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18 U.S.C. § 1201

Kidnapping

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 1201, Kidnapping, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449155
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Whoever unlawfully seizes, confines, inveigles, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away and holds for ransom or reward or otherwise any person, except in the case of a minor by the parent thereof, when— If— the offender— is not—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-467(H.R. 15552)1976-10-08
    Act for the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-163(H.R. 6010)1977-11-09
    An Act to amend title XIII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to expand the types of risks which the Secretary of Transportation may insure or reinsure, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-504(S. 2493)1978-10-24
    Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-473(H.J.Res. 648)1984-10-12
    A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-646(S. 1236)1986-11-10
    Criminal Law and Procedure Technical Amendments Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-647(S. 3266)1990-11-29
    Crime Control Act of 1990
    House: 313–1Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    House: 197–232Senate: 61–38
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-132(S. 735)1996-04-24
    Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
    House: 293–133Senate: 91–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-314(H.R. 3494)1998-10-30
    Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998
    House: 416–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-21(S. 151)2003-04-30
    PROTECT Act
    House: 400–25Senate: 98–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-248(H.R. 4472)2006-07-27
    Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally