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K.S.A. § 60-424 (2026)

Definition of incrimination

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60-424. Definition of incrimination. A matter will incriminate a person within the meaning of this article if it constitutes, or forms an essential part of, or, taken in connection with other matters disclosed, is a basis for a reasonable inference of such a violation of the laws of this state as to subject the person to liability to punishment therefor, unless he or she has become for any reason permanently immune from punishment for such violation.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-424; January 1, 1964.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: State v. Haislip, 701 P.2d 909 (Kan. 1985).
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State v. Haislip, 701 P.2d 909 (Kan. 1985). “K.S.A. 60-424 provides that a matter is incriminating “if it constitutes, or forms an essential part of, or, taken in connection with other matters disclosed, is a basis for reasonable inference of such a violation of the laws of this state as to subject the person to liability…”
State v. Nott, 669 P.2d 660 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 2× “) Incrimination is defined at K.S.A. 60-424 as follows: "60-424. Definition of incrimination.”
State v. Green, 867 P.2d 366 (Kan. 1994). “60-424, a matter will incriminate a person if it constitutes, or forms an essential part of, or, taken in connection with other matters disclosed, is a basis for a reasonable inference of such a violation of the laws of this state as to subject the person to liability to…”
State v. Johnson-Howell, 881 P.2d 1288 (Kan. 1994). “K.S.A. 60-424. Except as otherwise provided by the Kansas Constitution, the federal Constitution, and our state statutes, every person is qualified to be a witness.”
State v. Showalter, 553 P.3d 276 (Kan. 2024). “60-425 and also statutorily defined "incrimination" under K.S.A. 60-424. With regard to this definition, this court has held Kansas' "constitutional 17 prohibition against self-incrimination is broader than [the state] statute's definition.”
State v. Hines, 783 P.2d 350 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989). “Any information relating to prior convictions obtained would not be incriminating because K.S.A. 60-424 defines incrimination as information which forms an essential part or a reasonable inference that a law has been violated which will subject the individual to punishment…”
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