Utah Code
Title 76 Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 Offenses Against the Person
Section 301 Kidnapping.


     76-5-301.   Kidnapping.
     (1) An actor commits kidnapping if the actor intentionally or knowingly, without authority of law, and against the will of the victim:
     (a) detains or restrains the victim for any substantial period of time;
     (b) detains or restrains the victim in circumstances exposing the victim to risk of bodily injury;
     (c) holds the victim in involuntary servitude;
     (d) detains or restrains a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian or the consent of a person acting in loco parentis, if the minor is 14 years of age or older but younger than 18 years of age; or
     (e) moves the victim any substantial distance or across a state line.
     (2) As used in this section, acting "against the will of the victim" includes acting without the consent of the legal guardian or custodian of a victim who is a mentally incompetent person.
     (3) Kidnapping is a second degree felony.

Amended by Chapter 301, 2001 General Session
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