N.J. Stat. § 2C:13-2 : — THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEKIDNAPPING —2 - Criminal restraint TEXT PDF A person commits a crime of the third degree if he knowingly: a. Restrains another unlawfully in circumstances exposing the other to risk of serious bodily injury; or b. Holds another in a condition of involuntary servitude. The creation by the actor of circumstances resulting in a belief by another that he must remain in a particular location shall for purposes of this section be deemed to be a holding in a condition of involuntary servitude. In any prosecution under subsection b., it is an affirmative defense that the person held was a child less than 18 years old and the actor was a relative or legal guardian of such child and his sole purpose was to assume control of such child. N.J.S. § 2C:13-2 L.1978, c.95, s.2C:13-2, eff. 9/1/1979.