Section 164.162 – Mail theft or receipt of stolen mail.
(1) A person commits the crime of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail if the person intentionally: (a) Takes or, by fraud or deception, obtains mail from a post office, postal station, mail receptacle, authorized depository or mail carrier; (b) Takes from mail any article contained therein; (c) Secretes, embezzles or destroys mail or […]
Section 164.164 – Defense in prosecution under ORS 164.162; applicability of ORS 164.162.
(1) In a prosecution under ORS 164.162, it is a defense that the defendant acted under an honest claim of right in that: (a) The defendant was unaware that the property was that of another person; (b) The defendant reasonably believed that the defendant was entitled to the property involved or had a right to […]
Section 164.160 – Definitions.
As used in this section and ORS 164.162: (1) “Authorized depository” means a mailbox, post office box or rural box used by postal customers to deposit outgoing mail or used by the Postal Service to deliver incoming mail. (2) “Mail” means any letter, card, parcel or other material that: (a) Is sent or delivered by […]