ARTICLE 2 - KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
 
6-2-201.  Kidnapping; penalties; effect of release of victim.
 
(a)  A person is guilty of kidnapping if he unlawfully removes another from his place of residence or business or from the vicinity where he was at the time of the removal, or if he unlawfully confines another person, with the intent to:
 
(i)  Hold for ransom or reward, or as a shield or hostage;
 
(ii)  Facilitate the commission of a felony; or
 
(iii)  Inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another.
 
(b)  A removal or confinement is unlawful if it is accomplished:
 
(i)  By force, threat or deception; or
 
(ii)  Without the consent of a parent, guardian or other person responsible for the general supervision of an individual who is under the age of fourteen (14) or who is adjudicated incompetent.
 
(c)  If the defendant voluntarily releases the victim substantially unharmed and in a safe place prior to trial, kidnapping is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years.
 
(d)  If the defendant does not voluntarily release the victim substantially unharmed and in a safe place prior to trial, kidnapping is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than twenty (20) years or for life except as provided in W.S. 6-2-101.
 
6-2-202.  Felonious restraint; penalty.
 
(a)  A person is guilty of felonious restraint if he knowingly:
 
(i)  Restrains another unlawfully in circumstances exposing him to risk of serious bodily injury; or
 
(ii)  Holds another in a condition of involuntary servitude.
 
(b)  Felonious restraint is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.
 
6-2-203.  False imprisonment; penalties.
 
(a)  A person is guilty of false imprisonment if he knowingly and unlawfully restrains another so as to interfere substantially with his liberty.
 
(b)  False imprisonment is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
 
6-2-204.  Interference with custody; presumption of knowledge of child's age; affirmative defenses; penalties.
 
(a)  A person is guilty of interference with custody if, having no privilege to do so, he knowingly:
 
(i)  Takes or entices a minor from the custody of the minor's parent, guardian or other lawful custodian; or
 
(ii)  Fails or refuses to return a minor to the person entitled to custody.
 
(b)  Proof that the child was under the age of majority gives rise to an inference that the person knew the child's age.
 
(c)  It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that:
 
(i)  The action was necessary to preserve the child from an immediate danger to his welfare; or
 
(ii)  The child was not less than fourteen (14) years old and the child was taken away or was not returned:
 
(A)  At his own instigation; and
 
(B)  Without intent to commit a criminal offense with or against the child.
 
(d)  Interference with custody is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years if:
 
(i)  The defendant is not a parent or person in equivalent relation to the child; or
 
(ii)  The defendant knowingly conceals and harbors the child or refuses to reveal the location of the child to the parent, guardian or lawful custodian.
 
(e)  Interference with custody which is not punishable under subsection (d) of this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years.