Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 50-677 (2026)

Enhanced civil penalty

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50-677. Enhanced civil penalty. If any person is found to have violated any provision of the Kansas consumer protection act, and such violation is committed against a protected consumer, in addition to any civil penalty otherwise provided by law, the court may impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each such violation.

History: L. 1996, ch. 121, § 2; L. 2010, ch. 129, § 7; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2011 · leading case: Lowe v. Surpas Resource Corp., 253 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (D. Kan. 2003).
Lowe v. Surpas Resource Corp., 253 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (D. Kan. 2003). · cites it 6× “§ 50-636 and an additional $10,000 enhancement for each violation pursuant to K.S.A. § 50-677 because the violation was committed against an elder or disabled person.”
Caputo v. Prof'l Recovery Servs., Inc., 261 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (D. Kan. 2003). “Alternatively, the defendants contend the plaintiff is unable to show he is entitled to an enhanced penalty under K.S.A.1999 Supp. 50-677, which provides: If any person is found to have violated any provision of the Kansas consumer protection act, and such violation is committed…”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Affiliate Strategies, Inc., 849 F. Supp. 2d 1085 (D. Kan. 2011). · cites it 2× “This Count was not addressed in plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, but only pertains to the penalties applicable to REBFN and Nossov on their KCPA violation alleged in Count VII. Because it is uncontroverted that REBFN sold grant-research services to Kansas consumers 60…”
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