Virginia criminal code — article
Article 3: Kidnapping and Related Offenses
Article 3 of Chapter 4: Crimes Against the Person, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Article 3
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-47 — Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-48 — Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-48.1 — Abduction by prisoners or committed persons; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-49 — Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-49.1 — Violation of court order regarding custody and visitation; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50 — Disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50.1 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50.2 — Emergency control of telephone service in hostage or barricaded person situation
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50.3 — Enticing, etc., another into a dwelling house with intent to commit certain felonies; penalty
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