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K.S.A. § 21-5408 (2026)

Kidnapping; aggravated kidnapping

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21-5408. Kidnapping; aggravated kidnapping. (a) Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person:

(1) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage;

(2) to facilitate flight or the commission of any crime;

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

(4) to interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function.

(b) Aggravated kidnapping is kidnapping, as defined in subsection (a), when bodily harm is inflicted upon the person kidnapped.

(c) (1) Kidnapping is a severity level 3, person felony.

(2) Aggravated kidnapping is a severity level l, person felony.

History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 43; July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 62 cases (40 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: – State v. Harris –, 453 P.3d 1172 (Kan. 2019).
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– State v. Harris –, 453 P.3d 1172 (Kan. 2019). · cites it 7× “The "taking or confining" element for the crime of kidnapping under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5408 is satisfied if the purpose of the taking or confining was to "facilitate" the commission of another crime.”
State v. Hillard, 511 P.3d 883 (Kan. 2022). · cites it 4× “2020 Supp. 21-5408(a); State v. Harris, 310 Kan.”
State v. Garcia-Martinez, 546 P.3d 750 (Kan. 2024). · cites it 10× “A. 21-5408 defines kidnapping as follows: "(a) Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (1) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; (2) to facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Samuels, 492 P.3d 404 (Kan. 2021). · cites it 5× “110 (2004), is comparable to kidnapping as defined by K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5408, a severity level 3, person felony.”
State v. Olsman, 473 P.3d 937 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5408(a)(2), which provides: "Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent .”
State v. Moore, 556 P.3d 466 (Kan. 2024). · cites it 4× “This definition of K.S.A. 21-5408(a)'s language remains binding precedent, even if Buggs incorrectly decided the separate point of law in defining "facilitate" under subsection (a)(2).”
United States v. Marlon Flores-Granados, 783 F.3d 487 (4th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “1 ; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5408 ; Ky.Rev. Stat Ann § 509.”
State v. Bodine, 486 P.3d 551 (Kan. 2021). “Constitutionality of kidnapping statute For the first time on appeal, Bodine argues that K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5408(a)(3) —the subsection of the kidnapping statute under which he was convicted in count 6—is unconstitutionally overbroad because it infringes on parents' rights to…”
State v. Kane, 455 P.3d 811 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5408(a)(2) defines kidnapping as "the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person .”
State v. Garcia-Garcia, 441 P.3d 52 (Kan. 2019). “] ); K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5401(a)(5) (" intentional and premeditated killing of a law enforcement officer" [emphasis added] ); K.”
State v. Darrah, 442 P.3d 1049 (Kan. 2019). “The State agreed to amend original charges to first-degree felony murder in violation of K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5402(a)(2) and added two more counts: attempted aggravated kidnapping in violation of K.”
State v. Trujillo, 2012-NMCA-112, 2 N.M. 724. “, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5408 (a)(2) (2011). It requires that the restraint or movement not “be slight, inconsequential, and merely incidental to the other crime” or “be the kind inherent in the nature of the other crime.”
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K.S.A. § 21-5408(a): 11 cases
– State v. Harris –, 453 P.3d 1172 (Kan. 2019). “The "taking or confining" element for the crime of kidnapping under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5408 is satisfied if the purpose of the taking or confining was to "facilitate" the commission of another crime.”
State v. Garcia-Martinez, 546 P.3d 750 (Kan. 2024). “A. 21-5408 defines kidnapping as follows: "(a) Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (1) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; (2) to facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Hillard, 511 P.3d 883 (Kan. 2022). “2020 Supp. 21-5408(a); State v. Harris, 310 Kan.”
State v. Moore, 556 P.3d 466 (Kan. 2024). “This definition of K.S.A. 21-5408(a)'s language remains binding precedent, even if Buggs incorrectly decided the separate point of law in defining "facilitate" under subsection (a)(2).”
State v. Gustin, 505 P.3d 820 (Kan. Ct. App. 2022).
K.S.A. § 21-5408(a)(1): 5 cases
State v. Samuels, 492 P.3d 404 (Kan. 2021). “110 (2004), is comparable to kidnapping as defined by K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5408, a severity level 3, person felony.”
State v. Garcia-Martinez, 546 P.3d 750 (Kan. 2024). “A. 21-5408 defines kidnapping as follows: "(a) Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (1) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; (2) to facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Rodriguez, No. 110346 (Kan. Mar. 24, 2017).
State v. Rodriguez, No. 110346 (Kan. Mar. 24, 2017).
State v. Jackson, 497 P.3d 214 (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).
K.S.A. § 21-5408(a)(2): 20 cases
– State v. Harris –, 453 P.3d 1172 (Kan. 2019). “The "taking or confining" element for the crime of kidnapping under K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5408 is satisfied if the purpose of the taking or confining was to "facilitate" the commission of another crime.”
State v. Olsman, 473 P.3d 937 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5408(a)(2), which provides: "Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent .”
State v. Kane, 455 P.3d 811 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). “K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5408(a)(2) defines kidnapping as "the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person .”
State v. Garcia-Garcia, 441 P.3d 52 (Kan. 2019). “] ); K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5401(a)(5) (" intentional and premeditated killing of a law enforcement officer" [emphasis added] ); K.”
State v. Moore, 556 P.3d 466 (Kan. 2024). “This definition of K.S.A. 21-5408(a)'s language remains binding precedent, even if Buggs incorrectly decided the separate point of law in defining "facilitate" under subsection (a)(2).”
K.S.A. § 21-5408(a)(3): 21 cases
State v. Hillard, 511 P.3d 883 (Kan. 2022). “2020 Supp. 21-5408(a); State v. Harris, 310 Kan.”
State v. Bodine, 486 P.3d 551 (Kan. 2021). “Constitutionality of kidnapping statute For the first time on appeal, Bodine argues that K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5408(a)(3) —the subsection of the kidnapping statute under which he was convicted in count 6—is unconstitutionally overbroad because it infringes on parents' rights to…”
State v. Garcia-Martinez, 546 P.3d 750 (Kan. 2024). “A. 21-5408 defines kidnapping as follows: "(a) Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (1) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; (2) to facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Moore, 556 P.3d 466 (Kan. 2024). “This definition of K.S.A. 21-5408(a)'s language remains binding precedent, even if Buggs incorrectly decided the separate point of law in defining "facilitate" under subsection (a)(2).”
State v. Bliss, 498 P.3d 1220 (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).
K.S.A. § 21-5408(b): 23 cases
State v. Hillard, 511 P.3d 883 (Kan. 2022). “2020 Supp. 21-5408(a); State v. Harris, 310 Kan.”
State v. Darrah, 442 P.3d 1049 (Kan. 2019). “The State agreed to amend original charges to first-degree felony murder in violation of K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5402(a)(2) and added two more counts: attempted aggravated kidnapping in violation of K.”
State v. Garcia-Martinez, 546 P.3d 750 (Kan. 2024). “A. 21-5408 defines kidnapping as follows: "(a) Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (1) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; (2) to facilitate flight or the commission of any…”
State v. Moore, 556 P.3d 466 (Kan. 2024). “This definition of K.S.A. 21-5408(a)'s language remains binding precedent, even if Buggs incorrectly decided the separate point of law in defining "facilitate" under subsection (a)(2).”
State of Kansas v. Deshawn Jackson, 363 P.3d 408 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015).
K.S.A. § 21-5408(c)(2): 1 case
State v. Marion, 333 P.3d 194 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014).
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