ORS 162.385

Applied in 47 court decisions — leading case State v. Kurtz (2011)

Most recently applied in 346 Or. App. 66 - State v. Halfmoon (December 2025)

1983 c.661 §11; 1999 c.1051 §70; 2003 c.777 §1; 2007 c.771 §1; 2017 c.99 §1

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(1) A person commits the crime of giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation or warrant if the person knowingly uses or gives a false or fictitious name, address or date of birth to any peace officer when:

(a) The peace officer is issuing or serving the person a citation under authority of ORS 133.055 to 133.076 or ORS chapter 153; or

(b) There is an outstanding warrant for the person’s arrest.

(2) Giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation or warrant is a Class A misdemeanor.

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