Attorney's Note

Under the Kansas Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,500
For details, see Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6602

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 46-1014

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • investigating committee: means any of the following:

    (a) A standing, special or select committee of either the house of representatives or the senate, a joint committee of both houses of the legislature, or an authorized subcommittee of any such committee; or

    (b) The legislative coordinating council, the legislative budget committee, the joint committee on special claims against the state, the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations, the legislative post audit committee, any special or select committee appointed by the legislative coordinating council, or any authorized subcommittee of any such committee or said council; or

    (c) Any committee, commission or board created by the legislature by concurrent resolution or enactment when, as one or all of its duties, it is to perform an inquiry, study or investigation for the legislature, except that an advisory committee is not an investigating committee; or

    (d) Any committee heretofore or hereafter created by law or resolution of either house of the legislature or by concurrent resolution, when all of the members of such committee, who are authorized to vote on actions of the committee, are legislators. See Kansas Statutes 46-1001

  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.

(a) Contempt of legislature is:

(1) Willfully making default when summoned as a witness by subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by an investigating committee or either house of the legislature; or

(2) Willfully failing to produce books, papers, documents or other records when required to do so by an investigating committee or either house of the legislature; or

(3) Having appeared as required by a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum of an investigating committee or either house of the legislature, refusing to answer, under oath or affirmation, any question pertinent to the matter under inquiry.

(b) Contempt of legislature is a class A misdemeanor.