Texas Penal Code

§ 20.04 — AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING

PE § 20.04Title 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON · Ch. 20. KIDNAPPING, UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT, AND

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(a)A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person with the intent to:

(1)hold him for ransom or reward;

(2)use him as a shield or hostage;

(3)facilitate the commission of a felony or the flight after the attempt or commission of a felony;

(4)inflict bodily injury on him or violate or abuse him sexually;

(5)terrorize him or a third person; or

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Legislative history

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.