Idaho § 18-4502 - First degree kidnapping - Ransom
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-4502 — First degree kidnapping - Ransom, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4502. First degree kidnapping - Ransom
Any kidnapping committed for the purpose of obtaining money, property or any other thing of value for the return or disposition of such person kidnapped, or committed for the purpose of raping, or committing serious bodily injury upon the person kidnapped, or committing any lewd and lascivious act upon any child under the age of sixteen (16) years with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual desires of any person, shall be kidnapping in the first degree.
[18-4502, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 937; am. 1978, ch. 254, sec. 1, p. 555; am. 1981, ch. 321, sec. 1, p. 671; am. 2022, ch. 124, sec. 15, p. 448.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-4502 ("First degree kidnapping - Ransom") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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