# K.S.A. § 21-6103: 21-6103 - Criminal false communication

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A61_S21-6103

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 21-6103
- **Heading:** 21-6103 - Criminal false communication
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 61 / Section 21-6103

## Text

21-6103. Criminal false communication. (a) Criminal false communication is:

(1) Communicating to any person, by any means, information that the person communicating such information knows to be false and will tend to:

(A) Expose another living person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule;

(B) deprive such person of the benefits of public confidence and social acceptance; or

(C) degrade and vilify the memory of one who is dead and to scandalize or provoke surviving relatives and friends; or

(2) recklessly making, circulating or causing to be circulated any false report, statement or rumor with intent to injure the financial standing or reputation of any bank, financial or business institution or the financial standing of any individual in this state.

(b) Criminal false communication is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(c) In all prosecutions under this section the truth of the information communicated shall be admitted as evidence. It shall be a defense to a charge of criminal false communication if it is found that such matter was true.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 21-6101 21-6101 - Breach of privacy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A61_S21-6101.md)
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- [K.S.A. § 21-6103 21-6103 - Criminal false communication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A61_S21-6103.md)
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- [K.S.A. § 21-6105 21-6105 - Unjustifiably exposing a convicted or charged person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A61_S21-6105.md)
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- [K.S.A. § 21-6110 21-6110 - Smoking in public places, public meetings and other places prohibited; smoke-free workplace, employer written policy; exceptions, smoking permitted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A61_S21-6110.md)
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