Arrest Reports and Laws

Kidnapping in the first degree.


(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. [1971 c.743 §99; 2005 c.22 §112; 2009 c.660 §43]

Law is also recorded under below names

  • ORS.163.235 - KIDNAPPING I
  • 0163.235 KIDNAP 1 / KIDNAPPING 1ST DEG
  • #163.235 KIDNAPPING 1ST DEG (Felony)
  • KIDNAP I - DV (A Felony)
  • ATT KIDNAP 1 - DV (B Felony)

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