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K.S.A. § 17-1252 (2026)

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17-1252.

History: L. 1957, ch. 145, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 117, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 137, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 386, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 117, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 73, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 61, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 98, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 55, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 226, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 69, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 62, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 59, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 52, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 17, § 1; Repealed, L. 2004, ch. 154, § 65; July 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases, 1970–2013 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Mays v. Ridenhour, 811 P.2d 1220 (Kan. 1991).
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State Ex Rel. Mays v. Ridenhour, 811 P.2d 1220 (Kan. 1991). · cites it 5× “: This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Securities Commissioner of the State of Kansas (Commissioner), seeking equitable relief against the defendants under the provisions of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq. The defendants appeal from an order of the…”
Activator Supply Co. v. Wurth, 722 P.2d 1081 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 5× “The primary issue raised on the appeal is one of law and, simply stated, is whether the business operations of ASC and CFI and the contract for sale of activator kits to individual growers constitute the offer and sale of a security under the Kansas Securities Act (K.S.A.…”
Klein v. Oppenheimer & Co., 130 P.3d 569 (Kan. 2006). · cites it 3× “The purpose of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq., “is to place the traffic of promoting and dealing in speculative securities under rigid governmental regulation and control to protect investors, thereby preventing, so far as possible, the sale of fraudulent and…”
Brenner v. Oppenheimer & Co., 44 P.3d 364 (Kan. 2002). “It is well settled in this state that “[t]he purpose of the Kansas Securities Act (K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq.) is to place the traffic of promoting and dealing in speculative securities under rigid governmental regulation and control to protect investors, thereby preventing, so far…”
Comeau v. Rupp, 810 F. Supp. 1127 (D. Kan. 1992). · cites it 2× “” Rather, K.S.A. § 17-1252(h) simply provides: (1) "Sale” or “sell” includes every contract of sale of, contract to sell, or disposition of, a security or interest in a security for value.”
State v. Stuber, 1 P.3d 333 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 5× “This court rationalized that the purpose of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 etseq., is to place promotion *173 and dealing of speculative securities under rigid government control: “We conclude that permitting the seller of speculative securities to fail to disclose…”
State v. Atteberry, 239 P.3d 857 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “The State filed its complaint against Atteberry on August 19, 2005, and initially charged him with six counts of violating the Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq. On October 14, 2005, the State filed an amended complaint in which it alleged 36 counts against Atteberry.”
State v. Puckett, 640 P.2d 1198 (Kan. 1982). “: This is a direct appeal in a criminal action in which the defendant, Floyd Calvin Puckett, was convicted of twenty-one counts alleging violations of the Kansas Securities Acts (K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 17-1252 et seq.). The securities involved fractional interests in oil and gas…”
Kelly v. Primeline Advisory, Inc., 889 P.2d 130 (Kan. 1995). · cites it 2× “17-1268(a), the civil liabilities section of the Kan *979 sas Securities Act (the Act), K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq. The district court concluded that the statutory claims of James and Ellen Kelly were barred by K.”
State Ex Rel. Owens v. Colby, 646 P.2d 1071 (Kan. 1982). · cites it 2× “As a part of the web of the Uniform Acts throughout the nation and because of the common history and theories behind both the state and federal experience in the field of securities regulation, the Kansas Act should be developed by court decisions which are firmly grounded on…”
State v. Ribadeneira, 817 P.2d 1105 (Kan. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “A “sale” under K.S.A. 17-1252(h)(1) is the sale of a security “for value.”
State v. Stuber, 962 P.2d 1104 (Kan. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “In resolving this question, we must determine whether a broker under the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq., is required to reveal a criminal past, which includes crimes of dishonesty, in selling stock to an investor.”
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— K.S.A. § 17-1252(e) — 1 case
Klein v. Oppenheimer & Co., 130 P.3d 569 (Kan. 2006). “The purpose of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq., “is to place the traffic of promoting and dealing in speculative securities under rigid governmental regulation and control to protect investors, thereby preventing, so far as possible, the sale of fraudulent and…”
— K.S.A. § 17-1252(f) — 1 case
Klein v. Oppenheimer & Co., 130 P.3d 569 (Kan. 2006). “The purpose of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq., “is to place the traffic of promoting and dealing in speculative securities under rigid governmental regulation and control to protect investors, thereby preventing, so far as possible, the sale of fraudulent and…”
— K.S.A. § 17-1252(h) — 1 case
Comeau v. Rupp, 810 F. Supp. 1127 (D. Kan. 1992). “” Rather, K.S.A. § 17-1252(h) simply provides: (1) "Sale” or “sell” includes every contract of sale of, contract to sell, or disposition of, a security or interest in a security for value.”
— K.S.A. § 17-1252(h)(1) — 1 case
State v. Ribadeneira, 817 P.2d 1105 (Kan. Ct. App. 1991). “A “sale” under K.S.A. 17-1252(h)(1) is the sale of a security “for value.”
— K.S.A. § 17-1252(h)(2) — 1 case
State v. Stuber, 1 P.3d 333 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “This court rationalized that the purpose of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 etseq., is to place promotion *173 and dealing of speculative securities under rigid government control: “We conclude that permitting the seller of speculative securities to fail to disclose…”
— K.S.A. § 17-1252(h)(l) — 2 cases
State Ex Rel. Mays v. Ridenhour, 811 P.2d 1220 (Kan. 1991). “: This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Securities Commissioner of the State of Kansas (Commissioner), seeking equitable relief against the defendants under the provisions of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq. The defendants appeal from an order of the…”
State v. Stuber, 1 P.3d 333 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “This court rationalized that the purpose of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 etseq., is to place promotion *173 and dealing of speculative securities under rigid government control: “We conclude that permitting the seller of speculative securities to fail to disclose…”
— K.S.A. § 17-1252(j) — 14 cases
Activator Supply Co. v. Wurth, 722 P.2d 1081 (Kan. 1986). “The primary issue raised on the appeal is one of law and, simply stated, is whether the business operations of ASC and CFI and the contract for sale of activator kits to individual growers constitute the offer and sale of a security under the Kansas Securities Act (K.S.A.…”
State Ex Rel. Mays v. Ridenhour, 811 P.2d 1220 (Kan. 1991). “: This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Securities Commissioner of the State of Kansas (Commissioner), seeking equitable relief against the defendants under the provisions of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 et seq. The defendants appeal from an order of the…”
537721 Ontario, Inc. v. Mays, 780 P.2d 1126 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989).
State v. Stuber, 1 P.3d 333 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “This court rationalized that the purpose of the Kansas Securities Act, K.S.A. 17-1252 etseq., is to place promotion *173 and dealing of speculative securities under rigid government control: “We conclude that permitting the seller of speculative securities to fail to disclose…”
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,897 Will L. Clegg v. Leo H. Conk, 507 F.2d 1351 (10th Cir. 1974).
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