Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 21, Crimes and Punishments
K.S.A. Ch. 21 § 21-6319: Unlawful failure to report a wound
What this law says, in plain English
A physician or other person who treats certain serious wounds (gunshot wounds or life-threatening knife/sharp instrument wounds) must report the treatment to local police or sheriff. Failure to report is a class C misdemeanor.
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