Maine § 17-A §301 Kidnapping

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §301 — Kidnapping

Maine § 17-A §301

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 13KIDNAPPING, CRIMINAL RESTRAINT AND CRIMINAL FORCED LABOR

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §301 (2026).

Text

1.A person is guilty of kidnapping if either:

2."Restrain" means to restrict substantially the movements of another person without the other person's consent or other lawful authority by: 2-A. "Hostage" means a person restrained with the intent that a 3rd person, not the person restrained or the actor, perform or refrain from performing some act. 2-B. It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person restrained is the child of the actor.

3.Kidnapping is a Class A crime. It is however, a defense which reduces the crime to a Class B crime, if the defendant voluntarily released the victim alive and not suffering from serious bodily injury, in a safe place prior to trial.

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1.
A person is guilty of kidnapping if either:
2.
"Restrain" means to restrict substantially the movements of another person without the other person's consent or other lawful authority by:
2-A.
"Hostage" means a person restrained with the intent that a 3rd person, not the person restrained or the actor, perform or refrain from performing some act.
2-B.
It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person restrained is the child of the actor.
3.
Kidnapping is a Class A crime. It is however, a defense which reduces the crime to a Class B crime, if the defendant voluntarily released the victim alive and not suffering from serious bodily injury, in a safe place prior to trial.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 512, §24 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §26 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 684, Pt. A, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 684, Pt. H, §1 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 299, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).