Title 16, Crimes and Punishments

(1) Whenever any peace officer has reasonable cause for believing that a person is cutting or transporting trees or special forest products in violation of ORS 164.813 (2) or (3) or 164.825, the peace officer may, at the time of making the arrest or issuing the summons, under ORS…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully transporting metal property if the person transports metal property on a public highway or on premises open to the public with the intent to deliver the metal property to a scrap metal business and the person does not have a metal tr…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to transport the carcass or a primal cut thereof of any meat animal on a public highway without having in possession a transportation certificate signed by the owner or the agent of the …

As used in ORS 164.865, 164.866, 164.868, 164.869, 164.872, 164.873, 164.875 and 164.882 and this section, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Audiovisual recording function” means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part of a motion p…

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful sound recording if the person: (a) Reproduces for sale any sound recording without the written consent of the owner of the master recording; or (b) Knowingly sells, offers for sale or advertises for sale any sound recording that has been…

Nothing in ORS 164.864, 164.865, 164.868, 164.869, 164.872, 164.873 or 164.875 or this section limits or impairs the right of a person injured by the criminal acts of a defendant to sue and recover damages from the defendant in a civil action. [1993 c.95 §11; 2001 c.666 §§31,43; …

The provisions of ORS 164.868, 164.869 and 164.872 apply only to persons operating commercial enterprises. [1993 c.95 §2] Note: See note under 164.864.

(1) A person commits unlawful labeling of a sound recording if the person: (a) Fails to disclose the origin of a sound recording when the person knowingly advertises or offers for sale or resale, sells, resells, rents, leases, or lends or possesses for any of these purposes, any …

(1) A person commits unlawful recording of a live performance if the person: (a)(A) Advertises or offers for sale, sells, rents, transports, or causes the sale, resale, rental or transportation of, or possesses for one or more of these purposes, a recording containing sounds of a…

(1) A person commits unlawful labeling of a videotape recording if the person: (a) Fails to disclose the origin of a recording when the person knowingly advertises or offers for sale or resale, or sells, resells, rents, leases or lends, or possesses for any of these purposes, any…

(1) The provisions of ORS 164.872 and 164.875 do not apply to: (a) The production of a videotape of a motion picture that is defined as a public record under ORS 192.005 (5), in accordance with ORS 192.005 to 192.170 or 357.805 to 357.895. (b) The production of a videotape of a m…

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful videotape recording if the person: (a) Produces for sale any videotape without the written consent of the owner of the motion picture imprinted thereon; or (b) Knowingly sells or offers for sale any videotape that has been produced witho…

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful operation of an audiovisual device if the person knowingly operates the audiovisual recording function of any device in a motion picture theater, while a motion picture is being exhibited, without the written consent of the motion pictur…

(1) A person commits the crime of endangering aircraft in the first degree if the person knowingly: (a) Throws an object at, or drops an object upon, an aircraft; (b) Discharges a bow and arrow, gun, airgun or firearm at or toward an aircraft; (c) Tampers with an aircraft or a pa…

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful tree spiking if the person knowingly drives or places in any tree or saw log, without the prior consent of the owner thereof, any iron, steel or other substance sufficiently hard to damage saws or wood manufacturing or processing equipme…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person commits the offense of interference with agricultural operations if the person, while on the property of another person who is engaged in agricultural operations, intentionally or knowingly obstructs, impairs or h…

(1) A person commits the crime of interference with agricultural research if the person knowingly: (a) Damages any property at an agricultural research facility with the intent to damage or hinder agricultural research or experimentation; (b) Obtains any property of an agricultur…

As used in ORS 165.002 to 165.027, and 165.032 to 165.070, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Written instrument” means any paper, document, instrument, article or electronic record containing written or printed matter or the equivalent thereof, whether complete or incom…

(1) A person commits the crime of forgery in the second degree if, with intent to injure or defraud, the person: (a) Falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument; or (b) Utters a written instrument which the person knows to be forged. (2) Forgery in the second degree i…

(1) A person commits the crime of forgery in the first degree if the person violates ORS 165.007: (a) And the written instrument is or purports to be any of the following: (A) Part of an issue of money, securities, postage or revenue stamps, or other valuable instruments issued b…

(1) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree if, knowing it to be forged and with intent to utter same, the person possesses a forged instrument. (2) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree is a Class A …

(1) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree if, knowing it to be forged and with intent to utter same, the person possesses a forged instrument of the kind and in the amount specified in ORS 165.013 (1). (2) Criminal possession…

(1) In any prosecution for forgery of a bank bill or note or for criminal possession of a forged bank bill or note, the testimony of any person acquainted with the signature of the officer or agent authorized to sign the bills or notes of the bank of which such bill or note is al…

(1) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forgery device if: (a) The person makes or possesses with knowledge of its character any plate, die or other device, apparatus, equipment or article specifically designed for use in counterfeiting or otherwise forging wri…

(1) A person commits the crime of criminal simulation if: (a) With intent to defraud, the person makes or alters any object in such a manner that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source or authorship that it does not in fact possess; or (b) With knowledge of its true char…

(1) A person commits the crime of fraudulently obtaining a signature if, with intent to defraud or injure another, the person obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument by knowingly misrepresenting any fact. (2) Fraudulently obtaining a signature is a Class A misde…

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawfully using slugs if: (a) With intent to defraud the supplier of property or a service sold or offered by means of a coin machine, the person inserts, deposits or otherwise uses a slug in such machine; or (b) The person makes, possesses, off…

(1) A person commits the crime of fraudulent use of a credit card if, with intent to injure or defraud, the person uses a credit card for the purpose of obtaining property or services with knowledge that: (a) The card is stolen or forged; (b) The card has been revoked or canceled…

(1) A person commits the crime of negotiating a bad check if the person makes, draws or utters a check or similar sight order for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee. (2) For purposes of this section, unless the check or order is postdated, it …

(1) A person commits the crime of possessing a fraudulent communications device if the person: (a) Makes, possesses, sells, gives or otherwise transfers to another, or offers or advertises pictures or diagrams concerning an instrument, apparatus or device with intent that the sam…

As used in this section and ORS 165.074, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Cardholder” means a person to whom a payment card is issued or a person who is authorized to use the payment card. (2) “Credit card” means a card, plate, booklet, credit card number, credit card …

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful factoring of a payment card transaction if the person intentionally or knowingly: (a) Presents to or deposits with, or causes another to present to or deposit with, a financial institution for payment a payment card transaction record th…

As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Benefit” means gain or advantage to the beneficiary or to a third person pursuant to the desire or consent of the beneficiary. (2) “Business records” means any writing or article kept or maintai…

(1) A person commits the crime of falsifying business records if, with intent to defraud, the person: (a) Makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise; or (b) Alters, erases, obliterates, deletes, removes or destroys a true entry in the business records …

(1) A person commits the crime of sports bribery if the person: (a) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a sports participant with intent to influence the sports participant not to give the best effort of the sports participant in a sports contest; or (b) Offers, …

(1) A person commits the crime of sports bribe receiving if: (a) As a sports participant the person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person with the intent that the person will thereby be influenced not to give the best effort of the person in a spor…

(1) A person commits the crime of misapplication of entrusted property if, with knowledge that the misapplication is unlawful and that it involves a substantial risk of loss or detriment to the owner or beneficiary of such property, the person intentionally misapplies or disposes…

(1) A person commits the crime of issuing a false financial statement if, with intent to defraud, the person: (a) Knowingly makes or utters a written statement which purports to describe the financial condition or ability to pay of the person or some other person and which is ina…

(1) A person commits the crime of obtaining execution of documents by deception if, with intent to defraud or injure another or to acquire a substantial benefit, the person obtains by means of fraud, deceit or subterfuge the execution of a written instrument affecting or purporti…

(1) A person commits the offense of failing to maintain a cedar purchase record if the person buys or otherwise obtains cedar products directly from any person who has harvested the cedar without keeping a record of the products purchased or obtained. (2) The record required by s…

(1) No person shall sell or offer to sell an assignment to another person knowing, or under the circumstances having reason to know, that the whole or a substantial part of the assignment is intended to be submitted under a student’s name in fulfillment of the requirements for a …

As used in ORS 165.116 to 165.124: (1) “Commercial account” means an agreement or arrangement between a commercial seller and a scrap metal business for regularly or periodically selling, delivering, purchasing or receiving metal property. (2) “Commercial metal property” means an…

(1) Before completing a transaction, a scrap metal business engaged in business in this state shall: (a) Create a metal property record for the transaction at the time and in the location where the transaction occurs. The record must: (A) Be accurate and written clearly and legib…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully altering metal property if the person, with intent to deceive a scrap metal business as to the ownership or origin of an item of metal property, knowingly removes, alters, renders unreadable or invisible or obliterates a name, logo, …

(1) Not later than two business days after receiving from a peace officer or law enforcement agency a subpoena for information related to a named or specified individual, vehicle or item of metal property, a scrap metal business shall provide to the peace officer or law enforceme…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ORS 164.857, 165.116, 165.117, 165.118 and 165.122 do not apply to: (a) A person engaged in recycling beverage containers as defined in ORS 459A.700. (b) A person engaged in buying or selling used or empty food containers …

(1) In each county in which a scrap metal business, as defined in ORS 165.116, has a place of business, the district attorney of the county shall, after consulting with representatives of the affected law enforcement agencies and the business community, create a written plan of a…

As used in ORS 41.910, 133.723, 133.724, 165.540 and 165.545: (1) “Conversation” means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or a radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferenc…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 133.724 or 133.726 or subsections (2) to (8) of this section, a person may not: (a) Obtain or attempt to obtain the whole or any part of a telecommunication or a radio communication to which the person is not a participant, by means of any …

(1) Within 30 days after the use of an electronic listening device under ORS 133.726 (7) or 165.540 (5)(a), the law enforcement agency using the device shall report to the district attorney of the county in the agency’s jurisdiction: (a) The number of uses of the device and durat…