Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case State v. Isom (1992)
Most recently applied in 347 Or. App. 485 - State v. Epps (February 2026)
1971 c.743 §192
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A person commits the crime of escape in the first degree if:
(a) Aided by another person actually present, the person uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from custody or a correctional facility; or
(b) The person uses or threatens to use a dangerous or deadly weapon escaping from custody or a correctional facility.
(2) Escape in the first degree is a Class B felony.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.