509.040 Kidnapping.

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(1)A person is guilty of kidnapping when he unlawfully restrains another person and

when his intent is:

(a)To hold him for ransom or reward; or

(b)To accomplish or to advance the commission of a felony; or

(c)To inflict bodily injury or to terrorize the victim or another; or

(d)To interfere with the performance of a governmental or political function; or

(e)To use him as a shield or hostage; or

(f)To deprive the parents or guardian of the custody of a minor, when the person

taking the minor is not a person exercising custodial control or supervision of

the minor as the term "person exercising custodial control or supervision" is

defined in KRS 600.020.

(2)Kidnapping is a Class B felony when the victim is released alive and in a safe place

prior to trial, except as provided in this section. Kidnapping is a Class A felony

when the victim is released alive but the victim has suffered serious physical injury

during the kidnapping, or as a result of not being released in a safe place, or as a

result of being released in any circumstances which are intended, known or should

have been known to cause or lead to serious physical injury. Kidnapping is a capital

offense when the victim is not released alive or when the victim is released alive but

subsequently dies as a result of:

(a)Serious physical injuries suffered during the kidnapping; or

(b)Not being released in a safe place; or

(c)Being released in any circumstances which are intended, known or should

have been known to cause or lead to the victim's death.