48-3001. Persons to be tried or punished. No person may be tried or punished for any offense provided for in K.S.A. 48-3002 to 48-3044, inclusive, unless it was committed while the person was in a duty or technician status. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3001; July 1.
48-3002. Principals. Any person subject to this code who: (1) Commits an offense punishable by this code, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission; or (2) causes an act to be done which if directly performed by the person would be punishable by this code; is a principal. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, […]
48-3003. Accessory after the fact. Any person subject to this code who, knowing that an offense punishable by this code has been committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent the offender’s apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § […]
48-3004. Conviction of lesser included offense. An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included therein. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3004; July 1.
48-3005. Attempts. (a) An act, done with specific intent to commit an offense under this code, amounting to more than mere preparation and tending, even though failing, to effect its commission, is an attempt to commit that offense. (b) Any person subject to this code who attempts to commit any offense punishable by this code […]
48-3006. Conspiracy. Any person subject to this code who conspires with any other person to commit an offense under this code shall, if one or more of the conspirators does an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3006; July 1.
48-3007. Solicitation. (a) Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to desert in violation of K.S.A. 48-3010 or mutiny in violation of K.S.A. 48-3019 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if […]
48-3008. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment or separation. Any person who: (1) Procures his or her own enlistment or appointment in the state military forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to the person’s qualifications for that enlistment or appointment and receives pay or allowances thereunder; or (2) procures his or her own separation from […]
48-3009. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation. Any person subject to this code who effects an enlistment or appointment in or a separation from the state military forces of any person who is known to that person to be ineligible for that enlistment, appointment, or separation because it is prohibited by law, regulation, or order shall […]
48-3010. Desertion. (a) Any member of the state military forces who: (1) Without authority goes or remains absent from the member’s unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently; (2) quits his or her unit, organization or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important […]
48-3011. Absence without leave. Any person subject to this code who, without authority: (1) Fails to go to the person’s appointed place of duty at the time prescribed; (2) goes from that place; or (3) absents himself or herself or remains absent from the person’s unit, organization, or place of duty at which he or […]
48-3012. Missing movement. Any person subject to this code who through neglect or design misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which the person is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3012; July 1.
48-3013. (KCMJ Art. 88) Contempt towards officials. Any person subject to this code who uses contemptuous words against the president, the vice-president, congress, the secretary of defense, the governor or the governor of any other state, territory, commonwealth or possession in which that person may be serving, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. […]
48-3014. Disrespect towards superior commissioned officer. Any person subject to this code who behaves with disrespect towards his or her superior commissioned officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3014; July 1.
48-3015. Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer. Any person subject to this code who: (1) Strikes the person’s superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any weapon or offers any violence against the superior commissioned officer while the officer is in the execution of his or her office; or (2) wilfully disobeys a […]
48-3016. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer. Any warrant officer or enlisted member who: (1) Strikes or assaults a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer, while that officer is in the execution of his or her office; (2) willfully disobeys the lawful order of a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or […]
48-3017. Failure to obey order or regulation. Any person subject to this code who: (1) Violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation; (2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the state military forces which it is the person’s duty to obey, fails to obey the […]
48-3018. Cruelty and maltreatment. Any person subject to this code who is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, any person subject to his or her orders shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3018; July 1.
48-3019. Mutiny or sedition. (a) Any person subject to this code who: (1) With intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny; (2) with intent to cause the overthrow or […]
48-3020. Resistance, breach of arrest, and escape. Any person subject to this code who resists apprehension or breaks arrest or who escapes from physical restraint lawfully imposed shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3020; July 1.
