{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-710.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 710.3","heading":"Kidnapping in the second degree.","body":"1. Kidnapping where the purpose is to hold the victim for ransom, where the kidnapper is armed with a dangerous weapon, or where the victim is under eighteen years of age other than a kidnapping by a parent or legal guardian whose sole purpose of the kidnapping is to assume custody of a victim under eighteen years of age, is kidnapping in the second degree.\n2. Kidnapping in the second degree is a class “B” felony.\n3. For purposes of determining whether the person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 710 - KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/710.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"1b01caa39651e28000f3f471d5456506f6a5af30b130040b4c3f231235878325","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-710.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-710.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}