Chapter 163 — Offenses Against Persons
ORS 163.235 Kidnapping in the first degree
A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the first degree if the person violates ORS 163.225 with any of the following purposes:
To compel any person to pay or deliver money or property as ransom;
To hold the victim as a shield or hostage;
To cause physical injury to the victim;
To terrorize the victim or another person; or
To further the commission or attempted commission of any of the following crimes against the victim:
Rape in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.375 (1)(b);
Sodomy in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.405 (1)(b); or
Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.411 (1)(b).
Kidnapping in the first degree is a Class A felony.
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