Kansas HB2594 amends the crime of blackmail to redefine the elements related to the threatened dissemination of images or videos of identifiable.
Kansas HB2594 modifies the crime of blackmail by changing the criteria for the threatened dissemination of images, videos, or recordings of identifiable persons engaged in sexual activity. The bill removes the requirement that such dissemination must violate privacy laws and instead describes the content of the images or videos. It also adjusts the severity levels for different types of blackmail, with the dissemination of such content now classified as a severity level 4, person felony.
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