21-4219. Criminal discharge of a firearm at an unoccupied dwelling; criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied building or occupied vehicle.

21-4219

Chapter 21.--CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT
Article 42.--CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC SAFETY

      21-4219.   Criminal discharge of a firearm at anunoccupied dwelling; criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied building oroccupied vehicle.(a) Criminal discharge of a firearm at an unoccupieddwelling is themalicious, intentional and unauthorized discharge of anyfirearm at an unoccupied dwelling.

      Criminal discharge of a firearm at an unoccupied dwelling isa severity level 8, personfelony.

      (b)   Except as provided in K.S.A. 21-3411, and amendments thereto, criminaldischarge of a firearm at an occupied building or occupiedvehicle is the malicious, intentional and unauthorized discharge of afirearm at a dwelling,building, structure, motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, train,locomotive, railroad car, caboose, rail-mounted work equipment or rollingstock or other means of conveyance of persons or property in which there is ahuman being.

      Criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied building oroccupied vehicle is a severity level 7, person felony.

      Criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied building oroccupied vehicle whichresults in bodily harm to a person during the commission thereof is a severitylevel 5, person felony.

      Criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied building or occupied vehiclewhich results in great bodily harm to a person during the commission thereof isa severity level 3, person felony.

      (c)   This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminalcode.

      History:   L. 1992, ch. 21, § 1;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 158;L. 1994, ch. 348, § 17;L. 1996, ch. 30, § 4;L. 1996, ch. 258, § 9; July 1.