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      21-3420.   Kidnapping. Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person:

      (a)   For ransom, or as a shield or hostage;

      (b)   to facilitate flight or the commission of any crime;

      (c)   to inflict bodily injury or to terrorize the victim or another; or

      (d)   to interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function.

      Kidnapping is a severity level 3, person felony.

      History:   L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3420; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 58; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 33; July 1.