[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 907 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 907

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the effect of the 
parental exception to the kidnaping prohibition in cases of kidnapings 
                 in violation of valid custody orders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 1993

  Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the effect of the 
parental exception to the kidnaping prohibition in cases of kidnapings 
                 in violation of valid custody orders.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1201(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(unless such 
parent's custody of such minor at the time of the conduct constituting 
the offense is in violation of a court order or decree)'' after 
``except in the case of a minor by the parent thereof''.

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