Any kidnapping committed for the purpose of obtaining money, property or any other thing of value for the return or disposition of such person kidnapped, or committed for the purpose of raping, or committing the infamous crime against nature, or committing serious bodily injury upon the person kidnapped, or committing any lewd and lascivious act upon any child under the age of sixteen (16) years with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual desires of any person, shall be kidnapping in the first degree.
Idaho Code § 18-4502
First degree kidnapping — Ransom
Known as the Missing Child Reporting Act
The act spans §§ 18–18 (13 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State v. Erik Virgil Hall (2018)
Most recently applied in State v. Erik Virgil Hall (April 2018)
I.C., § 18-4502, as added by 1972, ch. 336, § 1, p. 844; am. 1978, ch. 254, § 1, p. 555; am. 1981, ch. 321, § 1, p. 670.
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Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.