Any person who, without lawful authority, seizes, confines, inveigles, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away another, with intent, either:

1. To cause such other person to be confined or imprisoned in this state against the will of the other person; or

2. To cause such other person to be sent out of this state against the will of the other person; or

3. To cause such person to be sold as a slave, or in any way held to service against the will of such person,

shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding twenty (20) years. Upon any trial for a violation of this section, the consent thereto of the person kidnapped or confined, shall not be a defense, unless it appears satisfactorily to the jury, that such person was above the age of twelve (12) years, and that such consent was not extorted by threat, or by duress.

Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, on and after the effective date of this act, any person sentenced to imprisonment for a violation of this section and the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, shall be required to serve a term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.

Historical Data

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R.L. 1910, § 2374; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 237 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 141, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2445, c. 275, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1760, c. 261, § 4, eff. November 1, 2007 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2009, SB 702, c. 444, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2009 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2012, HB 2302, c. 92, § 1, eff. November 1, 2012 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 69, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).

Citationizer^® Summary of Documents Citing This Document

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Cite	Name	Level
Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions
	Cite	Name	Level
	2020 OK AG 11,	Question Submitted by: The Honorable Scott Crow, Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections	Discussed
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	2009 OK CR 19, 210 P.3d 840,	SKINNER v. STATE	Cited
	2009 OK CR 23, 216 P.3d 841,	PARKER v. STATE	Cited
	2009 OK CR 26, 218 P.3d 520,	JOHNSON v. STATE	Cited
	2009 OK CR 32, 223 P.3d 1014,	COLLINS v. STATE	Cited
	2010 OK CR 25, 243 P.3d 461,	BURGESS v. STATE	Cited
	2013 OK CR 19, 315 P.3d 392,	LEVERING v. STATE	Cited
	2018 OK CR 35, 434 P.3d 1,	DUNN v. STATE	Cited
	2019 OK CR 3, 438 P.3d 373,	THOMPSON v. STATE	Cited
	2019 OK CR 13, 443 P.3d 573,	LAVORCHEK v. STATE	Cited
	2022 OK CR 2, 504 P.3d 605,	WADKINS v. STATE	Cited
	2022 OK CR 19, 517 P.3d 977,	CALVERT v. STATE	Cited
	2022 OK CR 31, 523 54,	PURDOM v. STATE	Cited
	2024 OK CR 20, 554 P.3d 244,	BOWLDS v. STATE	Discussed
	2024 OK CR 24, 556 P.3d 1035,	IRWIN v. STATE	Cited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	2025 OK 66, 579 P.3d 617,	STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel OBA v. ZAHL	Cited
Oklahoma Jury Instructions- Criminal
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		Kidnapping - Elements	Cited
Title 12. Civil Procedure
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	12 O.S. 2803.1,	Statement by Child, Incapacitated Person, or Vulnerable Adult Describing Certain Acts - Admissibility	Discussed
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
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	21 O.S. 20G,	Class B2 Criminal Offenses - Punishment	Cited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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	22 O.S. 1101,	Offenses Admitting Bail - Persons Authorized to Take Bail	Cited
	22 O.S. 991h,	Sentencing Powers of the Court Under Certain Titles Issue Order of No Contact	Cited
	22 O.S. 40,	Definitions - Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon - Forcible Sodomy - Kidnapping - Rape - Sex Offenses	Cited
	22 O.S. 991a,	Sentence - Powers of the Court	Discussed at Length
Title 43. Marriage
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	43 O.S. 112.5,	Custody or Guardianship - Order of Preference - Death or Judicial Removal of Parent - Preference of Child - Presumptions Regarding Best Interests of Child	Cited
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
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	57 O.S. 138,	Credits for Good Conduct, Blood Donations, Training Program Participation, etc.	Discussed
	57 O.S. 332.16,	Recommendation for Parole to Remain in Governor's Office no Longer than 30 Days	Cited
	57 O.S. 571,	Definitions	Cited
Title 70. Schools
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	70 O.S. 3-104,	State Board of Education - Powers and Duties	Cited

Citationizer: Table of Authority

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Cite	Name	Level
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
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	21 O.S. 741,	Kidnapping Defined	Cited
	21 O.S. 741,	Kidnapping Defined	Cited
	21 O.S. 741,	Kidnapping	Cited