ORS § 163.235 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS —KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES — Kidnapping in the first degree TEXT PDF (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. ORS 163.235 1971 c.743 §99; 2005 c. 22, § 112; 2009 c. 660, § 43