Kidnapping.

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  • (1) An actor commits kidnapping if the actor intentionally or knowingly, without authority of law, and against the will of the victim:
    • (a) detains or restrains the victim for any substantial period of time;
    • (b) detains or restrains the victim in circumstances exposing the victim to risk of bodily injury;
    • (c) holds the victim in involuntary servitude;
    • (d) detains or restrains a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian or the consent of a person acting in loco parentis, if the minor is 14 years of age or older but younger than 18 years of age; or
    • (e) moves the victim any substantial distance or across a state line.
  • (2) As used in this section, acting "against the will of the victim" includes acting without the consent of the legal guardian or custodian of a victim who is a mentally incompetent person.
  • (3) Kidnapping is a second degree felony.




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