# K.S.A. § 21-5103: 21-5103 - Scope and application

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5103

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 21-5103
- **Heading:** 21-5103 - Scope and application
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 51 / Section 21-5103

## Text

21-5103. Scope and application. (a) No conduct constitutes a crime against the state of Kansas unless it is made criminal in this code or in another statute of this state, but where a crime is denounced by any statute of this state, but not defined, the definition of such crime at common law shall be applied.

(b) Unless expressly stated otherwise, or the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this code apply to crimes created by statute other than in this code.

(c) This code does not affect the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order or a civil judgment or decree.

(d) This code has no application to crimes committed prior to July 1, 2011. A crime is committed prior to the effective date of the code if any of the essential elements of the crime as then defined occurred before that date. Prosecutions for prior crimes shall be governed, prosecuted and punished under the laws existing at the time such crimes were committed.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 21-5101 21-5101 - Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5101.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5102 21-5102 - Crimes defined; classes of crimes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5102.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5103 21-5103 - Scope and application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5103.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5104 21-5104 - Severability; invalidity of part of code.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5104.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5106 21-5106 - Jurisdictional application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5106.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5107 21-5107 - Time limitations for commencement of prosecution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5107.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5108 21-5108 - Burden of proof; defendant presumed innocent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5108.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5109 21-5109 - Multiple prosecutions for same act; lesser included crimes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5109.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5110 21-5110 - Effect of former prosecution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5110.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5111 21-5111 - Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5111.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-5112 21-5112 - Prohibition on ordering the victim of a crime to undergo psychiatric or psychological examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A51_S21-5112.md)

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