Agreement to Abduct From Custody

From the Law Office of Alison Grinter in Dallas, Texas

1 Degree
2 Statute(s)
3 Caselaw
4 Collateral Consequences
5 Notes

Degree

It is a state jail felony to agree to abduct a child under 18 years old from the control of a person having custody of that child.

Statute(s)

§ 25.031. AGREEMENT TO ABDUCT FROM CUSTODY.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person agrees, for remuneration or the promise of remuneration, to abduct a child younger than 18 years of age by force, threat of force, misrepresentation, stealth, or unlawful entry, knowing that the child is under the care and control of a person having custody or physical possession of the child under a court order, including a temporary order, or under the care and control of another person who is exercising care and control with the consent of a person having custody or physical possession under a court order, including a temporary order.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 444, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 272, § 2, eff. September 1, 2007.