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2015 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS (556-600)
Chapter 565 Offenses Against the Person
Section 565.120 Beginning January 1, 2017--Kidnapping, second degree, penalty.
MO Rev Stat § 565.120 (2015) What's This?
565.120. 1. A person commits the offense of kidnapping in the second degree if he or she knowingly restrains another unlawfully and without consent so as to interfere substantially with his or her liberty and exposes him or her to a substantial risk of serious physical injury.
2. The offense of kidnapping in the second degree is a class D felony.
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
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