Fully rewritten and updated September 8, 2026. Intent. Both crimes start with the same act — forcibly, secretly, or by threat confining, abducting, or imprisoning another person against their will and without lawful authority. Under section 787.01, Florida Statutes, that act becomes kidnapping, a first-degree felony punishable by up to life in prison, when it…
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