Penal Law § 135.15 · Article 135. Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses
Unlawful imprisonment; defense
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§ 135.15 Unlawful imprisonment; defense.
In any prosecution for unlawful imprisonment, it is an affirmative defense that (a) the person restrained was a child less than sixteen years old, and (b) the defendant was a relative of such child, and (c) his sole purpose was to assume control of such child.
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