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1997 SESSION

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HB 1883 Parental kidnapping; penalties.

Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Parental kidnapping; penalties. Creates a new crime for parental kidnapping, punishable as a Class 6 felony, or, in the court's discretion, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Currently, parental kidnapping is a Class 1 misdemeanor unless the child is taken from the state; then a Class 6 felony has been committed. This bill is modeled after proposed uniform legislation arising from a two-year study conducted by the American Bar Association.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 974152112  pdf
• 01/29/97  House: Introduced bill reprinted 974152112  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 974152112
• 01/08/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
• 01/29/97  House: Introduced bill reprinted 974152112
• 02/04/97  House: Stricken from docket by C. J. (22-Y 0-N)