164.160 Definitions. As used in this section and ORS 164.162:
(1) “Authorized depository” means a mailbox, post office box or rural box used by postal customers to deposit outgoing mail or used by the Postal Service to deliver incoming mail.
(2) “Mail” means any letter, card, parcel or other material that:
(a) Is sent or delivered by means of the Postal Service;
(b) Has postage affixed by the postal customer or Postal Service or has been accepted for delivery by the Postal Service; and
(c) Is placed in any authorized depository or mail receptacle or given to any Postal Service employee for delivery.
(3) “Mail receptacle” means any location used by the Postal Service or postal customers to place outgoing mail or receive incoming mail.
(4) “Postage” means a Postal Service stamp, permit imprint, meter strip or other authorized indication of prepayment for service provided or authorized by the Postal Service for collection and delivery of mail.
(5) “Postal Service” means the United States Postal Service. [1999 c.920 §1]
Note: 164.160, 164.162 and 164.164 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 164 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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Chapter 164 — Offenses Against Property
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164.160 Definitions. As used in this section and ORS 164.162:
(1) “Authorized depository” means a mailbox, post office box or rural box used by postal customers to deposit outgoing mail or used by the Postal Service to deliver incoming mail.
(2) “Mail” means any letter, card, parcel or other material that:
(a) Is sent or delivered by means of the Postal Service;
(b) Has postage affixed by the postal customer or Postal Service or has been accepted for delivery by the Postal Service; and
(c) Is placed in any authorized depository or mail receptacle or given to any Postal Service employee for delivery.
(3) “Mail receptacle” means any location used by the Postal Service or postal customers to place outgoing mail or receive incoming mail.
(4) “Postage” means a Postal Service stamp, permit imprint, meter strip or other authorized indication of prepayment for service provided or authorized by the Postal Service for collection and delivery of mail.
(5) “Postal Service” means the United States Postal Service. [1999 c.920 §1]
Note: 164.160, 164.162 and 164.164 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 164 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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Oregon criminal law — ORS Title 16 (2025 snapshot) · legal_authorities
164.162 Mail theft or receipt of stolen mail. (1) A person commits the crime of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail if the person intentionally:
(a) Takes or, by fraud or deception, obtains mail from a post office, postal station, mail receptacle, authorized depository or mail carrier;
(b) Takes from mail any article contained therein;
(c) Secretes, embezzles or destroys mail or any article contained therein;
(d) Takes or, by fraud or deception, obtains mail that has been delivered to or left for collection on or adjacent to a mail receptacle or authorized depository; or
(e) Buys, receives, conceals or possesses mail or any article contained therein knowing that the mail or article has been unlawfully taken or obtained.
(2) Mail theft or receipt of stolen mail is a Class C felony. [1999 c.920 §2; 2008 c.14 §10; 2009 c.660 §§9,14]
Note: See note under 164.160.