Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 21-3707 (2026)

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21-3707.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3707; L. 1972, ch. 117, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 144, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 119, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 223, § 5; L. 1989, ch. 92, § 19; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 43; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 68; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 28; L. 1995, ch. 230, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 203, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 11, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 200, § 1; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2026 · leading case: Barnett v. K-Mart (In Re Barnett), 15 B.R. 504 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1981).
Barnett v. K-Mart (In Re Barnett), 15 B.R. 504 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1981). · cites it 32× “Does K.S.A. § 21-3707 or a portion of it conflict with the Bankruptcy Code.”
State v. Johnson, 666 P.2d 706 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 6× “K.S.A. 21-3707. During the month of June, 1982, four checks were issued by Your Aerobics Fitness Center, Inc.”
People v. Drake, 785 P.2d 1257 (Colo. 1990). · cites it 2× “make, draw, issue or deliver two (2) or more worthless checks as defined by K.S.A. 21-3707, with the intent to defraud and knowing at the time of the making, drawing, issuing or delivering of each check, order or draft that the maker or drawer has no deposits in or credit with…”
State v. Ringi, 712 P.2d 1223 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 10× “84 CR 1420 was filed in Sedgwick County charging defendant with giving a worthless check in violation of K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 21-3707. On November 8, 1984, a preliminary hearing was held.”
Terri L. Bass v. Stolper, Koritzinsky, Brewster & Neider, S.C. & Kathy Leschensky, 111 F.3d 1322 (7th Cir. 1997). “Code § 35-43-5-5 (fact that check was refused or that person had no account at the bank is prima facie evidence of knowing dishonor); Kan.Stat.Ann. § 21-3707 (failure to pay the amount due within seven days after notice of dishonor constitutes prima facie evidence of intent to…”
State v. McConnell, 688 P.2d 1224 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 6× “: Defendant William McConnell appeals his conviction for giving a worthless check (K.S.A. 21-3707), arguing error in certain evidentiary rulings.”
State v. Fowler, 710 P.2d 1268 (Kan. 1985). · cites it 2× “83 CR 65 (57,683) Defendant, Robert Fowler, was convicted of giving a worthless check in violation of K.S.A. 21-3707, a class E felony. On October 19, 1983, defendant was given a minimum sentence of one to two years.”
State v. Jones, 748 P.2d 839 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 2× “The court compared a similar worthless check statute, K.S.A. 1971 Supp. 21-3707, which was held not to be an unconstitutional authorization of imprisonment for a debt because that offense required proof of an intent to defraud ( State v.”
State v. Wilson, 933 P.2d 696 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 8× “: The State of Kansas appeals on a question reserved from a judgment of the district court of Bourbon County granting defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal after presentation of the State’s evidence on the charge of giving a worthless check in violation of K.S.A. 21-3707.…”
In Re Berkowitz, 602 P.2d 99 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979). “Intent to defraud, an element of the crime under K.S.A. 21-3707, might remain in doubt if the evidence were limited to any one check.”
State v. Smith, 573 P.2d 985 (Kan. 1977). · cites it 2× “The seven-day notice provision (K.S.A. 21-3707[2]) was held to be constitutional.”
State v. Doyen, 580 P.2d 1351 (Kan. 1978). “21-3706; giving a worthless check, K.S.A. 21-3707; making a false writing, K.”
— K.S.A. § 21-3707(2) — 4 cases
State v. Johnson, 666 P.2d 706 (Kan. 1983). “K.S.A. 21-3707. During the month of June, 1982, four checks were issued by Your Aerobics Fitness Center, Inc.”
Barnett v. K-Mart (In Re Barnett), 15 B.R. 504 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1981). “Does K.S.A. § 21-3707 or a portion of it conflict with the Bankruptcy Code.”
State v. McConnell, 688 P.2d 1224 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “: Defendant William McConnell appeals his conviction for giving a worthless check (K.S.A. 21-3707), arguing error in certain evidentiary rulings.”
State v. Smith, 573 P.2d 985 (Kan. 1977). “The seven-day notice provision (K.S.A. 21-3707[2]) was held to be constitutional.”
— K.S.A. § 21-3707(3)(a) — 1 case
State v. Montgomery, 796 P.2d 559 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990).
— K.S.A. § 21-3707(3)(b) — 1 case
State v. Montgomery, 796 P.2d 559 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990).
— K.S.A. § 21-3707(b) — 1 case
State v. Wilson, 933 P.2d 696 (Kan. 1997). “: The State of Kansas appeals on a question reserved from a judgment of the district court of Bourbon County granting defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal after presentation of the State’s evidence on the charge of giving a worthless check in violation of K.S.A. 21-3707.…”
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