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§ 3-502. Kidnapping

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 3. Other Crimes Against the Person
Subtitle 5. Kidnapping
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-502
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 337
§ 3-502. Kidnapping
Currentness
Prohibited
(a) A person may not, by force or fraud, carry or cause a person to be carried in or outside the State with the intent to have the person carried or concealed in or outside the State.
Penalty
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of kidnapping and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.
Exception
(c) Kidnapping does not include the act of a parent in carrying a minor child of that parent in or outside the State.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 27, § 337.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-502, MD CRIM LAW § 3-502
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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