Indiana § 35-32-2-3 - Kidnapping, criminal confinement, human trafficking, and interference with custody
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§ 35-32-2-3. Kidnapping, criminal confinement, human trafficking, and interference with custody
Sec. 3. (a) A person who commits the offense of:
(1) kidnapping;
(2) criminal confinement;
(3) promotion of human labor trafficking;
(4) promotion of human sexual trafficking;
(5) promotion of child sexual trafficking;
(6) promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child;
(7) child sexual trafficking; or
(8) human trafficking;
may be tried in a county in which the victim has traveled or has been confined during the course of the offense.
(b) A person who commits the offense of criminal confinement or interference with custody may be tried in a county in which the child who was removed, taken, concealed, or detained in violation of a child custody order:
(1) was a legal resident at the time of the taking, concealment, or detention;
(2) was taken, detained, or concealed; or
(3) was found.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.49-1989, SEC.19; P.L.173-2006, SEC.47; P.L.144-2018, SEC.16.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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