Kidnapping; defense

N.Y. Penal Law § 135.30, under Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses.

N.Y. Penal Law § 135.30

§ 135.30 Kidnapping; defense. In any prosecution for kidnapping, it is an affirmative defense that (a) the defendant was a relative of the person abducted, and (b) his sole purpose was to assume control of such person.