Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.120 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS — Offenses Against the Person —KIDNAPPING — Kidnapping, second degree, penalty TEXT PDF 1. A person commits the offense of kidnapping in the second degree if he or she knowingly restrains another unlawfully and without consent so as to interfere substantially with his or her liberty and exposes him or her to a substantial risk of serious physical injury. 2. The offense of kidnapping in the second degree is a class D felony. § 565.120, RSMo Amended by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017. L. 1977 S.B. 60 Effective 1-1-79