'communication facility' means any and all public and private instrumentalities used or useful in the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures or sounds of all kinds and includes telephone, wire, radio, computer, computer networks, beepers, pagers and all other means of communication.”\n\nNote: Online solicitation and internet-facilitated prostitution: using a computer/internet to facilitate promoting the sale of sexual relations (21-6420), buying sexual relations (21-6421), or commercial sexual exploitation of a child (21-6422) is a separate offence. Severity level 7 person felony for 21-6420/21-6422 facilitation; class A person misdemeanor for 21-6421 facilitation.",
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      "evidence_quote": "21-6424. Unlawful use of a communication facility. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility:(1) In committing, causing, or facilitating the commission of any felony under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6422 or 21-6420, and amendments thereto;(2) in any attempt to commit, any conspiracy to commit, or any criminal solicitation of any felony under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6422 or 21-6420, and amendments thereto; or(3) in committing, causing, or facilitating the commission of any felony or misdemeanor under K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments thereto, or in any attempt to commit, any conspiracy to commit, or any criminal solicitation of any felony or misdemeanor under K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments thereto.Each separate use of a communication facility may be charged as a separate offence under this subsection.(b) (1) Violation of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a severity level 7, person felony.(2) Violation of subsection (a)(3) is a class A person misdemeanor.(c) As used in this section, 'communication facility' means any and all public and private instrumentalities used or useful in the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures or sounds of all kinds and includes telephone, wire, radio, computer, computer networks, beepers, pagers and all other means of communication.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-5513: lewd and lascivious behavior",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] K.S.A. 21-5513 makes lewd and lascivious behavior a class B nonperson misdemeanor (severity level 9 person felony if in presence of a person under 16), including publicly engaging in sexual intercourse or sodomy with knowledge of being viewed, or publicly exposing a sex organ with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desires.",
      "body": "K.S.A. 21-5513 makes lewd and lascivious behavior a class B nonperson misdemeanor (severity level 9 person felony if in presence of a person under 16), including publicly engaging in sexual intercourse or sodomy with knowledge of being viewed, or publicly exposing a sex organ with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desires.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas actually says:\n\n“21-5513. Lewd and lascivious behavior. (a) Lewd and lascivious behavior is:(1) Publicly engaging in otherwise lawful sexual intercourse or sodomy with knowledge or reasonable anticipation that the participants are being viewed by others; or(2) publicly exposing a sex organ or exposing a sex organ in the presence of a person who is not the spouse of the offender and who has not consented thereto, with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.(b) Lewd and lascivious behavior is a:(1) Class B nonperson misdemeanor, if committed in the presence of a person 16 or more years of age; and(2) severity level 9, person felony, if committed in the presence of a person under 16 years of age.”\n\nNote: Could touch public filming of sexual acts or nudity. Penalty depends on whether a person under 16 is present.",
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      "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/021_000_0000_chapter/021_055_0000_article/021_055_0013_section/021_055_0013_k/",
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      "evidence_quote": "21-5513. Lewd and lascivious behavior. (a) Lewd and lascivious behavior is:(1) Publicly engaging in otherwise lawful sexual intercourse or sodomy with knowledge or reasonable anticipation that the participants are being viewed by others; or(2) publicly exposing a sex organ or exposing a sex organ in the presence of a person who is not the spouse of the offender and who has not consented thereto, with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.(b) Lewd and lascivious behavior is a:(1) Class B nonperson misdemeanor, if committed in the presence of a person 16 or more years of age; and(2) severity level 9, person felony, if committed in the presence of a person under 16 years of age.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas's statutes are published on the official Legislative Information site at kslegislature.gov under a statutes index page listing chapters including Chapter 21, Crimes and Punishments, which contains statutes regarding the sale of sexual relations.",
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