Arkansas · Arkansas Code of 1987 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
Ark. Code § 5-11-102: Ark. Code Ann. § 5-11-102
What this law says, in plain English
Kidnapping occurs when a person restrains another without consent to substantially interfere with their liberty for purposes including ransom, hostage-taking, facilitating felonies, inflicting injury, sexual contact, terrorizing, or interfering with government functions. Kidnapping is a Class Y felony, or Class B felony if the defendant voluntarily released the victim alive and safely before trial.
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