2009 FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES MANUAL

CHAPTER 5 - PART K - DEPARTURES

2.      OTHER GROUNDS FOR DEPARTURE

§5K2.4.      Abduction or Unlawful Restraint (Policy Statement)

If a person was abducted, taken hostage, or unlawfully restrained to facilitate commission of the offense or to facilitate the escape from the scene of the crime, the court may increase the sentence above the authorized guideline range.

Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1987.