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Texas Penal Code, Section 20.03 – Kidnapping
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CHAPTER 20. KIDNAPPING AND UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT
§ 20.03. KIDNAPPING. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:
(1) the abduction was not coupled with intent to use or to threaten to use deadly force;
(2) the actor was a relative of the person abducted; and
(3) the actor’s sole intent was to assume lawful control of the victim.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. |
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