Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4
Section 21-6106 - Unlawful public demonstration at a funeral(a) Unlawful public demonstration at a funeral is:(1) Engaging in a public demonstration at any public location within 150 feet of any entrance to any cemetery, church, mortuary or other location where a funeral is held or conducted, within one hour prior to the scheduled commencement of a funeral, during a funeral or within two hours following the completion of a funeral;(2) knowingly obstructing, hindering, impeding or blocking another person's entry to or exit from a funeral; or(3) knowingly impeding vehicles which are part of a funeral procession.(b) Unlawful public demonstration at a funeral is a class B person misdemeanor. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.(c) As used in this section: (1) "Funeral" means the ceremonies, processions and memorial services held in connection with the burial or cremation of a person; and(2) "public demonstration" means:(A) Any picketing or similar conduct; or(B) any oration, speech, use of sound amplification equipment or device, or similar conduct that is not part of a funeral.(d) This section may be cited as the Kansas funeral privacy act. L. 2008, ch. 37, § 1; Apr. 10; L. 2010, ch. 136, § 176, 7/1/2011.