Persons accused of committing the offense of interference with custody, parental kidnapping or child abduction may be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney:

(1) In the county in which the child was taken or enticed away from legal custody;

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 565.163

  • Child: a person under seventeen years of age. See Missouri Laws 565.002
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Legal custody: the right to the care, custody and control of a child. See Missouri Laws 565.002

(2) In any county in which the child who was taken or enticed away from legal custody was taken or held by the defendant;

(3) The county in which lawful custody of the child taken or enticed away was granted; or

(4) The county in which the defendant is found.

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