FEDERAL KIDNAPPING ACT
Federal Kidnapping Act.A federal law punishing kidnapping for ransom or reward when the
victim is transported interstate or internationally. • The law presumes that a victim has been
transported in violation of the law if the victim is not released within 24 hours. The Federal
Kidnapping Act, by express provision, does not apply to the kidnapping of a minor by either
parent. 18 USCA § 1201. — Also termed Lindbergh Act. Cf. [Blacks Law 8th]