Oregon Statutes - Chapter 162 - Offenses Against the State and Public Justice - Section 162.145 - Escape in the third degree.

(1) A person commits the crime of escape in the third degree if the person escapes from custody.

(2) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person escaping or attempting to escape was in custody pursuant to an illegal arrest.

(3) Escape in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §190]

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