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ORS 165.042

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 179 Or. App. 253 - Kotera v. Daioh International U.S.A. Corp. (2002)

Most recently applied in Willms v. AmeriTitle, Inc. (September 2021)

1971 c.743 §158

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(1) A person commits the crime of fraudulently obtaining a signature if, with intent to defraud or injure another, the person obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument by knowingly misrepresenting any fact.

(2) Fraudulently obtaining a signature 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.