Alabama § 13A-6-44 Kidnapping in the Second Degree

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-6-44 — Kidnapping in the Second Degree

Alabama § 13A-6-44

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 6Offenses Involving Danger to the Person

Art. 3Kidnapping, Unlawful Imprisonment and Related Offenses

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 13A-6-44 (2026).

Text

(a)A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the second degree if he abducts another person.

(b)A person does not commit a crime under this section if:

(1)The abduction is not coupled with intent to use or to threaten to use deadly force,

(2)The actor is a relative of the person abducted, and

(3)The actor’s sole purpose is to assume lawful control of that person. The burden of injecting the issue of defense under this subsection is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.

(c)Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class B felony.

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(a) A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the second degree if he abducts another person.
(b) A person does not commit a crime under this section if:
(1) The abduction is not coupled with intent to use or to threaten to use deadly force,
(2) The actor is a relative of the person abducted, and
(3) The actor’s sole purpose is to assume lawful control of that person.
The burden of injecting the issue of defense under this subsection is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(c) Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class B felony.