Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint

A.S.C.A. § 46.3530 — under Offenses Against the Person.

A.S.C.A. § 46.3530

(a) It is an element of the offenses described in 46.3531 through 46.3533 that the confinement, movement, or restraint be committed without the consent of the victim.

(b) Lack of consent results from:

(1) forcible compulsion; or

(2) incapacity to consent.

(c) A person is considered incapable of consent if he is

(1) less than 14 years old, or

(2) incapacitated.

History: 1979, PL 16-43 § 2.