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Iowa Code § 710.4 (2026)

Kidnapping in the third degree

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1. All other kidnappings are kidnappings in the third degree. \n Tue Dec 09 21:56:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 710 (22, 0) §710.4, KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES 2\n\n 2. Kidnapping in the third degree is a class “C” felony.

3. For purposes of determining whether the person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126. [C51, §2588; R60, §4211; C73, §3869; C97, §4765; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12981; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §706.1; C79, 81, §710.4] 2009 Acts, ch 119, §57; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127 Referred to in §692A.102, 692A.126 Definition of forcible felony, §702.11 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: State v. Callender, 444 N.W.2d 768 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989).
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State v. Callender, 444 N.W.2d 768 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 710.4 (1987); State v. Morrison, 368 N.”
State of Iowa v. Walter Ray Norem, No. 14-1524 (Iowa Ct. App. Jan. 13, 2016). “See Iowa Code § 710.4 (“All other kidnappings are kidnapping in the third degree.”
Demarkus Wayne Ruckman v. State of Iowa, 958 N.W.2d 236 (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). “3 Iowa Code § 710.4 . 4 Iowa Code § 709.11 (3).”
Joel Enrique Herrarte, Jr. v. State of Iowa, 986 N.W.2d 394 (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). “Iowa Code 710.4 establishes that all Kidnappings not First or Second Degree [are] Kidnapping in the Third Degree.”
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