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Kidnapping is considered aggravated kidnapping if it is committed under certain circumstances and is usually punishable by life in prison. A person is guilty of the offense of aggravated kidnapping if he or she: kidnaps for ransom, reward, or to commit extortion, kidnaps to commit robbery, rape, or other sexual offenses, kidnaps another person during …
Penal Code 236 PC California’s false imprisonment law and Penal Code 207 PC California’s kidnapping law are frequently confused and commonly misunderstood. Many people believe that Penal Code 236 PC California’s false imprisonment law necessarily involves incarceration in a jail or prison. Although false imprisonment may involve such circumstances, it generally doesn’t. Simply put, false …
California has a variety of laws that pertain to kidnapping, two of which relate to kidnapping for ransom. The first is prohibited by Penal Code 209 PC and deals with actually kidnapping a victim for ransom. The second is prohibited by Penal Code 210 PC California’s law against extortion by posing as a kidnapper. If …