California Penal Code 207a states that: "Every person who forcibly, or by any other means of instilling fear, steals or takes, or holds, detains, or arrests any person in this state, and carries the person into another country, state, or county, or into another part of the same county, is guilty of kidnapping." The most severe sentence is explained in California Penal Code 209 b, which states: "Any person who kidnaps or carries away any individual to commit robbery, rape, spousal rape, oral copulation, sodomy, or sexual penetration in violation of Section 289, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life with possibility of parole."

If you or someone you love is facing kidnapping charges in California, you are facing a very serious charge and possibly life in prison with no possibility of parole. There is also a chance that you will have to register as a sex offender, depending on the nature of the charges that are filed against you.

The possibility of prison time looms over you and your family and oftentimes this is due to a misunderstanding between an alleged victim and perpetrator and needs a strong defense. At Rizio & Nelson, we understand that things are not always as they appear to be and we are here to assist you if you or a loved one is charged with the very serious charge of kidnapping.

If you or someone you know are facing kidnapping charges with or without other charges, contact Rizio & Nelson seven days a week, twenty four hours a day and let us help you prepare your defense.

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