2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person
Section 565.120 Kidnapping, second degree, penalty.

Universal Citation: MO Rev Stat § 565.120 (2019)

Effective 01 Jan 2017, see footnote

565.120. Kidnapping, second degree, penalty. — 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.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Effective 1-01-17

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