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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 163.225: Kidnapping in the second degree.

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  1. 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
  2. 16. Crimes and Punishments
  3. Chapter 163 — Offenses Against Persons

(1) A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the second degree if, with intent to interfere substantially with another’s personal liberty, and without consent or legal authority, the person:

      (a) Takes the person from one place to another; or

      (b) Secretly confines the person in a place where the person is not likely to be found.

      (2) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (1) of this section if:

      (a) The person taken or confined is under 16 years of age;

      (b) The defendant is a relative of that person; and

      (c) The sole purpose of the person is to assume control of that person.

      (3) Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class B felony.

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