North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances
N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-258.3: Taking of hostage, etc
What this law says, in plain English
A prisoner in state or local custody who takes, holds, or carries away another person as a hostage through threats, coercion, intimidation, or physical force commits a Class F felony.
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