25-4171. Violation of certain provisions of act declared misdemeanor; additional penalties for violation of confidentiality provisions by commission members and employees. - Kansas Statutes

25-4171

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS Article 41.--ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE; GENERAL

      25-4171.   Violation of certain provisions of act declared misdemeanor;additional penalties for violation of confidentiality provisions bycommission members and employees.(a)   Intentional violation of any provision of K.S.A. 25-4144, 25-4145,25-4146, 25-4147, 25-4151, 25-4154 or 25-4165 and amendments thereto, orK.S.A. 25-4157a, or the confidentiality provision of K.S.A. 25-4161 andamendments thereto, is a class A misdemeanor.

      (b)   In addition to any penalty imposed under subsection (a) of thissection, any member of the commission convicted of violating theconfidentiality provisions of K.S.A. 25-4161 and amendments thereto shallbe removed from membership on the commission and any employee of thecommission convicted of violating the confidentiality provisions of suchsection shall be discharged from employment by the commission. No member oremployee of the commission convicted of violating the confidentialityprovisions of K.S.A. 25-4161 and amendments thereto, shall be permitted toenter into anycontract with or be employed by the state of Kansas or any agency orpolitical or taxing subdivision thereof within five years next followingthe date of such conviction.

      History:   L. 1981, ch. 171, § 30; L. 1984, ch. 145, § 3;L. 1989, ch. 111, § 8;L. 1990, ch. 129, § 6; July 1.