Iowa Code 802.2C – Kidnapping
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 802.2C
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
802.2C Kidnapping.
An information or indictment for kidnapping in the first, second, or third degree committed
on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen years shall be found within ten years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains eighteen years of age, or if the person against whom the information or indictment is sought is identified through the use of a DNA profile, an information or indictment shall be found within three years from the date the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile, whichever is later.
2016 Acts, ch 1035, §1
Referred to in §802.3, 802.10
An information or indictment for kidnapping in the first, second, or third degree committed
on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen years shall be found within ten years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains eighteen years of age, or if the person against whom the information or indictment is sought is identified through the use of a DNA profile, an information or indictment shall be found within three years from the date the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile, whichever is later.
2016 Acts, ch 1035, §1
Referred to in §802.3, 802.10