Texas Penal Code - Section 20.03. Kidnapping
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§ 20.03. KIDNAPPING. (a) A person commits an offense if
he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
section that:
(1) the abduction was not coupled with intent to use or
to threaten to use deadly force;
(2) the actor was a relative of the person abducted;
and
(3) the actor's sole intent was to assume lawful
control of the victim.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1994.
Section: 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 21.01 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.11
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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