Kansas HB2061: Including aboveground and belowground lines, cables and wires in the definition of a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services for the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility

What the bill says

An act concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility; defining a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services to include aboveground and belowground lines, cables, wires and certain other structures and equipment; amending K.S.A. 215818 and repealing the existing section.

From the enrolled text, March 27, 2025:

AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility; defining a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services to include aboveground and belowground lines, cables, wires and certain other structures and equipment; amending K.S.A. 215818 and repealing the existing section. Section 1. K.S.A. 21-5818 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21-5818. (a) Trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility is, without consent of the owner or the owner's agent, knowingly entering or remaining or (2) any property containing a critical infrastructure facility, if such property is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders or is clearly marked with a sign or signs that are posted on the property that are reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders and indicate that entry is forbidden without site authorization. (b) Aggravated trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility is: (1) Knowingly entering or remaining or (B) any property containing a critical infrastructure facility, if such property is completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders or is clearly marked with a sign or signs that are posted on the property that are reasonably likely to …

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