21-4503a. Fines, crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.
21-4503a
21-4503a. Fines, crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.(a) A person who has been convicted of a felony may, inaddition to the sentence authorized by law, beordered to pay a fine which shallbe fixed by the court as follows:
(1) For any off-grid felony crime or any felony ranked in severity level 1of the drug grid as provided in K.S.A. 21-4705 and amendmentsthereto, a sum not exceeding $500,000.
(2) For any felony ranked in severity levels 1 through 5of the nondrug grid as provided in K.S.A. 21-4704 and amendmentsthereto or in severity levels 2 or 3 of the drug grid as provided in K.S.A.21-4705 and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $300,000.
(3) For any felony ranked in severity levels 6through 10of the nondrug grid as provided in K.S.A. 21-4704 and amendmentsthereto or in severity level 4 of the drug grid as provided in K.S.A. 21-4705and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $100,000.
(b) A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, in addition toor instead of the imprisonment authorized by law, may be sentencedto pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:
(1) For a class A misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $2,500.
(2) For a class B misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $1,000.
(3) For a class C misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $500.
(4) For an unclassified misdemeanor, any sum authorized by the statute thatdefines the crime. If no penalty is provided in such law, the fine shall notexceed the fine provided herein for a class C misdemeanor.
(c) As an alternative to any of the above fines, the fine imposed may befixed at any greater sum not exceeding double the pecuniary gain derived fromthe crime by the offender.
(d) A person who has been convicted of a traffic infraction may be sentencedto pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court, not exceeding $500.
(e) A person who has been convicted of a cigarette or tobacco infractionshall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
(f) The provisions of this section shall apply to crimes committed on orafter July 1, 1993.
History: L. 1992, ch. 239, § 234;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 179;L. 1996, ch. 214, § 26;L. 1998, ch. 192, § 5; May 28.