Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 § 163.264 — Subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in the first degree

Subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in the first degree. (1) A person commits the crime of subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in the first degree if the person knowingly and without lawful authority forces or attempts to force the other person to engage in or continue to engage in services by: (a) Causing or threatening to cause the death of or serious physical injury to a person; or (b) Physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain a person. (2) When determining whether force or attempted force is present in a prosecution under this section, the finder of fact shall consider the totality of the circumstances, including but not limited to the age of the other person, the relationship between the other person and the defendant, the immigration status of the other person and any handicap or disability of the other person. (3) Subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in the first degree is a Class B felony. (4) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in the first degree as crime category 9 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission when the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense. [2007 c.811 §2; 2023 c.217 §3] Note: See note under 163.261.