Section 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 in any official proceeding, or a person the person believes may be called as a witness, with the intent that: (a) The testimony of the person as a witness will […]
Section 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 receiving by a witness if the person solicits any pecuniary benefit with the intent, or accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding, that: (a) […]
Section 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 person the person believes may be called as a witness in any official proceeding to offer false testimony or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or (b) The person knowingly induces or […]
Section 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 proceeding which is then pending or to the knowledge of such person is about to be instituted, the person: (a) Destroys, mutilates, alters, conceals or removes physical evidence impairing its […]
Section 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 entry in or falsely alters any public record, including records relating to the Oregon State Lottery. (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, tampering with public records […]
Section 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 or parole and probation officer in making an arrest. (2) As used in this section: (a) “Arrest” has the meaning given that term in ORS 133.005 and includes, but is […]
Section 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 committed a crime punishable as a felony, or with the intent to assist a person who has committed a crime punishable as a felony in profiting or benefiting from the […]
Section 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 to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any felony or information relating to a felony. (2) Compounding is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §208]
Section 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 §209]
Section 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 or delivers to another person any document that in form and substance falsely simulates civil or criminal process. (2) As used in this section: (a) “Civil or criminal process” means […]