{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-1304","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 13-1304","heading":"Kidnapping; classification; consecutive sentence","body":"A. A person commits kidnapping by knowingly restraining another person with the intent to:\n\n1. Hold the victim for ransom, as a shield or hostage; or\n\n2. Hold the victim for involuntary servitude; or\n\n3. Inflict death, physical injury or a sexual offense on the victim, or to otherwise aid in the commission of a felony; or\n\n4. Place the victim or a third person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury to the victim or the third person; or\n\n5. Interfere with the performance of a governmental or political function; or\n\n6. Seize or exercise control over any airplane, train, bus, ship or other vehicle.\n\nB. Kidnapping is a class 2 felony unless the victim is released voluntarily by the defendant without physical injury in a safe place before arrest and before accomplishing any of the further enumerated offenses in subsection A of this section in which case it is a class 4 felony. If the victim is released pursuant to an agreement with the state and without any physical injury, it is a class 3 felony. If the victim is under fifteen years of age kidnapping is a class 2 felony punishable pursuant to section 13-705. The sentence for kidnapping of a victim under fifteen years of age shall run consecutively to any other sentence imposed on the defendant and to any undischarged term of imprisonment of the defendant.","path":["Title 13 Criminal Code"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/01304.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"0c70c3a7435522a59e8cb6e9416b73c304288d36ef25172f7da26b25940cf78c","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-1303","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-1305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}