Kan. Stat. § 17-12a501 : — CORPORATIONSUNIFORM SECURITIES ACT —12a501 - General fraud TEXT PDF It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly: (1) To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (2) to make an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make a statement made, in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, not misleading; or (3) to engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person. K.S.A. 17-12a501 L. 2004, ch. 154, § 30; 7/1/2005.