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ORS 162.247

Applied in 112 court decisions — leading case State v. Gaines (2009)

Most recently applied in 346 Or. App. 455 - State v. Partin (January 2026)

1997 c.719 §1; 1999 c.1040 §7; 2005 c.668 §1; 2021 c.254 §1; 2025 c.246 §3

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(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 a peace officer or a parole and probation officer as defined in ORS 181A.355, intentionally or knowingly acts in a manner that prevents, or attempts to prevent, the peace officer or parole and probation officer from performing the lawful duties of the officer with regard to another person or a criminal investigation.

(2) Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) This section does not apply:

(a) In situations in which the person is engaging in passive resistance.

(b) To the act of informing another person of the other person’s civil or constitutional rights.

(4) A person may not be arrested or charged under this section if the person is arrested or charged for another offense based on the same conduct.

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