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ORS 162.245

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 111 Or. App. 226 - City of Dallas v. Sullenger (1992)

Most recently applied in 111 Or. App. 226 - City of Dallas v. Sullenger (February 1992)

1971 c.743 §199; 1999 c.1051 §150; 2025 c.246 §2

(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 a peace officer the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting an authorized arrest or preventing another from committing a crime.

(2) This section does not apply to the act, by itself, of informing another person of the other person’s civil or constitutional rights.

(3) Refusing to assist a peace officer is a Class B violation.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.