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K.S.A. § 21-4209 (2026)

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21-4209.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4209; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 71; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 152; L. 1994, ch. 348, § 15; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

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Cited in 15 cases, 1980–2013 · leading case: Arredondo v. Duckwall Stores, Inc., 610 P.2d 1107 (Kan. 1980).
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Arredondo v. Duckwall Stores, Inc., 610 P.2d 1107 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 20× “Plaintiff claims that his injury was directly caused by defendant's sale of gunpowder in violation of K.S.A. 21-4209, which reads: "(1) Unlawful disposal of explosives is knowingly selling, giving or otherwise transferring any explosive or detonating substance to: "( a ) A…”
Kansas State Bank & Trust Co. v. Specialized Transp. Servs., Inc., 819 P.2d 587 (Kan. 1991). · cites it 4× “The plaintiff's cause of action was predicated upon K.S.A. 21-4209, which prohibited anyone from knowingly selling, giving, or otherwise transferring any explosive or detonation substance to a person under 18 years of age.”
Mills v. City of Overland Park, 837 P.2d 370 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 4× “After a lengthy discussion of the legislative purpose in enacting the statute, we held that public safety was the primary purpose for its enactment as opposed to protection of the named class of minors, habitual drunkards, narcotic addicts, and felons.”
Ling v. Jan's Liquors, 703 P.2d 731 (Kan. 1985). · cites it 2× “It was the public policy of the act that the party whose conduct violates the act must bear the responsibility for the damage caused.”
Kennedy v. City of Sawyer, 618 P.2d 788 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 2× “60-258a, applied. In such case breach of duty, or negligence per se, results from a finding that the criminal statute was violated.”
Shirley Ex Rel. Graham v. Glass, 241 P.3d 134 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “The boy filed suit against the store that had sold him the gunpowder he used to load the shotgun shells, claiming that the sale violated K.S.A. 21-4209, prohibiting the sale of explosives to minors.”
Gaines-Tabb v. ICI Explosives, USA, Inc., 160 F.3d 613 (10th Cir. 1998). “§ 21 -4209b, the Kansas legislature defines the term “explosives” for purposes of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 21-4209 and 21-4209a as “any chemical compound, mixture or device, of which the primary purpose is to function by explosion, and includes but is not limited to dynamite and other…”
Shirley ex rel. Graham v. Glass, 308 P.3d 1 (Kan. 2013). “2d 1107 (1980), this court considered K.S.A. 21-4209 (Weeks 1974), which prohibited selling explosives to minors.”
Long v. Turk, 962 P.2d 1093 (Kan. 1998). · cites it 2× “21-4209, we observed: “In 1969, the firearms and explosives sections were grouped together in article 42 of chapter 21 as ‘Crimes Against the Public Safety.”
Albertson v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, 634 P.2d 1127 (Kan. 1981). “This case also involved negligence per se where contributory negligence would be a valid defense in the absence of application of comparative negligence.”
In the Interest of J.L., 891 P.2d 1125 (Kan. Ct. App. 1995). “K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 21-4204. It is unlawful to possess or sell explosives to a person who has been convicted of a felony in the past five years.”
Schlobohm v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 804 P.2d 978 (Kan. 1991). “We concluded the primary purpose of the criminal statute at issue, K.S.A. 21-4209, was to protect the general public, with incidental consideration given to the protection of minors.”
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— K.S.A. § 21-4209(a) — 1 case
Forsythe v. Coats Co., 639 P.2d 43 (Kan. 1982).
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