Identity Theft
K.S.A. 21-6107 — using another's identifying information to defraud, severity level 8; over $100,000 lost, level 5
Identity theft is obtaining, possessing, transferring, using, selling or buying another person's identifying information, meaning to defraud anyone for a benefit or to misrepresent the person so as to cause them economic or bodily harm.
Who handles this in Kansas: Kansas Corporation Commission, Consumer Inquiries and Complaints and Johnson County Bar Association, Find a Lawyer; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Kansas directory.
- Identifying information includes a name, birth date, address, phone number, license or social security number, and mother's maiden name.
- It includes any financial number or password that opens a person's accounts.
- It includes passwords and log ins to a person's photos, emails and social media.
Identity theft is a severity level 8, nonperson felony, and level 5 when the victims lose more than $100,000. It is no defense that the person did not know whose information it was, or that the owner had died.
Sources for this section (1)
- K.S.A. 21-6107 — Identity theft; identity fraud
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kansas attorney.