21-5924.
Violation of a protective order; extended protective orders; penalties.
(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating:
(1) A protection from abuse order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 60-3105, 60-3106 or 60-3107, and amendments thereto;
(2) a protective order issued by a court or tribunal of any state or Indian tribe that is consistent with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 2265, and amendments thereto;
(3) a restraining order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-2707, 38-2243, 38-2244 or 38-2255, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 60-1607, prior to its transfer;
(4) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of pretrial release, diversion, probation, suspended sentence, postrelease supervision or at any other time during the criminal case that orders the person to refrain from having any direct or indirect contact with another person;
(5) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of release after conviction or as a condition of a supersedeas bond pending disposition of an appeal, that orders the person to refrain from having any direct or indirect contact with another person; or
(6) a protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 60-31a05 or 60-31a06, and amendments thereto.
(b) (1) Violation of a protective order is a class A person misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (b)(2).
(2) Violation of an extended protective order as described in K.S.A. 60-3107(e)(2), and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 60-31a06(d), and amendments thereto, is a severity level 6, person felony.
(c) No protective order, as set forth in this section, shall be construed to prohibit an attorney, or any person acting on such attorney's behalf, who is representing the defendant in any civil or criminal proceeding, from contacting the protected party for a legitimate purpose within the scope of the civil or criminal proceeding. The attorney, or person acting on such attorney's behalf, shall be identified in any such contact.
(d) As used in this section, "order" includes any order issued by a municipal or district court.
History:
L. 2010, ch. 136, § 149; L. 2012, ch. 138, § 2; L. 2013, ch. 133, § 7; L. 2017, ch. 66, § 1; L. 2018, ch. 110, § 1; July 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
29
cases (
15 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case:
State v. Hendricks, 372 P.3d 437 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Hendricks, 372 P.3d 437 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 11× “Hendricks argues on appeal that K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-5924, the statute that makes it a crime to violate certain protection orders, did not apply to the protection order he violated.”
State v. Chavez, 447 P.3d 364 (Kan. 2019).
· cites it 4× “21-3843, prior to its repeal or K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5924, and amendments thereto, that prohibits contact with a targeted person, recklessly engaging in at least one act listed in subsection (f)(1) that violates the provisions of the order and would cause a reasonable person to…”
State v. Macomber, 441 P.3d 479 (Kan. 2019).
· cites it 2× “A. 21-5924, and amendments thereto, that would prohibit such person's presence in the property; (2) the person sought to be removed is a child, grandchild or is otherwise in the lawful custody or under the lawful guardianship of the person against whom the force is used; (3) the…”
State v. Martinez, 338 P.3d 1236 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 4× “Specifically, Martinez asserted that the municipal ordinance was broader in scope than the statute defining violation of a protective order, K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-5924, which was put forth by the State as the comparable statute for criminal histoiy purposes.”
State v. Sinzogan, 388 P.3d 176 (Kan. Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 3× “21-3843, prior to its repeal or K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924, and amendments thereto, that prohibits contact with a targeted person, recklessly engaging in at least one act listed in subsection (f)(1) that violates the provisions of the order and would cause a reasonable person to…”
State v. Fowler, 457 P.3d 927 (Kan. 2020).
“See K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924(a)(4), (b)(1). The district judge imposed a base sentence of 34 months' prison for the methamphetamine conviction.”
State v. Green, 419 P.3d 83 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018).
“21-5813(a)(1), (c)(3) ; one count of violation of a protective order in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924(a)(4) ; and one count of simple battery against Adkins in violation of K.”
State v. Boese, 589 P.3d 591 (Kan. 2026).
· cites it 16× “125,691, 2023 WL 8664526 , at *5-6 (Kan. App. 2023) (unpublished opinion), vacated (Kan.”
State v. Smith, 452 P.3d 382 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019).
“She argued that the PFS order was an unconstitutional, content-based restriction on her free-speech rights and that criminal prosecution under K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5924 for violating the order was unconstitutional as applied to her.”
State v. Boese, No. 125691 (Kan. Ct. App. Feb. 21, 2025).
· cites it 20× “The violation of a protective order statute, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5924, contains six types of protective court orders that can be violated: "(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating: (1) A protection from abuse order issued pursuant to K.”
State v. Ridder, 562 P.3d 495 (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 9× “On appeal, Ridder assumes that the comparable Kansas offense is K.S.A. 21-5924. Accordingly, for purposes of analyzing Ridder's appellate argument, we also presume, without deciding, that K.”
State v. Wilmer, 384 P.3d 32 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 8× “K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924 states: “(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating: [[Image here]] (4) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of pretrial release, diversion, probation, suspended sentence, postrelease supervision or at any other time…”
K.S.A. § 21-5924(a): 5 cases
State v. Wilmer, 384 P.3d 32 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).
“K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924 states: “(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating: [[Image here]] (4) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of pretrial release, diversion, probation, suspended sentence, postrelease supervision or at any other time…”
State v. Boese, 589 P.3d 591 (Kan. 2026).
“125,691, 2023 WL 8664526 , at *5-6 (Kan. App. 2023) (unpublished opinion), vacated (Kan.”
State v. Ridder, 562 P.3d 495 (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).
“On appeal, Ridder assumes that the comparable Kansas offense is K.S.A. 21-5924. Accordingly, for purposes of analyzing Ridder's appellate argument, we also presume, without deciding, that K.”
K.S.A. § 21-5924(a)(1): 9 cases
State v. Boese, 589 P.3d 591 (Kan. 2026).
“125,691, 2023 WL 8664526 , at *5-6 (Kan. App. 2023) (unpublished opinion), vacated (Kan.”
State v. Boese, No. 125691 (Kan. Ct. App. Feb. 21, 2025).
“The violation of a protective order statute, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5924, contains six types of protective court orders that can be violated: "(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating: (1) A protection from abuse order issued pursuant to K.”
State v. Wilmer, 384 P.3d 32 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).
“K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924 states: “(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating: [[Image here]] (4) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of pretrial release, diversion, probation, suspended sentence, postrelease supervision or at any other time…”
K.S.A. § 21-5924(a)(4): 6 cases
State v. Fowler, 457 P.3d 927 (Kan. 2020).
“See K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924(a)(4), (b)(1). The district judge imposed a base sentence of 34 months' prison for the methamphetamine conviction.”
State v. Green, 419 P.3d 83 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018).
“21-5813(a)(1), (c)(3) ; one count of violation of a protective order in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924(a)(4) ; and one count of simple battery against Adkins in violation of K.”
State v. Martinez, 338 P.3d 1236 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014).
“Specifically, Martinez asserted that the municipal ordinance was broader in scope than the statute defining violation of a protective order, K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-5924, which was put forth by the State as the comparable statute for criminal histoiy purposes.”
State v. Wilmer, 384 P.3d 32 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).
“K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924 states: “(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating: [[Image here]] (4) an order issued in this or any other state as a condition of pretrial release, diversion, probation, suspended sentence, postrelease supervision or at any other time…”
K.S.A. § 21-5924(a)(6): 11 cases
State v. Sinzogan, 388 P.3d 176 (Kan. Ct. App. 2017).
“21-3843, prior to its repeal or K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5924, and amendments thereto, that prohibits contact with a targeted person, recklessly engaging in at least one act listed in subsection (f)(1) that violates the provisions of the order and would cause a reasonable person to…”
State v. Boese, 589 P.3d 591 (Kan. 2026).
“125,691, 2023 WL 8664526 , at *5-6 (Kan. App. 2023) (unpublished opinion), vacated (Kan.”
State v. Boese, No. 125691 (Kan. Ct. App. Feb. 21, 2025).
“The violation of a protective order statute, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5924, contains six types of protective court orders that can be violated: "(a) Violation of a protective order is knowingly violating: (1) A protection from abuse order issued pursuant to K.”
K.S.A. § 21-5924(b)(1): 2 cases
K.S.A. § 21-5924(c): 4 cases
State v. Ridder, 562 P.3d 495 (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).
“On appeal, Ridder assumes that the comparable Kansas offense is K.S.A. 21-5924. Accordingly, for purposes of analyzing Ridder's appellate argument, we also presume, without deciding, that K.”
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