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ORS Chapter 164 · 2025 edition · Machine extracted
164.057 Aggravated theft in the first degree. (1) A person commits the crime of aggravated theft in the first degree, if:
(a) The person violates ORS 164.055 with respect to property, other than a motor vehicle used primarily for personal rather than commercial transportation; and
(b) The value of the property in a single or aggregate transaction is $10,000 or more.
(2) Aggravated theft in the first degree is a Class B felony. [1987 c.907 §5]
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164.060 [Repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
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164.061 Sentence for aggravated theft in the first degree when victim 65 years of age or older. When a person is convicted of aggravated theft in the first degree under ORS 164.057, the court shall sentence the person to a term of incarceration ranging from 16 months to 45 months, depending on the person’s criminal history, if:
(1) The victim of the theft was 65 years of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense; and
(2) The value of the property stolen from the victim described in subsection (1) of this section, in a single or aggregate transaction, is $10,000 or more. [2008 c.14 §4]
Note: 164.061 was enacted into law but
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164.063 Disproportionate impact; rules. (1) As used in this section, “disproportionate impact” means that, in a case of theft in the first degree under ORS 164.055 or aggravated theft in the first degree under ORS 164.057:
(a) The offender caused damage to property during the commission of the theft and the cost to restore the damaged property to the condition the property was in immediately before the theft is more than three times the value of the property that was the subject of the theft; or
(b) The theft of the property creates a hazard to public health or safety or the environment.
(2) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall ado
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164.065 Theft of lost, mislaid property. A person who comes into control of property of another that the person knows or has good reason to know to have been lost, mislaid or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or the identity of the recipient, commits theft if, with intent to deprive the owner thereof, the person fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner. [1971 c.743 §126]
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164.070 [Amended by 1965 c.253 §131; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
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164.075 Extortion. (1) A person commits the crime of extortion when the person compels or induces another person to either deliver property or services to the person or to a third person, or refrain from reporting unlawful conduct to a law enforcement agency, by instilling in the other person a fear that, if the property or services are not so delivered or if the unlawful conduct is reported, the actor or a third person will in the future:
(a) Unlawfully cause physical injury to some person;
(b) Unlawfully cause damage to property;
(c) Engage in other conduct constituting a crime;
(d) Accuse some person of a crime or cause criminal charge
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164.080 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
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164.085 Theft by deception. (1) A person, who obtains property of another thereby, commits theft by deception when, with intent to defraud, the person:
(a) Creates or confirms another’s false impression of law, value, intention or other state of mind that the actor does not believe to be true;
(b) Fails to correct a false impression that the person previously created or confirmed;
(c) Prevents another from acquiring information pertinent to the disposition of the property involved;
(d) Sells or otherwise transfers or encumbers property, failing to disclose a lien, adverse claim or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the property, w
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164.090 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
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164.095 Theft by receiving. (1) A person commits theft by receiving if the person receives, retains, conceals or disposes of property of another knowing or having good reason to know that the property was the subject of theft.
(2) It is a defense to a charge of violating subsection (1) of this section if:
(a) The person is a scrap metal business as defined in ORS 165.116 or an agent or employee of a scrap metal business;
(b) The person receives or retains metal property as defined in ORS 165.116; and
(c) The person makes a report in accordance with ORS 165.118 (3)(e)(A).
(3) “Receiving” means acquiring possession, control or title, or le
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164.098 Organized retail theft. (1) A person commits the crime of organized retail theft if, acting in concert with another person:
(a) The person violates ORS 164.015 or aids or abets the other person to violate ORS 164.015;
(b) The subject of the theft is merchandise and the merchandise is taken from a mercantile establishment; and
(c) The aggregate value of the merchandise taken within any 180-day period exceeds $5,000.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Merchandise” has the meaning given that term in ORS 30.870.
(b) “Mercantile establishment” has the meaning given that term in ORS 30.870.
(3) Organized retail theft is a Class B felo
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164.100 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
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164.105 Right of possession. Right of possession of property is as follows:
(1) A person who has obtained possession of property by theft or other illegal means shall be deemed to have a right of possession superior to that of another person who takes, obtains or withholds the property from that person by means of theft.
(2) A joint or common owner of property shall not be deemed to have a right of possession of the property superior to that of any other joint or common owner of the property.
(3) In the absence of a specific agreement to the contrary, a person in lawful possession of property shall be deemed to have a right of possession s
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164.110 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
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164.115 Value of property. For the purposes of chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, the value of property shall be ascertained as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise specified in this section, value means the market value of the property at the time and place of the crime, or if such cannot reasonably be ascertained, the cost of replacement of the property within a reasonable time after the crime.
(2) Whether or not they have been issued or delivered, certain written instruments, not including those having a readily ascertainable market value, shall be evaluated as follows:
(a) The value of an instrument constituting an evidence of debt, including,
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164.125 Theft of services. (1) A person commits the crime of theft of services if:
(a) With intent to avoid payment therefor, the person obtains services that are available only for compensation, by force, threat, deception or other means to avoid payment for the services; or
(b) Having control over the disposition of labor or of business, commercial or industrial equipment or facilities of another, the person uses or diverts to the use of the person or a third person such labor, equipment or facilities with intent to derive for the person or the third person a commercial benefit to which the person or the third person is not entitled.
(2)
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164.130 Application of ORS 164.125 to telephone or telegraph services; jurisdiction. (1) ORS 164.125 shall apply when the telephone or telegraph communication involved either originates or terminates, or both originates and terminates, in this state, or when the charges for service would have been billable, in normal course, by a person providing telephone or telegraph service in this state, but for the fact that the charge for service was avoided, or attempted to be avoided by one or more of the means set forth in ORS 164.125.
(2) Jurisdiction of an offense under ORS 164.125 is in the jurisdictional territory where the telephone or telegrap
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164.132 Unlawful distribution of cable television equipment. (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful distribution of cable television equipment if the person knowingly manufactures, imports into this state, distributes, sells, offers for sale, rental or use, possesses for sale, rental or use, or advertises for sale, rental or use, any device designed to make available the unauthorized reception of cable television signals.
(2) Unlawful distribution of cable television equipment is a Class B misdemeanor. [1985 c.537 §3]
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164.135 Unauthorized use of a vehicle. (1) A person commits the crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle when:
(a)(A) The person knowingly takes, operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses another’s vehicle, boat or aircraft;
(B) The person is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the owner of the vehicle, boat or aircraft does not consent to the taking, operation or other use of, or the exercise of control over, the vehicle, boat or aircraft; and
(C) The owner of the vehicle, boat or aircraft did not consent to the taking, operation or other use of, or the exercise of control over, the vehicle
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