Oregon Statutes - Chapter 162 - Offenses Against the State and Public Justice

• 162.005   Definitions for ORS 162.005 to 162.425.
  As used in ORS 162.005 to 162.425, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Pecuniary benefit” means gain or advantage to the beneficiary or to a...
• 162.010   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.015   Bribe giving.
  (1) A person commits the crime of bribe giving if the person offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant...
• 162.020   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.025   Bribe receiving.
  (1) A public servant commits the crime of bribe receiving if the public servant: (a) Solicits any pecuniary benefit with the intent that the vote,...
• 162.030   [Amended by 1963 c.625 §3; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.035   Bribery defenses.
  (1) In any prosecution under ORS 162.015, it is a defense that the defendant offered, conferred or agreed to confer the pecuniary benefit as a...
• 162.040   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.055   Definitions for ORS 162.055 to 162.425.
  As used in ORS 162.055 to 162.425 and 162.465, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Benefit” means gain or advantage to the beneficiary or to...
• 162.065   Perjury.
  (1) A person commits the crime of perjury if the person makes a false sworn statement in regard to a material issue, knowing it to...
• 162.075   False swearing.
  (1) A person commits the crime of false swearing if the person makes a false sworn statement, knowing it to be false. (2) False swearing...
• 162.085   Unsworn falsification.
  (1) A person commits the crime of unsworn falsification if the person knowingly makes any false written statement to a public servant in connection with...
• 162.095   Defenses to perjury and false swearing limited.
  It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury or false swearing that: (1) The statement was inadmissible under the rules of evidence; or (2)...
• 162.105   Retraction as defense.
  (1) It is a defense to a prosecution for perjury or false swearing committed in an official proceeding that the defendant retracted the false statement:...
• 162.110   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.115   Corroboration of falsity required.
  In any prosecution for perjury or false swearing, falsity of a statement may not be established solely through contradiction by the testimony of a single...
• 162.117   Public investment fraud.
  (1) A person commits the crime of public investment fraud if, for the purpose of influencing in any way the action of the State Treasury,...
• 162.118   Illegal conduct by State Treasury not a defense.
  Illegal conduct by the State Treasury or any of its employees or agents shall not be a defense for any person charged with the crime...
• 162.119   Public fraud as racketeering activity.
  (1) Conduct constituting a violation of ORS 162.117 shall be an incident of racketeering activity for purposes of criminal actions brought under ORS 166.715 to...
• 162.120   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.121   Construction of ORS 162.117 to 162.121.
  The provisions of ORS 30.862 and 162.117 to 162.121 shall be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial purposes. [1993 c.768 §5] Note: See note under
• 162.130   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.135   Definitions for ORS 162.135 to 162.205.
  As used in ORS 162.135 to 162.205, unless the context requires otherwise: (1)(a) “Contraband” means: (A) Controlled substances as defined in ORS 475.005; (B) Drug...
• 162.140   [1959 c.307 §1; 1961 c.312 §1; 1963 c.499 §9; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 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...
• 162.150   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.155   Escape in the second degree.
  (1) A person commits the crime of escape in the second degree if: (a) The person uses or threatens to use physical force escaping from...
• 162.160   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.165   Escape in the first degree.
  (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...
• 162.175   Unauthorized departure.
  (1) A person commits the crime of unauthorized departure if: (a) The person makes an unauthorized departure; or (b) Not being an inmate therein, the...
• 162.185   Supplying contraband.
  (1) A person commits the crime of supplying contraband if: (a) The person knowingly introduces any contraband into a correctional facility, youth correction facility or...
• 162.193   Failure to appear; counsel for defendant cannot be witness; exception.
  In no prosecution under ORS 162.195 or 162.205 shall counsel representing the defendant on the underlying charge for which the defendant is alleged to have...
• 162.195   Failure to appear in the second degree.
  (1) A person commits the crime of failure to appear in the second degree if the person knowingly fails to appear as required after: (a)...
• 162.205   Failure to appear in the first degree.
  (1) A person commits the crime of failure to appear in the first degree if the person knowingly fails to appear as required after: (a)...
• 162.210   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.220   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.225   Definitions for ORS 162.225 to 162.375.
  As used in ORS 162.225 to 162.375 and 162.465, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Firefighter” means any fire or forestry department employee, or authorized...
• 162.230   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.235   Obstructing governmental or judicial administration.
  (1) A person commits the crime of obstructing governmental or judicial administration if the person intentionally obstructs, impairs or hinders the administration of law or...
• 162.240   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.245   Refusing to assist a peace officer.
  (1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a peace officer if upon command by a person known by the person to be...
• 162.247   Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer.
  (1) A person commits the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer if the person, knowing that another person is...
• 162.255   Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations.
  (1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations if: (a) Upon command by a person known by the person to...
• 162.257   Interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical technician.
  (1) A person commits the crime of interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical technician if the person, knowing that another person is a firefighter...
• 162.265   Bribing a witness.
  (1) A person commits the crime of bribing a witness if the person offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a witness...
• 162.275   Bribe receiving by a witness.
  (1) A witness in any official proceeding, or a person who believes the person may be called as a witness, commits the crime of bribe...
• 162.285   Tampering with a witness.
  (1) A person commits the crime of tampering with a witness if: (a) The person knowingly induces or attempts to induce a witness or a...
• 162.295   Tampering with physical evidence.
  (1) A person commits the crime of tampering with physical evidence if, with intent that it be used, introduced, rejected or unavailable in an official...
• 162.305   Tampering with public records.
  (1) A person commits the crime of tampering with public records if, without lawful authority, the person knowingly destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, makes a false...
• 162.310   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.315   Resisting arrest.
  (1) A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if the person intentionally resists a person known by the person to be a peace officer...
• 162.320   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.322   [1961 c.649 §1; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.324   [1961 c.649 §2; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.325   Hindering prosecution.
  (1) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution if, with intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of a person who has...
• 162.326   [1961 c.649 §3; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.330   [Amended by 1961 c.649 §4; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.335   Compounding.
  (1) A person commits the crime of compounding if the person accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for refraining from reporting...
• 162.340   [Amended by 1955 c.660 §21; 1961 c.649 §5; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.345   Defenses for hindering or compounding limited.
  It is no defense to a prosecution for hindering prosecution or compounding that the principal offender is not apprehended, prosecuted, convicted or punished. [1971 c.743
• 162.350   [Amended by 1955 c.660 §22; repealed by 1961 c.649 §9]
• 162.355   Simulating legal process.
  (1) A person commits the crime of simulating legal process if, with the intent to harass, injure or defraud another person, the person knowingly issues...
• 162.360   [Repealed by 1961 c.649 §9]
• 162.365   Criminal impersonation.
  (1) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if with intent to obtain a benefit, to injure or defraud another or to facilitate an...
• 162.367   Criminal impersonation of peace officer.
  (1) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation of a peace officer if the person, with the intent to obtain a benefit or to...
• 162.369   Possession of false law enforcement identification card.
  (1) A person commits the crime of possession of a false law enforcement identification card if the person possesses a false law enforcement identification card....
• 162.370   [Repealed by 1961 c.649 §9]
• 162.375   Initiating a false report.
  (1) A person commits the crime of initiating a false report if the person knowingly initiates a false alarm or report which is transmitted to...
• 162.380   [Amended by 1953 c.531 §2; 1955 c.660 §23; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.385   Giving false information to peace officer for a citation or arrest on a warrant.
  (1) A person commits the crime of giving false information to a peace officer for issuance or service of a citation or for an arrest...
• 162.390   [Amended by 1955 c.660 §24; repealed by 1961 c.649 §9]
• 162.400   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.405   Official misconduct in the second degree.
  (1) A public servant commits the crime of official misconduct in the second degree if the person knowingly violates any statute relating to the office...
• 162.410   [Repealed by 1961 c.649 §9]
• 162.415   Official misconduct in the first degree.
  (1) A public servant commits the crime of official misconduct in the first degree if with intent to obtain a benefit or to harm another:...
• 162.420   [Repealed by 1961 c.649 §9]
• 162.425   Misuse of confidential information.
  (1) A public servant commits the crime of misuse of confidential information if in contemplation of official action by the public servant or by a...
• 162.430   [Amended by 1961 c.649 §6; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.440   [Amended by 1961 c.649 §7; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.450   [1965 c.447 §§8, 9; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.455   Interfering with legislative operations.
  Any person not a member of the Legislative Assembly who engages in conduct in or near the legislative chambers of either house or in or...
• 162.465   Unlawful legislative lobbying.
  (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful legislative lobbying if, having an interest in the passage or defeat of a measure being considered by...
• 162.510   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.520   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.530   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.540   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.550   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.560   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.570   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.580   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.590   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.600   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.610   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.620   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.630   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.640   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.650   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.655   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.660   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.670   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.680   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.690   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.700   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.710   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.720   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.730   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
• 162.740   [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Last modified: August 7, 2008