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ORS 165.017

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case State v. Blake (2010)

Most recently applied in 339 Or. App. 427 - State v. Funrue (April 2025)

1971 c.743 §154

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(1) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree if, knowing it to be forged and with intent to utter same, the person possesses a forged instrument.

(2) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree 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.