Recover Missing Children in Oregon
Whether your child has run away or was abducted by the other parent, The Committee for Missing Children can help you find your children and reunite with them. We provide tons of resources to help parents in Oregon locate their missing children, so you can get peace of mind knowing your children are safe.
Casting a Wide Net
When you’re looking for missing children, the most important thing is casting a wide net to make the search easier. The Committee for Missing Children knows where and how to look for missing children, which includes contacting agencies who handle child abduction and missing children as well as distributing information about missing children online to help locate them.
At The Committee for Missing Children, we can even help provide guidance and so that you can figure out the legal issues that may make it difficult to reunite with your child. By using all the resources available today, we help simplify the process of reuniting with your child.
Tireless Advocacy for Child Protection
In the past, there have been several laws that make it difficult to locate missing children. One law may contradict another, creating legal hurdles that you have to overcome while dealing with the stress of a missing child. The Committee for Missing Children advocates tirelessly to protect children and help left-behind parents in the search for their missing children. We support law enforcement when it comes to getting missing children back home, so we have relationships with law enforcement everywhere.
The Committee for Missing Children works in all 50 states to make sure parents can reunite with missing children. By working with local law enforcement in Oregon and the neighboring states, The Committee for Missing Children is able to cast a wide net that makes it easier for you to find a missing child.
If you need help recovering a missing or abducted child in Oregon, call The Committee for Missing Children or contact us by email using the contact page on our website.
Additional Resources for Missing Children in Oregon
Missing Children Clearinghouses
Missing Children/Adults Clearinghouse
Phone: (503) 934-0188
Toll Free: 1-800-282-7155
Custodial & Parental Abduction Legal Codes
Oregon Revised Statutes Crimes and Punishments § 163.235
“(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.”
Oregon Revised Statutes Crimes and Punishments § 163.225
“(1) A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the second degree if, with intent to interfere substantially with another’s personal liberty, and without consent or legal authority, the person:
(a) Takes the person from one place to another; or
(b) Secretly confines the person in a place where the person is not likely to be found.
(2) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (1) of this section if:
(a) The person taken or confined is under 16 years of age;
(b) The defendant is a relative of that person; and
(c) The sole purpose of the person is to assume control of that person.
(3) Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class B felony.”