§ 11-26-1.4 Kidnapping of a minor. –
Whoever, without lawful authority, forcibly or secretly confines or imprisons
any child under the age of sixteen (16) years within this state against the
child's will, or forcibly carries or sends the child out of this state, or
forcibly seizes, confines, inveigles, or kidnaps the child with intent either
to cause the child to be secretly confined or imprisoned within this state
against his or her will, or with the intent of sexually assaulting or molesting
the child as defined in chapter 37 of this title, or with the intent to abuse
the child as defined in chapter 9 of this title, shall be guilty of a felony
and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for life or for any
term not less than twenty (20) years. However, nothing contained in this
section shall be deemed to make the reasonable lawful acts of a parent in
caring for his or her child a violation of this section.
(P.L. 1989, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 451, § 1.)