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]