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1-House Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 318
2-AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to presumptions;
3-modifying the rules of evidence to provide rules for presumptions and inferences;
4-replacing the rebuttable presumption of intent to distribute controlled substances with
5-a permissive inference; amending K.S.A. 21-5705 and 60-416 and repealing the
6-existing sections.
1+Session of 2023
2+SENATE BILL No. 318
3+By Committee on Ways and Means
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5+AN ACT concerning municipal courts; relating to fingerprinting; removing
6+the requirement to collect fingerprints from persons convicted of
7+violating certain municipal ordinance provisions related to vehicle
8+registration or driving without a valid driver's license or motor vehicle
9+liability insurance coverage; amending K.S.A. 12-4517 and repealing
10+the existing section.
711 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
8-Section 1. K.S.A. 21-5705 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-21-5705. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or possess
10-with the intent to distribute any of the following controlled substances
11-or controlled substance analogs thereof:
12-(1) Opiates, opium or narcotic drugs, or any stimulant designated
13-in subsection (d)(1), (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(1), (d)(3) or
14-(f)(1), and amendments thereto;
15-(2) any depressant designated in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-
16-4105(e), subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-4107(e), subsection (b) or (c) of
17-K.S.A. 65-4109(b) or (c) or subsection (b) of K.S.A. 65-4111(b), and
18-amendments thereto;
19-(3) any stimulant designated in subsection (f) of K.S.A. 65-
20-4105(f), subsection (d)(2), (d)(4), (d)(5) or (f)(2) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)
21-(2), (d)(4), (d)(5) or (f)(2) or subsection (e) of K.S.A. 65-4109(e), and
22-amendments thereto;
23-(4) any hallucinogenic drug designated in subsection (d) of K.S.A.
24-65-4105(d), subsection (g) of K.S.A. 65-4107(g) or subsection (g) of
25-K.S.A. 65-4109(g), and amendments thereto;
26-(5) any substance designated in subsection (g) of K.S.A. 65-
27-4105(g) and subsection (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of K.S.A. or 65-4111(c),
28-(d), (e), (f) or (g), and amendments thereto;
29-(6) any anabolic steroids as defined in subsection (f) of K.S.A. 65-
30-4109(f), and amendments thereto; or
31-(7) any substance designated in subsection (h) of K.S.A. 65-
32-4105(h), and amendments thereto.
33-(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or possess with
34-the intent to distribute a controlled substance or a controlled substance
35-analog designated in K.S.A. 65-4113, and amendments thereto.
36-(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to cultivate any controlled
37-substance or controlled substance analog listed in subsection (a).
38-(d) (1) Except as provided further, violation of subsection (a) is a:
39-(A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
40-less than 3.5 grams;
41-(B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was
42-at least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams;
43-(C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was
44-at least 100 grams but less than 1 kilogram; and
45-(D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was
46-1 kilogram or more.
47-(2) Violation of subsection (a) with respect to material containing
48-any quantity of marijuana, or an analog thereof, is a:
49-(A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
50-less than 25 grams;
51-(B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was
52-at least 25 grams but less than 450 grams;
53-(C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was
54-at least 450 grams but less than 30 kilograms; and
55-(D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was
56-30 kilograms or more.
57-(3) Violation of subsection (a) with respect to material containing
58-any quantity of heroin, as defined by subsection (c)(1) of K.S.A. 65-
59-4105(c)(12), and amendments thereto, or methamphetamine, as defined
60-by subsection (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and
61-amendments thereto, or an analog thereof, is a: House Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 318—page 2
62-(A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the quantity of the material was
63-less than 1 gram;
64-(B) drug severity level 3 felony if the quantity of the material was
65-at least 1 gram but less than 3.5 grams;
66-(C) drug severity level 2 felony if the quantity of the material was
67-at least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams; and
68-(D) drug severity level 1 felony if the quantity of the material was
69-100 grams or more.
70-(4) Violation of subsection (a) with respect to material containing
71-any quantity of a controlled substance designated in K.S.A. 65-4105,
72-65-4107, 65-4109 or 65-4111, and amendments thereto, or an analog
73-thereof, distributed by dosage unit, is a:
74-(A) Drug severity level 4 felony if the number of dosage units was
75-fewer than 10;
76-(B) drug severity level 3 felony if the number of dosage units was
77-at least 10 but less than 100;
78-(C) drug severity level 2 felony if the number of dosage units was
79-at least 100 but less than 1,000; and
80-(D) drug severity level 1 felony if the number of dosage units was
81-1,000 or more.
82-(5) For any violation of subsection (a), the severity level of the
83-offense shall be increased one level if the controlled substance or
84-controlled substance analog was distributed or possessed with the intent
85-to distribute on or within 1,000 feet of any school property.
86-(6) Violation of subsection (b) is a:
87-(A) Class A person misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection
88-(d)(6)(B); and
89-(B) nondrug severity level 7, person felony if the substance was
90-distributed to or possessed with the intent to distribute to a minor.
91-(7) Violation of subsection (c) is a:
92-(A) Drug severity level 3 felony if the number of plants cultivated
93-was more than 4 but fewer than 50;
94-(B) drug severity level 2 felony if the number of plants cultivated
95-was at least 50 but fewer than 100; and
96-(C) drug severity level 1 felony if the number of plants cultivated
97-was 100 or more.
98-(e) In any prosecution under this section, there shall be a
99-rebuttable presumption an inference of an intent to distribute if any
100-such an inference is supported by the facts and such person possesses
101-the following quantities of controlled substances or analogs thereof:
102-(1) 450 grams or more of marijuana;
103-(2) 3.5 grams or more of heroin or methamphetamine;
104-(3) 100 dosage units or more containing a controlled substance; or
105-(4) 100 grams or more of any other controlled substance.
106-(f) It shall not be a defense to charges arising under this section
107-that the defendant:
108-(1) Was acting in an agency relationship on behalf of any other
109-party in a transaction involving a controlled substance or controlled
110-substance analog;
111-(2) did not know the quantity of the controlled substance or
112-controlled substance analog; or
113-(3) did not know the specific controlled substance or controlled
114-substance analog contained in the material that was distributed or
115-possessed with the intent to distribute.
116-(g) As used in this section:
117-(1) "Material" means the total amount of any substance, including
118-a compound or a mixture, which contains any quantity of a controlled
119-substance or controlled substance analog.
120-(2) "Dosage unit" means a controlled substance or controlled House Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 318—page 3
121-substance analog distributed or possessed with the intent to distribute as
122-a discrete unit, including but not limited to, one pill, one capsule or one
123-microdot, and not distributed by weight.
124-(A) For steroids, or controlled substances in liquid solution legally
125-manufactured for prescription use, or an analog thereof, "dosage unit"
126-means the smallest medically approved dosage unit, as determined by
127-the label, materials provided by the manufacturer, a prescribing
128-authority, licensed health care professional or other qualified health
129-authority.
130-(B) For illegally manufactured controlled substances in liquid
131-solution, or controlled substances in liquid products not intended for
132-ingestion by human beings, or an analog thereof, "dosage unit" means
133-10 milligrams, including the liquid carrier medium, except as provided
134-in subsection (g)(2)(C).
135-(C) For lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in liquid form, or an
136-analog thereof, a dosage unit is defined as 0.4 milligrams, including the
137-liquid medium.
138-Sec. 2. K.S.A. 60-416 is hereby amended to read as follows: 60-
139-416. (a) A presumption, which by a rule of law may be overcome only
140-by proof beyond a reasonable doubt, or by clear and convincing
141-evidence, shall not be affected by K.S.A. 60-414 or 60-415, and
142-amendments thereto, and the burden of proof to overcome it continues
143-on the party against whom the presumption operates.
144-(b) (1) In a criminal case, any presumption or inference against
145-the defendant created by statute or common law, including, but not
146-limited to, a presumption or inference that certain facts are prima facie
147-evidence of another fact or of guilt, is permissive. The trier of fact may
148-accept or reject the presumption or inference in each case, and the
149-judge shall not direct the jury to find a fact against the defendant. The
150-judge may instruct the jury on the presumption or inference only if the
151-presumption or inference is supported by the facts.
152-(2) When the judge instructs the jury on a presumption or
153-inference against the defendant, the judge shall instruct the jury that:
154-(A) The jury may consider the presumption or inference along
155-with all other evidence in the case;
156-(B) the jury may accept or reject the presumption or inference in
157-determining whether the prosecution has met the burden of proof; and
158-(C) the burden of proof never shifts to the defendant.
159-Sec. 3. K.S.A. 21-5705 and 60-416 are hereby repealed. House Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 318—page 4
160-Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
12+Section 1. K.S.A. 12-4517 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-
13+4517. (a) (1) Except as provided further, the municipal court judge shall
14+ensure that all persons convicted of violating municipal ordinance
15+provisions that prohibit conduct comparable to a class A or B misdemeanor
16+or assault as defined in K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5412(a), and amendments
17+thereto, under a Kansas criminal statute are fingerprinted and processed.
18+The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons convicted of
19+violating municipal ordinance provisions that prohibit the acts prohibited
20+by K.S.A. 8-142, 8-235 or 40-3104, and amendments thereto.
21+(2) The municipal court judge shall ensure that all persons arrested or
22+charged with a violation of a city ordinance prohibiting the acts prohibited
23+by K.S.A. 8-2,144 or 8-1567, and amendments thereto, are fingerprinted
24+and processed at the time of booking or first appearance, whichever occurs
25+first.
26+(b) The municipal court judge shall order the individual to be
27+fingerprinted at an appropriate location as determined by the municipal
28+court judge. Failure of the person to be fingerprinted after court order
29+issued by the municipal judge shall constitute contempt of court. To
30+reimburse the city or other entity for costs associated with fingerprinting,
31+the municipal court judge may assess reasonable court costs, in addition to
32+other court costs imposed by the state or municipality.
33+Sec. 2. K.S.A. 12-4517 is hereby repealed.
34+Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
16135 publication in the statute book.
162-I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
163-SENATE, and passed that body
164-__________________________
165-SENATE concurred in
166-HOUSE amendments _______________________
167-_________________________
168-President of the Senate.
169-_________________________
170-Secretary of the Senate.
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172-Passed the HOUSE
173- as amended _________________________
174-_________________________
175-Speaker of the House.
176-_________________________
177-Chief Clerk of the House.
178-APPROVED _____________________________
179-_________________________
180-Governor.
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