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K.S.A. § 21-6611 (2026)

Fines; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993

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21-6611. Fines; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993. (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony may, in addition to the sentence authorized by law, be ordered to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:

(1) For any off-grid felony crime, or any felony ranked in severity level 1 of the drug grid committed prior to July 1, 2012, or in severity levels 1 or 2 of the drug grid committed on or after July 1, 2012, as provided in K.S.A. 21-6805, and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $500,000;

(2) for any felony ranked in severity levels 1 through 5 of the nondrug grid as provided in K.S.A. 21-6804, and amendments thereto, or in severity levels 2 or 3 of the drug grid committed prior to July 1, 2012, or in severity levels 3 or 4 of the drug grid committed on or after July 1, 2012, as provided in K.S.A. 21-6805, and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $300,000; and

(3) for any felony ranked in severity levels 6 through 10 of the nondrug grid as provided in K.S.A. 21-6804, and amendments thereto, or in severity level 4 of the drug grid committed prior to July 1, 2012, or in severity level 5 of the drug grid committed on or after July 1, 2012, as provided in K.S.A. 21-6805, and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $100,000.

(b) A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, in addition to or instead of the imprisonment authorized by law, may be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:

(1) For a class A misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $2,500;

(2) for a class B misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $1,000;

(3) for a class C misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $500; and

(4) for an unclassified misdemeanor, any sum authorized by the statute that defines the crime. If no penalty is provided in such law, the fine shall not exceed the fine provided herein for a class C misdemeanor.

(c) As an alternative to any of the above fines, the fine imposed may be fixed at any greater sum not exceeding double the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the offender.

(d) A person who has been convicted of a traffic infraction may be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court, not exceeding $500.

(e) A person who has been convicted of a cigarette or tobacco infraction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.

(f) The provisions of this section shall apply to crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.

History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 251; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 31; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: State v. Spencer Gifts, LLC, 348 P.3d 611 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015).
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State v. Spencer Gifts, LLC, 348 P.3d 611 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6611(b)(2) also authorizes the imposition of a fine for nonappearance.”
State v. Guillory, 499 P.3d 1162 (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “21-6602(a)(2); K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6611(b)(2). "'A criminal sentence that is within statutory limits will not be disturbed on appeal absent a showing of abuse of discretion or vindictiveness on the part of the sentencing court.”
State v. Abell, 585 P.3d 361 (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “We affirm his convictions in all three cases, vacate only the fines imposed in Case 2 and Case 3, and remand for resentencing in those two cases for the appropriate fines in compliance with K.S.A. 21-6611(a)(3), and for the district court to determine the amount of additional…”
State v. Smith, 464 P.3d 40 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-6611. 2 Smith contends the fines in the forgery statute are facially unconstitutional under the Sixth Amendment.”
Heinzman v. State, 589 P.3d 1009 (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “See K.S.A. 21-6611(a)(2). She also 17 argues that the acknowledgment of rights and entry of plea misinformed her of the postrelease supervision term because it stated the postrelease supervision term as 36 months for the offender registration violation, a severity level 5…”
K.S.A. § 21-6611(a)(2): 1 case
Heinzman v. State, 589 P.3d 1009 (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “See K.S.A. 21-6611(a)(2). She also 17 argues that the acknowledgment of rights and entry of plea misinformed her of the postrelease supervision term because it stated the postrelease supervision term as 36 months for the offender registration violation, a severity level 5…”
K.S.A. § 21-6611(a)(3): 1 case
State v. Abell, 585 P.3d 361 (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “We affirm his convictions in all three cases, vacate only the fines imposed in Case 2 and Case 3, and remand for resentencing in those two cases for the appropriate fines in compliance with K.S.A. 21-6611(a)(3), and for the district court to determine the amount of additional…”
K.S.A. § 21-6611(b)(2): 2 cases
State v. Spencer Gifts, LLC, 348 P.3d 611 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). “K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6611(b)(2) also authorizes the imposition of a fine for nonappearance.”
State v. Guillory, 499 P.3d 1162 (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). “21-6602(a)(2); K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6611(b)(2). "'A criminal sentence that is within statutory limits will not be disturbed on appeal absent a showing of abuse of discretion or vindictiveness on the part of the sentencing court.”
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