Kansas Statutes Annotated
K.S.A. § 21-5429 (2026)
Endangerment
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21-5429. Endangerment. (a) Endangerment is recklessly exposing another person to a danger of great bodily harm or death.
(b) Endangerment is a class A person misdemeanor.
(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminal code.
History: L. 2012, ch. 150, § 1; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: State v. Phillips, 471 P.3d 35 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Phillips, 471 P.3d 35 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “Because the Kansas crime of endangerment under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5429 requires reckless conduct, the Missouri crime is also broader than the Kansas crime of endangerment.”
Buchanan v. Stanton, No. 5:19-cv-03103 (D. Kan. July 23, 2019). “21-5416 and K.S.A. 21-5429. K.S.A. 21-5416 is a Kansas statute delineating the crime of mistreatment of a confined person.”
Buchanan (ID 75142) v. Johnson Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, No. 5:19-cv-03114, 2019 WL 3453738 (D. Kan. July 31, 2019). “21-5416 and K.S.A. 21-5429. K.S.A. 21-5416 is a Kansas statute delineating the crime of mistreatment of a confined person.”
Smith v. G & W Foods, No. 2:20-cv-02517 (D. Kan. Apr. 20, 2021). “They cite to K.S.A. § 21-5429 for the endangerment claim.”
State v. Stiner, 473 P.3d 960 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “As we piece the relevant facts together from an abbreviated record in this case, Stiner was charged in separate cases in 2017 with endangerment, a misdemeanor under 1 K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5429, and domestic battery, a misdemeanor violation of K.”
State v. McFarland, 549 P.3d 414 (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5429(a). Here, the girl testified that McFarland attempted to get her to go to his apartment to engage in sexual activity by threatening to tell her aunt about everything she had done.”
In the Int. of: A.M.J., a Minor, No. 838 MDA 2025 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 12, 2026). “” K.S.A. 21-5429(a); see also K.S.A. 21-6602.”
Johnson v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, 547 P.3d 556 (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “21- 6308a(a); and endangerment, K.S.A. 21-5429(a). 29 That said, my disagreement with the majority over whether Lewis acted recklessly may ultimately be immaterial.”
K.S.A. § 21-5429(a): 4 cases
State v. Phillips, 471 P.3d 35 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “Because the Kansas crime of endangerment under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5429 requires reckless conduct, the Missouri crime is also broader than the Kansas crime of endangerment.”
State v. McFarland, 549 P.3d 414 (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5429(a). Here, the girl testified that McFarland attempted to get her to go to his apartment to engage in sexual activity by threatening to tell her aunt about everything she had done.”
In the Int. of: A.M.J., a Minor, No. 838 MDA 2025 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 12, 2026). “” K.S.A. 21-5429(a); see also K.S.A. 21-6602.”
Johnson v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, 547 P.3d 556 (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “21- 6308a(a); and endangerment, K.S.A. 21-5429(a). 29 That said, my disagreement with the majority over whether Lewis acted recklessly may ultimately be immaterial.”
K.S.A. § 21-5429(b): 1 case
State v. Phillips, 471 P.3d 35 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “Because the Kansas crime of endangerment under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5429 requires reckless conduct, the Missouri crime is also broader than the Kansas crime of endangerment.”
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