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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2401 (2026)

Repealed. 1989, No. 293 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2401)
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Cited in 17 cases, 1966–2014 · leading case: State v. McLaren, 376 A.2d 34 (Vt. 1977).
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State v. McLaren, 376 A.2d 34 (Vt. 1977). · cites it 12× “§ 9, 13 V.S.A. § 2401; reckless endangerment, 13 V.”
State v. Audette, 543 A.2d 1315 (Vt. 1988). · cites it 4× “The principal is *219 sue raised by defendant is whether the trial court erred by failing to include in its charge to the jury that the crime of kidnapping, 13 V.S.A. § 2401, includes an element of felonious intent.”
State v. Couture, 502 A.2d 846 (Vt. 1985). · cites it 3× “Defendant appeals his convictions for kidnapping, 13 V.S.A. § 2401, and simple assault, 13 V.”
State v. Angelucci, 405 A.2d 33 (Vt. 1979). · cites it 2× “The defendant argues that the Vermont statute, 13 V.S.A. § 2401, requires all acts constituting kidnapping must be forcible or against the victim’s will, while the Pennsylvania statute can be accomplished by removal or confinement by deception regardless of the victim’s will.”
In re Williams, 2014 VT 67 (Vt. 2014). · cites it 2× “In Senna , a defendant who took his three victims to the same place at the same time was charged with three counts of kidnapping under 13 V.S.A. § 2401, which imposed penalties on a “person who, without legal authority, forcibly or secretly confines or imprisons another person…”
State v. Barr, 223 A.2d 462 (Vt. 1966). · cites it 2× “Count I charges the crime of kidnapping, a violation of 13 V.S.A. §2401. It is the respondent’s contention that this count is defective in that it charges four separate offenses in the same count.”
State v. Jarvis, 509 A.2d 1005 (Vt. 1986). “Defendant pled guilty to kidnapping in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2401 and was sentenced to ten to twenty-five years, suspended on service of four years and probation.”
State v. Gokey, 383 A.2d 601 (Vt. 1978). “§ 1024(a)(2); (3) kidnapping, 13 V.S.A. § 2401. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty to each count and gave no notice of intention to rely upon the defense of insanity.”
State v. Roberts, 574 A.2d 1248 (Vt. 1990). “Defendant appeals from his conviction, following trial by jury, of kidnapping in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2401. We affirm. On February 23,1984,28-year-old Mark Knapp was reported missing by his parents after he had failed to return home the previous night.”
State v. Towne, 453 A.2d 1133 (Vt. 1982). “On August 26, 1980, after raising the defense of insanity, the defendant was convicted by a jury in the Windham District Court of the crimes of kidnapping, 13 V.S.A. § 2401, and sexual assault, 13 V.”
State v. Williams, 467 A.2d 667 (Vt. 1983). “§ 1024 and one count of kidnapping, 13 V.S.A. § 2401. On appeal, defendant raises three claims of error: (1) whether the trial court lacked jurisdiction over defendant because it allegedly dismissed all three charges and the State failed to refile them; (2) whether the time…”
State v. Covino, 658 A.2d 916 (Vt. 1994). “Defendant appeals his jury conviction of kidnapping an eleven-year-old girl, 13 V.S.A. §§ 2401,2402. He claims that the trial court erred by instructing the jury that the element of forcible confinement could be established by proof of deception or misrepresentation and that the…”
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