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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 163.235: Kidnapping in the first 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 first degree if the person violates ORS 163.225 with any of the following purposes:

      (a) To compel any person to pay or deliver money or property as ransom;

      (b) To hold the victim as a shield or hostage;

      (c) To cause physical injury to the victim;

      (d) To terrorize the victim or another person; or

      (e) To further the commission or attempted commission of any of the following crimes against the victim:

      (A) Rape in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.375 (1)(b);

      (B) Sodomy in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.405 (1)(b); or

      (C) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.411 (1)(b).

      (2) Kidnapping in the first degree is a Class A felony.

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