Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Interference with Service of Process in Kansas

Interference with Service of Process in Kansas can have serious repercussions. According to Chapter 21 – Crimes and Punishments 21-3808. Obstructing legal process or official duty.

(a) Obstructing legal process or official duty is knowingly and intentionally obstructing, resisting or opposing any person authorized by law to serve process in the service or execution or in the attempt to serve or execute any writ, warrant, process or order of a court, or in the discharge of any official duty.

(b) (1) Obstructing legal process … in the case of a felony, … is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.(2) Obstructing legal process … in a case of misdemeanor, … is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

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