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Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
    Chapter 25
        Section 741 - Kidnapping

Cite as: O.S. §, __ __


Any person who, without lawful authority, forcibly seizes and confines another, or inveigles or kidnaps another, with intent, either:First. To cause such other person to be confined or imprisoned in this state against the will of the other person; orSecond. To cause such other person to be sent out of this state against the will of the other person; orThird. To cause such person to be sold as a slave, or in any way held to service against the will of such person, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years. Upon any trial for a violation of this section, the consent thereto of the person kidnapped or confined, shall not be a defense, unless it appears satisfactorily to the jury, that such person was above the age of twelve (12) years, and that such consent was not extorted by threat, or by duress.

 

Historical Data


R.L. 1910, § 2374; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 237, emerg. effective date amended to July 1, 1999 by Laws 1998, c. 2 (First Extraordinary Session), §§ 23-26, eff. June 19, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1009X (1st Ex. Sess. 1999), § 141, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2445, c. 275, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2004 (superseded document available).

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