The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 055 : Kidnapping
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2407)-
§ 2407. Unlawful restraint in the first degree
(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful restraint in the first degree if that person:
(1) knowingly restrains another person under circumstances exposing that person to a risk of serious bodily injury; or
(2) holds another person in a condition of involuntary servitude.
(b) Unlawful restraint in the first degree is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both. (Added 1989, No. 293 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
