(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]