Federal Kidnapping Act

A federal law punishing kidnapping for ransom or reward when the victim is transported interstate or internationally.

• The law presumes that a victim has been transported in violation of the law if the victim is not released within 24 hours. The Federal Kidnapping Act, by express provision, does not apply to the kidnapping of a minor by either parent. 18 USCA § 1201.

— Also termed Lindbergh Act. Cf. PARENTAL KIDNAPPING PREVENTION ACT. [Cases: Kidnapping 1. C.J.S. Kidnapping §§ 1–2.]

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