2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 9A - WASHINGTON CRIMINAL CODE
9A.40 Kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, and custodial interference.
9A.40.020 Kidnapping in the first degree.
RCW 9A.40.020 Kidnapping in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of kidnapping in the first degree if he or she intentionally abducts another person with intent:
(a) To hold him or her for ransom or reward, or as a shield or hostage; or
(b) To facilitate commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or
(c) To inflict bodily injury on him or her; or
(d) To inflict extreme mental distress on him, her, or a third person; or
(e) To interfere with the performance of any governmental function.
(2) Kidnapping in the first degree is a class A felony.
[2011 c 336 § 364; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.40.020.]
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