Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 21, Crimes and Punishments
K.S.A. Ch. 21 § 21-5938: Failure to report disappearance or death of child; penalties
What this law says, in plain English
Kansas law makes it a felony for parents, guardians, or caretakers to knowingly fail to report a child under 13's disappearance or death to law enforcement, when done to conceal a crime or when the child faces imminent danger.
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