ORS 165.572

Applied in 38 court decisions — leading case 198 Or. App. 260 - State v. Jansen (2005)

Most recently applied in 347 Or. App. 885 - State v. Grosser (March 2026)

1999 c.946 §1; 2015 c.247 §30

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(1) A person commits the crime of interference with making a report if the person, by removing, damaging or interfering with a telephone line, telephone or similar communication equipment, intentionally prevents or hinders another person from making a report to a law enforcement agency, a law enforcement official or an agency charged with the duty of taking public safety reports or from making an emergency call as defined in ORS 403.105.

(2) Interference with making a report 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.