18-4501 Kidnaping Defined
18-4502 First Degree Kidnapping — Ransom
18-4503 Second Degree Kidnaping When Not for Ransom
18-4504 Punishment — Liberation of Kidnapped Person
18-4504A Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty
18-4505 Inquiry Into Mitigating or Aggravating Circumstances — Sentence in Kidnapping Cases — Statutory Aggravating Circumstances — Judicial Findings
18-4506 Child Custody Interference Defined — Defenses — Punishment
18-4507 Short Title
18-4508 Definitions
18-4509 Missing Child Reports — Law Enforcement Agencies — Duties
18-4510 Birth Records of Missing Children — State Registrar’S Duties
18-4511 School Duties — Records of Missing Child — Identification Upon Enrollment — Transfer of Student Records
18-4512 Missing Persons Clearinghouse
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Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 18 > Chapter 45 - Kidnaping

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
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  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.