(1) A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the second degree if, with intent to interfere substantially with anothers personal liberty, and without consent or legal authority, the person: (a) Takes the person from one place to another; or (b) Secretly confines the person in a place where the person is not likely to be found. (2) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (1) of this section if: (a) The person taken or confined is under 16 years of age; (b) The defendant is a relative of that person; and (c) The sole purpose of the person is to assume control of that person. (3) Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class B felony.
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