Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-49 — Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty
Virginia § 18.2-49
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2Crimes and Offenses Generally
Ch. 4Crimes Against the Person
Art. 3Kidnapping and Related Offenses
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-49 (2026).
Text
Any person who (1) threatens, or attempts, to abduct any other person with intent to extort money, or pecuniary benefit;
(2)assists or aids in the abduction of, or threatens to abduct, any person with the intent to defile such person; or (3) assists or aids in the abduction of, or threatens to abduct, any child under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-39; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 214; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2020, c. 900.
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Virginia § 18.2-49, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-49.