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Tex. Penal Code § 20.03 — Kidnapping
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 20: KIDNAPPING, UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT, AND, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 20.03
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(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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