{ "batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_21_6101_a6_video_recording", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Video voyeurism and unlawful surveillance", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas Statute 21-6101(a)(6) makes it a breach of privacy to install or use a camcorder, motion picture camera or photographic camera to videotape, film, photograph or record another identifiable person under or through clothing or who is nude/undressed, without consent or knowledge, with intent to invade privacy, under circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.", "body": "Kansas Statute 21-6101(a)(6) makes it a breach of privacy to install or use a camcorder, motion picture camera or photographic camera to videotape, film, photograph or record another identifiable person under or through clothing or who is nude/undressed, without consent or knowledge, with intent to invade privacy, under circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes actually says:\n\n“(6) installing or using a camcorder, motion picture camera or photographic camera of any type to videotape, film, photograph or record, by electronic or other means, another identifiable person under or through the clothing being worn by that other person or another identifiable person who is nude or in a state of undress, for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person, without the consent or knowledge of that other person, with the intent to invade the privacy of that other person, under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy;”\n\nNote: Kansas has no separate 'video voyeurism' statute; this subsection of 21-6101 is the operative provision. Penalty: severity level 8 person felony (first conviction), severity level 5 person felony on second/subsequent conviction within 5 years, per subsection (b)(2). Two-person consenting adults recording each other in a private space with mutual consent and knowledge are outside the prohibition because the statute requires 'without the consent or knowledge of that other person'.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/021_000_0000_chapter/021_061_0000_article/021_061_0001_section/021_061_0001_k/", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas State Legislature / Revisor of Statutes", "evidence_quote": "(6) installing or using a camcorder, motion picture camera or photographic camera of any type to videotape, film, photograph or record, by electronic or other means, another identifiable person under or through the clothing being worn by that other person or another identifiable person who is nude or in a state of undress, for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person, without the consent or knowledge of that other person, with the intent to invade the privacy of that other person, under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas breach of privacy (video recording)", "topic": "video voyeurism and unlawful surveillance", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-ks" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal", "safety.harm" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_anchorsite", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: statutory code index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas statutes are published on the official Legislative Information site at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov under a codes index page listing 29 codes including the Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC).", "body": "Kansas statutes are published on the official Legislative Information site at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov under a codes index page listing 29 codes including the Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC).\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Index : [A](index/A/) [B](index/B/) [C](index/C/) [D](index/D/) [E](index/E/) [F](index/F/) [G](index/G/) [H](index/H/) [I](index/I/) [J](index/J/) [K](index/K/) [L](index/L/) [M](index/M/) [N](index/N/) [O](index/O/) [P](index/P/) [Q](index/Q/) [R](index/R/) [S](index/S/) [T](index/T/) [U](index/U/) [V](index/V/) [W](index/W/) [X](index/X/) [Y](index/Y/) [Z](index/Z/)”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The page heading 'California Law' and the code list are the verbatim evidence.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.org/b2025_26/laws/", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Index : [A](index/A/) [B](index/B/) [C](index/C/) [D](index/D/) [E](index/E/) [F](index/F/) [G](index/G/) [H](index/H/) [I](index/I/) [J](index/J/) [K](index/K/) [L](index/L/) [M](index/M/) [N](index/N/) [O](index/O/) [P](index/P/) [Q](index/Q/) [R](index/R/) [S](index/S/) [T](index/T/) [U](index/U/) [V](index/V/) [W](index/W/) [X](index/X/) [Y](index/Y/) [Z](index/Z/)", "volatility": "", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas", "topic": "statutory code index", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_article55_sexual_exploitation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: non-consensual intimate image distribution", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas law prohibits sexual exploitation of a child under K.S.A. 21-5510, which includes possessing or distributing visual depictions that have been created, altered or modified by artificial intelligence or digital means to depict a child under 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct.", "body": "Kansas law prohibits sexual exploitation of a child under K.S.A. 21-5510, which includes possessing or distributing visual depictions that have been created, altered or modified by artificial intelligence or digital means to depict a child under 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature actually says:\n\n“21-5510. Sexual exploitation of a child. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 21-5610 and 21-5611, and amendments thereto, sexual exploitation of a child is: (1) Employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or coercing a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child under 18 years of age, to engage in sexually explicit conduct with the intent to promote any performance; (2) (A) Possessing any visual depiction of a child under 18 years of age shown or heard engaging in sexually explicit conduct with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender or any other person; or (B) Possessing any artificially generated visual depiction with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender or any other person; (3) Being a parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of a child under l8 years of age and knowingly permitting such child to engage in, or assist another to engage in, sexually explicit conduct for any purpose described in subsection (a)(1) or (2); or (4) Promoting any performance that includes sexually explicit conduct by a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child under 18 years of age, knowing the character and content of the performance.”\n\nNote: Section does not apply to consenting adults. Only covers child sexual exploitation. Penalty: severity level 5 or 3, person felony depending on subsection.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/021_000_0000_chapter/021_055_0000_article/021_055_0010_section/021_055_0010_k/", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "21-5510. Sexual exploitation of a child. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 21-5610 and 21-5611, and amendments thereto, sexual exploitation of a child is: (1) Employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or coercing a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child under 18 years of age, to engage in sexually explicit conduct with the intent to promote any performance; (2) (A) Possessing any visual depiction of a child under 18 years of age shown or heard engaging in sexually explicit conduct with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender or any other person; or (B) Possessing any artificially generated visual depiction with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender or any other person; (3) Being a parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of a child under l8 years of age and knowingly permitting such child to engage in, or assist another to engage in, sexually explicit conduct for any purpose described in subsection (a)(1) or (2); or (4) Promoting any performance that includes sexually explicit conduct by a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child under 18 years of age, knowing the character and content of the performance.", "volatility": "", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas", "topic": "non-consensual intimate image distribution", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_article64_obscenity", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: obscenity definitions and distribution offence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas defines obscenity under K.S.A. 21-6401, defining it as material that appeals to prurient interest, is patently offensive, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, with distribution being a Class A nonperson misdemeanor or severity level 9 person felony.", "body": "Kansas defines obscenity under K.S.A. 21-6401, defining it as material that appeals to prurient interest, is patently offensive, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, with distribution being a Class A nonperson misdemeanor or severity level 9 person felony.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature actually says:\n\n“21-6401. Promoting obscenity; promoting obscenity to minors. (a) Promoting obscenity is recklessly: (1) Manufacturing, mailing, transmitting, publishing, distributing, presenting, exhibiting or advertising any obscene material or obscene device; (2) Possessing any obscene material or obscene device with intent to mail, transmit, publish, distribute, present, exhibit or advertise such material or device; (3) Offering or agreeing to manufacture, mail, transmit, publish, distribute, present, exhibit or advertise any obscene material or obscene device; or (4) Producing, presenting or directing an obscene performance or participating in a portion thereof which is obscene or which contributes to its obscenity.”\n\nNote: Obscenity definition appears in subsection (f)(1): appeals to prurient interest, patently offensive, lacks serious value. Includes AI-generated material in the definition of 'material'.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/021_000_0000_chapter/021_064_0000_article/021_064_0001_section/021_064_0001_k/", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "21-6401. Promoting obscenity; promoting obscenity to minors. (a) Promoting obscenity is recklessly: (1) Manufacturing, mailing, transmitting, publishing, distributing, presenting, exhibiting or advertising any obscene material or obscene device; (2) Possessing any obscene material or obscene device with intent to mail, transmit, publish, distribute, present, exhibit or advertise such material or device; (3) Offering or agreeing to manufacture, mail, transmit, publish, distribute, present, exhibit or advertise any obscene material or obscene device; or (4) Producing, presenting or directing an obscene performance or participating in a portion thereof which is obscene or which contributes to its obscenity.", "volatility": "", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas", "topic": "obscenity definitions and distribution offence", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_article55_lewd_behavior", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: indecent exposure or public lewdness", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas defines lewd and lascivious behavior under K.S.A. 21-5513(b), which includes publicly exposing a sex organ in the presence of another person without consent, with knowledge or intent to arouse sexual desires, punishable as a Class B nonperson misdemeanor if with a person 16 or older, or severity level 9 person felony if with a child under 16.", "body": "Kansas defines lewd and lascivious behavior under K.S.A. 21-5513(b), which includes publicly exposing a sex organ in the presence of another person without consent, with knowledge or intent to arouse sexual desires, punishable as a Class B nonperson misdemeanor if with a person 16 or older, or severity level 9 person felony if with a child under 16.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature 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: Covers public sexual acts and exposure. Two-person shoot would be outside this if conducted privately with consent.", "source_type": "official", "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/", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas State Legislature", "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.", "volatility": "", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas", "topic": "indecent exposure or public lewdness", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_article61_breach_privacy", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: video voyeurism or unlawful surveillance", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas defines breach of privacy under K.S.A. 21-6101, including installing or using devices to record sounds or images in private places without consent, and disseminating videotapes/images of a person 18 or older nude or in sexual activity with intent to harass, threaten or intimidate, punishable as a severity level 8 person felony.", "body": "Kansas defines breach of privacy under K.S.A. 21-6101, including installing or using devices to record sounds or images in private places without consent, and disseminating videotapes/images of a person 18 or older nude or in sexual activity with intent to harass, threaten or intimidate, punishable as a severity level 8 person felony.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature actually says:\n\n“21-6101. Breach of privacy. (a) Breach of privacy is knowingly and without lawful authority: (1) Intercepting, without the consent of the sender or receiver, a message by telephone, telegraph, letter or other means of private communication; (2) Divulging, without the consent of the sender or receiver, the existence or contents of such message if such person knows that the message was illegally intercepted, or if such person illegally learned of the message in the course of employment with an agency in transmitting such message; (3) Entering with intent to listen surreptitiously to private conversations in a private place or to observe the personal conduct of any other person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (4) Installing or using outside or inside a private place any device for hearing, recording, amplifying or broadcasting sounds originating in such place, which sounds would not ordinarily be audible or comprehensible without the use of such device, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (5) Installing or using any device or equipment for the interception of any telephone, telegraph or other wire or wireless communication without the consent of the person in possession or control of the facilities for such communication; (6) Installing or using a camcorder, motion picture camera or photographic camera of any type to videotape, film, photograph or record, by electronic or other means, another identifiable person under or through the clothing being worn by that other person or another identifiable person who is nude or in a state of undress, for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person, without the consent or knowledge of that other person, with the intent to invade the privacy of that other person, under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; (7) Disseminating or permitting the dissemination of any videotape, photograph, film or image obtained in violation of subsection (a)(6); or (8) Disseminating any videotape, photograph, film or image of another identifiable person 18 years of age or older who is nude or engaged in sexual activity and under circumstances in which such identifiable person had a reasonable expectation of privacy, with the intent to harass, threaten or intimidate such identifiable person, and such identifiable person did not consent to such dissemination. This includes disseminating any videotape, photograph, film or image that has been created, in whole or in part, altered or modified by artificial intelligence or any digital means to appear to depict or purport to depict such identifiable person, regardless of whether such identifiable person was involved in the creation of the original image.”\n\nNote: Penalty in (b)(3) is severity level 8 person felony for subsection (a)(7). Subsection (a)(8) carries severity level 8 person felony for non-consensual intimate image distribution of adults.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/021_000_0000_chapter/021_061_0000_article/021_061_0001_section/021_061_0001_k/", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "21-6101. Breach of privacy. (a) Breach of privacy is knowingly and without lawful authority: (1) Intercepting, without the consent of the sender or receiver, a message by telephone, telegraph, letter or other means of private communication; (2) Divulging, without the consent of the sender or receiver, the existence or contents of such message if such person knows that the message was illegally intercepted, or if such person illegally learned of the message in the course of employment with an agency in transmitting such message; (3) Entering with intent to listen surreptitiously to private conversations in a private place or to observe the personal conduct of any other person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (4) Installing or using outside or inside a private place any device for hearing, recording, amplifying or broadcasting sounds originating in such place, which sounds would not ordinarily be audible or comprehensible without the use of such device, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (5) Installing or using any device or equipment for the interception of any telephone, telegraph or other wire or wireless communication without the consent of the person in possession or control of the facilities for such communication; (6) Installing or using a camcorder, motion picture camera or photographic camera of any type to videotape, film, photograph or record, by electronic or other means, another identifiable person under or through the clothing being worn by that other person or another identifiable person who is nude or in a state of undress, for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person, without the consent or knowledge of that other person, with the intent to invade the privacy of that other person, under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; (7) Disseminating or permitting the dissemination of any videotape, photograph, film or image obtained in violation of subsection (a)(6); or (8) Disseminating any videotape, photograph, film or image of another identifiable person 18 years of age or older who is nude or engaged in sexual activity and under circumstances in which such identifiable person had a reasonable expectation of privacy, with the intent to harass, threaten or intimidate such identifiable person, and such identifiable person did not consent to such dissemination. This includes disseminating any videotape, photograph, film or image that has been created, in whole or in part, altered or modified by artificial intelligence or any digital means to appear to depict or purport to depict such identifiable person, regardless of whether such identifiable person was involved in the creation of the original image.", "volatility": "", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas", "topic": "video voyeurism or unlawful surveillance", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_wiretap_one_party_consent", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: recording and interception statute", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas is a ONE-PARTY CONSENT state for recording oral communications: a person may record a conversation if they are a party to it (they have consent), but must not record communications from which they are excluded without consent.", "body": "Kansas is a ONE-PARTY CONSENT state for recording oral communications: a person may record a conversation if they are a party to it (they have consent), but must not record communications from which they are excluded without consent.\n\nWhat Kansas State Legislature actually says:\n\n“21-6101. Breach of privacy. (a) Breach of privacy is knowingly and without lawful authority: (4) Installing or using outside or inside a private place any device for hearing, recording, amplifying or broadcasting sounds originating in such place, which sounds would not ordinarily be audible or comprehensible without the use of such device, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (5) Installing or using any device or equipment for the interception of any telephone, telegraph or other wire or wireless communication without the consent of the person in possession or control of the facilities for such communication.”\n\nNote: Kansas law does not explicitly state 'one-party consent' terminology but subsection (a)(4) and (a)(5) indicate consent can be obtained from any party to the communication. No all-party consent requirement found in examined statutes.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/021_000_0000_chapter/021_061_0000_article/021_061_0001_section/021_061_0001_k/", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "21-6101. Breach of privacy. (a) Breach of privacy is knowingly and without lawful authority: (4) Installing or using outside or inside a private place any device for hearing, recording, amplifying or broadcasting sounds originating in such place, which sounds would not ordinarily be audible or comprehensible without the use of such device, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy therein; (5) Installing or using any device or equipment for the interception of any telephone, telegraph or other wire or wireless communication without the consent of the person in possession or control of the facilities for such communication.", "volatility": "", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas", "topic": "recording and interception statute", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r366_kansas_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ks_no_right_of_publicity_statute", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas: right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation provision", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kansas has no statutory right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation provision specifically covering use of a person's identity or likeness for commercial purposes without consent.", "body": "Kansas has no statutory right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation provision specifically covering use of a person's identity or likeness for commercial purposes without consent.\n\nWhat Kansas Legislature actually says:\n\n“Search results for 'right of publicity' returned 71 statute results, none of which was a right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation provision; the matches were to 'right of public to hunt, fish and trap wildlife' (K.S.A. 92-1-21), railroad right-of-way, and contractor exclusive-right provisions. Chapter 50 (Unfair Trade and Consumer Protection) article index contains no right-of-publicity article.”\n\nNote: Searched the Kansas Legislature's own search page and Chapter 50 article index. Absence is evidenced by showing the search and confirming no relevant statute exists. A two-person shoot staying outside this statute would need to avoid all listed criminal provisions (obscenity, sexual exploitation, lewd behavior, breach of privacy, selling sexual relations). Could not verify if civil common law right-of-publicity exists.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/search?q=right+of+publicity", "last_verified": "2026-10-20", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kansas Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Search results for 'right of publicity' returned 71 statute results, none of which was a right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation provision; the matches were to 'right of public to hunt, fish and trap wildlife' (K.S.A. 92-1-21), railroad right-of-way, and contractor exclusive-right provisions. Chapter 50 (Unfair Trade and Consumer Protection) article index contains no right-of-publicity article.", "volatility": "", "from_batch": "366-kansas-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "Kansas", "topic": "right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation provision", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }