Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6491718.2-49Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty202517.1-80518.2-51319.2-10.219.2-29919.2-392.022.2-515.2Crimes and Offenses GenerallyCrimes Against the PersonKidnapping and Related Offenses

Any person who (1) threatens, or attempts, to abduct any other person with intent to extort money, or pecuniary benefit; (2) assists or aids in the abduction of, or threatens to abduct, any person with the intent to defile such person; or (3) assists or aids in the abduction of, or threatens to abduct, any child under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution is guilty of a Class 5 felony.

Code 1950, § 18.1-39; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 214; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2020, c. 900.