Iowa Code § 710.1
Kidnapping defined
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Current — January 1, 2013
As of January 1, 2012
A person commits kidnapping when the person either confines a person or removes a person from one place to another, knowing that the person who confines or removes the other person has neither the authority nor the consent of the other to do so; provided, that to constitute kidnapping the act must be accompanied by one or more of the following:
A person commits kidnapping when the person either confines a person or removes a person from one place to another, knowing that the person who confines or removes the other person has neither the authority nor the consent of the other to do so; provided, that to constitute kidnapping the act must be accompanied by one or more of the following:
1. The intent to hold such person for ransom.
1. The intent to hold such person for ransom.
2. The intent to use such person as a shield or hostage.
2. The intent to use such person as a shield or hostage.
3. The intent to inflict serious injury upon such person, or to subject the person to a sexual abuse.
3. The intent to inflict serious injury upon such person, or to subject the person to a sexual abuse.
4. The intent to secretly confine such person.
4. The intent to secretly confine such person.
5. The intent to interfere with the performance of any government function.
5. The intent to interfere with the performance of any government function.
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