federal kidnapping act

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.]

“The Federal Kidnapping Act was passed in 1932 to close a dangerous loophole between state and federal law. At that time, marauding bands of kidnappers were preying upon the wealthy with ruthless abandon, seizing their victims for ransom while operating outside the reach of existing state laws. Knowing that authorities in the victim’s home state were powerless once a hostage was transported across state lines, the criminals would kidnap their target in one state, then move quickly to the next. In response, Congress made kidnapping a federal crime when the victim was moved from one state to another, and comprehensive language was used to cover every possible variety of kidnapping followed by interstate transportation.” 1 Am. Jur. 2d Abduction and Kidnapping § 14, at 185 (1994).

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