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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:45

Simple kidnapping

Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 14 — Criminal Law · Status: effective

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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:45, Simple kidnapping, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2696522
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A. Simple kidnapping is: (1) The intentional and forcible seizing and carrying of any person from one place to another without his consent. (2) The intentional taking, enticing or decoying away, for an unlawful purpose, of any child not his own and under the age of fourteen years, without the consent of its parent or the person charged with its custody. (3) The intentional taking, enticing or decoying away, without the consent of the proper authority, of any person who has been lawfully committed to any institution for orphans, persons with mental illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, or other similar institution. (4) The intentional taking, enticing or decoying away and removing from the state, by any parent of his or her child, from the custody of any person to whom custody has been awarded by any court of competent jurisdiction of any state, without the consent of the legal custodian, with intent to defeat the jurisdiction of the said court over the custody of the child. (5) The taking, enticing or decoying away and removing from the state, by any person, other than the parent, of a child temporarily placed in his custody by any court of competent jurisdiction in the state, with intent to defeat the jurisdiction of said court over the custody of the child. B. Whoever commits the crime of simple kidnapping shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.