New Hampshire · New Hampshire RSA — Title LXII, Criminal Code; controlled drugs

N.H. RSA (Criminal Code) § 633:1: Kidnapping

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Kidnapping occurs when someone confines another to hold for ransom, avoid arrest, terrorize, or commit a crime, or when someone takes a child under 18 unrelated to them with intent to hide the child from lawful guardians. Kidnapping is a Class A felony, or Class B if the victim is voluntarily released unharmed before trial.

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