What do we say when someone steal a car with hostage in it?

When a person kidnap someone we call it kidnapping , but what do we say when a person steal / kidnap a car & there's hostage in it ?
533
Asked Nov 18, 2011
Edited Nov 18, 2011
Kidnapping is forcibly restricting the liberty of another against their will. Car jacking with a hostage is a form of kidnapping. Laws are different from state to state but many (California for example) consider car jacking with a hostage to be "aggravated kidnapping" which carries a more severe penalty.
Rob
Answered Nov 18, 2011
Ohh !! Thank you :)
533 Nov 18, 2011
And it gets worse if the car crosses state lines, and EXPONENTIALLY worse if the hostage is in the car.

Cross state lines and you're looking at felonies.
skyDancer
Answered Nov 18, 2011
Just to be clear, all kidnapping is a felony. Most all states have varying felony levels depending on how it is done. The difference the state line makes is that it becomes a Federal crime under the Lindbergh Law at the state line unless the abductor is the parent of an abducted child. Under the Uniform Child Custody Act, when a parent crosses the state line in violation of a court ordered custody agreement, they commit a felony under the state law where the court order exists but it's not prosecuted under Lindbergh.
Rob Nov 18, 2011
Thanks, Rob, for the clarification.

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