21-5940. Filing a false lien.

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(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1)Cause to be presented to a recorder of record for filing in any public record any lien or claim against any real or personal property when such person knows or reasonably should know that such lien or claim is false or contains any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation;

(2)cause to be presented to a recorder of record for filing in any public record any document that purports to assert a lien against real or personal property of any person or entity that is not expressly provided for by the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States, does not depend on the consent of the owner of the real or personal property affected and is not an equitable or constructive lien imposed by a court with jurisdiction created or established under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States;

(3)cause to be presented to a recorder of record for filing in any public record any financing statement pursuant to article 9 of chapter 84 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, when such person knows or reasonably should know that the financing statement is not based on a bona fide security agreement or was not authorized or authenticated by the alleged debtor identified in the financing statement or an authorized representative of the alleged debtor;

(4)cause to be presented to a recorder of record for filing in any public record any document filed in an attempt to harass an entity, individual or public official, or obstruct a governmental operation or judicial proceeding, when such person knows or reasonably should know that the document contains false information; or

(5)violate a court order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 58-4301 , and amendments thereto.

(b)Violation of this section is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.

(c)This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminal code.