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K.S.A. § 21-4643 (2026)

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21-4643.

History: L. 2006, ch. 212, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 198, § 5; L. 2010, ch. 109, § 18; L. 2010, ch. 155, § 7; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 30, § 288; July 1.

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Cited in 144 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: State v. Reyna, 234 P.3d 761 (Kan. 2010).
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State v. Reyna, 234 P.3d 761 (Kan. 2010). · cites it 28× “The defense filed a posttrial motion for a new trial and a motion for sentencing under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act *767 (KSGA), alleging that the failure to plead and prove Reyna's age, an element of the off-grid offense, required sentencing him under the KSGA rather…”
State v. Jolly, 342 P.3d 935 (Kan. 2015). · cites it 23× “21-4643 At the time of Jolly’s offense, Jessica’s Law, K.S.A. 21-4643, provided that the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for a first time conviction of rape under K.”
State v. Colston, 235 P.3d 1234 (Kan. 2010). · cites it 22× “Colston claims: (1) The trial court erred when it failed to give a unanimity instruction even though the State presented evidence of multiple acts supporting each count; (2) his conviction of aggravated indecent liberties with a child should be vacated because it is a lesser…”
State v. Gracey, 200 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 15× “Gracey filed a timely notice of appeal, and this court assumed jurisdiction under. K.S.A. 22-3601(b) and K.”
State v. Ortega-Cadelan, 194 P.3d 1195 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 12× “We find no reason to impose a different standard in this context and hold that an abuse of discretion standard applies to an appellate court’s review of a district court’s determination of whether mitigating circumstances presented under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 are substantial…”
State v. Huerta-Alvarez, 243 P.3d 326 (Kan. 2010). · cites it 25× “The dates of the offenses fall on both sides of the date upon which K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643, known as Jessica's Law, became effective; consequently, he was sentenced to 61 months, the high end of the Kansas sentencing guidelines grid box, on one count, and to life with a hard…”
State v. Gonzales, 212 P.3d 215 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 14× “For his conviction of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14, Gonzales received a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25 years and postrelease supervision for life pursuant to K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643, commonly known as…”
State v. Ballard, 218 P.3d 432 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 13× “We further observe that K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643, also known as Jessica’s Law, requires that a defendant 18 years of age or older who is convicted of certain sexually violent crimes, including aggravated indecent liberties with a child, committed on or after July 1, 2006, must…”
State v. Spotts, 206 P.3d 510 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 13× “Spotts was sentenced under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of rape for engaging in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl in violation of K.”
State v. Thomas, 199 P.3d 1265 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 11× “Thomas was sentenced to life imprisonment under the provisions of K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 in violation of K.”
State v. Garza, 236 P.3d 501 (Kan. 2010). · cites it 14× “He was sentenced to life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years under K.S.A. 21-4643, commonly known as Jessica's Law.”
State v. Bello, 211 P.3d 139 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 12× “The district court imposed a hard 25 life imprisonment sentence, pursuant to K.S.A. 21-4643. Bello contends that the district court erred by excluding evidence on the basis of noncompliance with the time constraints of K.”
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— K.S.A. § 21-4643(1)(C) — 1 case
State v. Conrad, 298 P.3d 320 (Kan. 2013).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a) — 20 cases
State v. Ortega-Cadelan, 194 P.3d 1195 (Kan. 2008). “We find no reason to impose a different standard in this context and hold that an abuse of discretion standard applies to an appellate court’s review of a district court’s determination of whether mitigating circumstances presented under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 are substantial…”
State v. Plotner, 235 P.3d 417 (Kan. 2010).
State v. Ross, 289 P.3d 76 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Frecks, 280 P.3d 217 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Gracey, 200 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2009). “Gracey filed a timely notice of appeal, and this court assumed jurisdiction under. K.S.A. 22-3601(b) and K.”
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(1) — 15 cases
State v. Spotts, 206 P.3d 510 (Kan. 2009). “Spotts was sentenced under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of rape for engaging in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl in violation of K.”
State v. Thomas, 199 P.3d 1265 (Kan. 2009). “Thomas was sentenced to life imprisonment under the provisions of K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 in violation of K.”
State v. Stafford, 290 P.3d 562 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Gracey, 200 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2009). “Gracey filed a timely notice of appeal, and this court assumed jurisdiction under. K.S.A. 22-3601(b) and K.”
State v. Raskie, 269 P.3d 1268 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(1)(B) — 6 cases
State v. Baptist, 280 P.3d 210 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Prado, 329 P.3d 473 (Kan. 2014).
State v. Florentin, 303 P.3d 263 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Mendoza, 258 P.3d 383 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Grotton, 337 P.3d 56 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(1)(C) — 21 cases
State v. Gracey, 200 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2009). “Gracey filed a timely notice of appeal, and this court assumed jurisdiction under. K.S.A. 22-3601(b) and K.”
State v. Frost, 288 P.3d 151 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Inkelaar, 264 P.3d 81 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Thomas, 199 P.3d 1265 (Kan. 2009). “Thomas was sentenced to life imprisonment under the provisions of K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 in violation of K.”
State v. Holman, 284 P.3d 251 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(1)(D) — 2 cases
State v. Lawson, 297 P.3d 1164 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Horn, 206 P.3d 526 (Kan. 2009).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(1)(E) — 1 case
State v. Williams, 329 P.3d 400 (Kan. 2014).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(1)(G) — 3 cases
State v. Horn, 206 P.3d 526 (Kan. 2009).
State v. Malmstrom, 249 P.3d 1 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Berriozabal, 243 P.3d 352 (Kan. 2010).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(2) — 1 case
State v. Baptist, 280 P.3d 210 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(2)(B) — 6 cases
State v. Britt, 287 P.3d 905 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Spear, 304 P.3d 1246 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Harsh, 265 P.3d 1161 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Gilliland, 276 P.3d 165 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Mason, 279 P.3d 707 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(2)(c) — 1 case
State v. Hernandez, 273 P.3d 774 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(C) — 1 case
State v. Reyna, 234 P.3d 761 (Kan. 2010). “The defense filed a posttrial motion for a new trial and a motion for sentencing under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act *767 (KSGA), alleging that the failure to plead and prove Reyna's age, an element of the off-grid offense, required sentencing him under the KSGA rather…”
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(l) — 23 cases
State v. Chavez, 254 P.3d 539 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Ballard, 218 P.3d 432 (Kan. 2009). “We further observe that K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643, also known as Jessica’s Law, requires that a defendant 18 years of age or older who is convicted of certain sexually violent crimes, including aggravated indecent liberties with a child, committed on or after July 1, 2006, must…”
State v. Plotner, 235 P.3d 417 (Kan. 2010).
State v. Randolph, 301 P.3d 300 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Morningstar, 213 P.3d 1045 (Kan. 2009).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(l)(B) — 7 cases
State v. Florentin, 303 P.3d 263 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Ochs, 306 P.3d 294 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Mendoza, 258 P.3d 383 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Seward, 297 P.3d 272 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Baptist, 280 P.3d 210 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(l)(C) — 26 cases
State v. Holman, 284 P.3d 251 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Gomez, 235 P.3d 1203 (Kan. 2010).
State v. Ballard, 218 P.3d 432 (Kan. 2009). “We further observe that K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643, also known as Jessica’s Law, requires that a defendant 18 years of age or older who is convicted of certain sexually violent crimes, including aggravated indecent liberties with a child, committed on or after July 1, 2006, must…”
State v. Boleyn, 303 P.3d 680 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Britt, 287 P.3d 905 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(l)(D) — 3 cases
State v. Breeden, 304 P.3d 660 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Rogers, 298 P.3d 325 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Salinas, 280 P.3d 221 (Kan. 2012).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(l)(F) — 1 case
State v. Floyd, 294 P.3d 318 (Kan. 2013).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(a)(l)(G) — 4 cases
State v. Berriozabal, 243 P.3d 352 (Kan. 2010).
State v. Chavez, 254 P.3d 539 (Kan. 2011).
State v. Knight, 241 P.3d 120 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Knight, 218 P.3d 1177 (Kan. 2009).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(b) — 2 cases
State v. McMullen, 221 P.3d 92 (Kan. 2009).
State v. McCune, 330 P.3d 1107 (Kan. 2014).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(b)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Trautloff, 217 P.3d 15 (Kan. 2009).
State v. Colston, 235 P.3d 1234 (Kan. 2010). “Colston claims: (1) The trial court erred when it failed to give a unanimity instruction even though the State presented evidence of multiple acts supporting each count; (2) his conviction of aggravated indecent liberties with a child should be vacated because it is a lesser…”
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(b)(l) — 2 cases
State v. Colston, 235 P.3d 1234 (Kan. 2010). “Colston claims: (1) The trial court erred when it failed to give a unanimity instruction even though the State presented evidence of multiple acts supporting each count; (2) his conviction of aggravated indecent liberties with a child should be vacated because it is a lesser…”
State v. Smith, 327 P.3d 441 (Kan. 2014).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(d) — 52 cases
State v. Jolly, 342 P.3d 935 (Kan. 2015). “21-4643 At the time of Jolly’s offense, Jessica’s Law, K.S.A. 21-4643, provided that the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for a first time conviction of rape under K.”
State v. Ortega-Cadelan, 194 P.3d 1195 (Kan. 2008). “We find no reason to impose a different standard in this context and hold that an abuse of discretion standard applies to an appellate court’s review of a district court’s determination of whether mitigating circumstances presented under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 are substantial…”
State v. Spotts, 206 P.3d 510 (Kan. 2009). “Spotts was sentenced under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of rape for engaging in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl in violation of K.”
State v. Gracey, 200 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2009). “Gracey filed a timely notice of appeal, and this court assumed jurisdiction under. K.S.A. 22-3601(b) and K.”
State v. Spencer, 248 P.3d 256 (Kan. 2011).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(d)(1) — 8 cases
State v. Powell, 425 P.3d 309 (Kan. 2018).
State v. Thomas, 199 P.3d 1265 (Kan. 2009). “Thomas was sentenced to life imprisonment under the provisions of K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 in violation of K.”
State v. Florentin, 303 P.3d 263 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Floyd, 294 P.3d 318 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Grotton, 337 P.3d 56 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(d)(2) — 1 case
State v. Whorton, 254 P.3d 1268 (Kan. 2011).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(d)(3) — 1 case
State v. Spencer, 248 P.3d 256 (Kan. 2011).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(d)(5) — 1 case
State v. Gracey, 200 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2009). “Gracey filed a timely notice of appeal, and this court assumed jurisdiction under. K.S.A. 22-3601(b) and K.”
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(d)(6) — 2 cases
State v. Florentin, 303 P.3d 263 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Spencer, 248 P.3d 256 (Kan. 2011).
— K.S.A. § 21-4643(d)(l) — 14 cases
State v. Jolly, 342 P.3d 935 (Kan. 2015). “21-4643 At the time of Jolly’s offense, Jessica’s Law, K.S.A. 21-4643, provided that the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for a first time conviction of rape under K.”
State v. Ortega-Cadelan, 194 P.3d 1195 (Kan. 2008). “We find no reason to impose a different standard in this context and hold that an abuse of discretion standard applies to an appellate court’s review of a district court’s determination of whether mitigating circumstances presented under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 are substantial…”
State v. Rochelle, 298 P.3d 293 (Kan. 2013).
State v. Beaman, 286 P.3d 876 (Kan. 2012).
State v. Spotts, 206 P.3d 510 (Kan. 2009). “Spotts was sentenced under K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4643 after he pled no contest to two counts of rape for engaging in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl in violation of K.”
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