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Iowa Code § 710.1 (2026)

Kidnapping defined

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A person commits kidnapping when the person either confines a person or removes a person from one place to another, knowing that the person who confines or removes the other person has neither the authority nor the consent of the other to do so; provided, that to constitute kidnapping the act must be accompanied by one or more of the following: 1. The intent to hold such person for ransom. 2. The intent to use such person as a shield or hostage. 3. The intent to inflict serious injury upon such person, or to subject the person to a sexual abuse. 4. The intent to secretly confine such person. 5. The intent to interfere with the performance of any government function. [C51, §2588; R60, §4211; C73, §3869; C97, §4765; S13, §4750-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12981, 12983; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §706.1, 706.3; C79, 81, §710.1] Referred to in §229A.2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 150 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Scott Robert Robinson, 859 N.W.2d 464 (Iowa 2015).
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State of Iowa v. Scott Robert Robinson, 859 N.W.2d 464 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 18× “” Iowa Code § 710.1 (3) (1979). The penalty in Iowa for kidnapping in the first degree was also increased to life in prison.”
Ledezma v. State, 626 N.W.2d 134 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 710.1 (there are five alternatives to the intent element of kidnapping, including the intent to subject the person to sexual abuse).”
State v. Rich, 305 N.W.2d 739 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 10× “1, The Code 1979, which provides in pertinent part: *742 A person commits kidnapping when he or she either confines a person or removes a person from one place to another, knowing that he or she has neither the authority nor the consent of the other to do so; provided, that to…”
State v. Hatter, 414 N.W.2d 333 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 16× “Iowa Code § 710.1 ; Kidnapping in the first degree.”
State of Iowa v. Jabari Lamar Walker, 856 N.W.2d 179 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 14× “See Iowa Code §§ 710.1 (3), .4. In particular, according to the relevant marshaling instruction, the jury had to find: 1.”
State of Iowa v. Charles Raymond Albright, 925 N.W.2d 144 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 3× “See Iowa Code § 710.1 (2016). The court instructed the jury on confinement or removal as follows: For purposes of these instructions, a person is "confined" when her freedom to move about is substantially restricted by force, threat, or deception.”
State v. Newman, 326 N.W.2d 788 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 10× “Iowa Code section 710.1 provides, in pertinent part: A person commits kidnapping when he or she either confines a person or removes a person from one place to another, knowing that he or she has neither the authority nor the consent of the other to do so; provided, that to…”
State v. Misner, 410 N.W.2d 216 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 17× “Following jury trial, defendant Tomie Lee Misner was convicted of seven counts of second-degree kidnapping, Iowa Code §§ 710.1 , .3 (1985), one count of insurrection, Iowa Code § 718.”
State v. Rodriquez, 636 N.W.2d 234 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 710.1 (3), (4). The relevancy of the prior bad acts evidence is best understood in the context of the record with respect to the kidnapping charge.”
State v. Griffin, 564 N.W.2d 370 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 9× “Iowa Code § 710.1 provides in relevant part: A person commits kidnapping when the person either confines a person or removes a *372 person from one place to another, knowing that the person who confines or removes the other person has neither the authority nor the consent of the…”
State v. Marr, 316 N.W.2d 176 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 12× “Marr was convicted of kidnapping in the first degree, §§ 710.1, 710.2, and sexual abuse in the second degree, §§ 709.”
State v. Knupp, 310 N.W.2d 179 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 10× “Following trial to the court, defendant Robert James Knupp was found guilty of kidnapping in the first degree, a violation of sections 710.1 and 710.2, The Code 1979. Among other issues his appeal confronts us with the troublesome question whether the victim was sufficiently…”
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— Iowa Code § 710.1(1) — 1 case
State v. Sinclair, 622 N.W.2d 772 (Iowa Ct. App. 2000).
— Iowa Code § 710.1(2) — 3 cases
State v. Mead, 318 N.W.2d 440 (Iowa 1982).
State v. Misner, 410 N.W.2d 216 (Iowa 1987). “Following jury trial, defendant Tomie Lee Misner was convicted of seven counts of second-degree kidnapping, Iowa Code §§ 710.1 , .3 (1985), one count of insurrection, Iowa Code § 718.”
State v. Cross, 308 N.W.2d 25 (Iowa 1981).
— Iowa Code § 710.1(3) — 23 cases
State of Iowa v. Scott Robert Robinson, 859 N.W.2d 464 (Iowa 2015). “” Iowa Code § 710.1 (3) (1979). The penalty in Iowa for kidnapping in the first degree was also increased to life in prison.”
State v. Marr, 316 N.W.2d 176 (Iowa 1982). “Marr was convicted of kidnapping in the first degree, §§ 710.1, 710.2, and sexual abuse in the second degree, §§ 709.”
State v. Rich, 305 N.W.2d 739 (Iowa 1981). “1, The Code 1979, which provides in pertinent part: *742 A person commits kidnapping when he or she either confines a person or removes a person from one place to another, knowing that he or she has neither the authority nor the consent of the other to do so; provided, that to…”
State v. Callender, 444 N.W.2d 768 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989).
State of Iowa v. Daniel Logan Walden, 870 N.W.2d 842 (Iowa 2015).
— Iowa Code § 710.1(4) — 5 cases
United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez, 477 F.3d 310 (5th Cir. 2007).
State v. Clark, 346 N.W.2d 510 (Iowa 1984).
Henderson v. Heartland Press, Inc., 65 F. Supp. 2d 991 (N.D. Iowa 1999).
State of Iowa v. Katrina Eubanks (Iowa Ct. App. 2018).
Brian Koncel v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
— Iowa Code § 710.1(5) — 1 case
State v. Misner, 410 N.W.2d 216 (Iowa 1987). “Following jury trial, defendant Tomie Lee Misner was convicted of seven counts of second-degree kidnapping, Iowa Code §§ 710.1 , .3 (1985), one count of insurrection, Iowa Code § 718.”
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