710.5 Child stealing.
1. A person commits child stealing when, knowing that the person has no authority to do so, the person forcibly or fraudulently takes, decoys, or entices away any child with intent to detain or conceal such child from its parents or guardian, or other persons or institution having the lawful custody of such child, unless the person is a relative of such child, and the person’s sole purpose is to assume custody of such child.
2. Child stealing is a class “C” felony.
3. For purposes of determining whether the person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.
[S13, §254-a46; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12982; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §706.2; C79, 81, §710.5]
2009 Acts, ch 119, §58; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §186
Referred to in §692A.102, 692A.126
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 710 - KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
Section 710.1 - Kidnapping defined.
Section 710.2 - Kidnapping in the first degree.
Section 710.3 - Kidnapping in the second degree.
Section 710.4 - Kidnapping in the third degree.
Section 710.5 - Child stealing.
Section 710.6 - Violating custodial order.
Section 710.7 - False imprisonment.
Section 710.8 - Harboring a runaway child prohibited — penalty.
Section 710.9 - Civil liability for harboring a runaway child.