Court Opinions

State Laws

US Code

US Constitution

Texas Penal Code - Section 25.031. Agreement To Abduct From Custody

Legal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Penal Code > Texas Penal Code - Section 25.031. Agreement To Abduct From Custody

§ 25.031. AGREEMENT TO ABDUCT FROM CUSTODY.  (a) A person 
commits an offense if the person agrees, for remuneration or the 
promise of remuneration, to abduct a child younger than 18 years of 
age by force, threat of force, misrepresentation, stealth, or 
unlawful entry, knowing that the child is under the care and control 
of a person having custody or physical possession of the child under 
a court order or under the care and control of another person who is 
exercising care and control with the consent of a person having 
custody or physical possession under a court order.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.                     

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 444, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 
1994.

Last modified: August 11, 2007