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Or. Rev. Stat. § 135.737 (2026)

Perjury

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      135.737 Perjury. In an accusatory instrument for perjury, attempted perjury, solicitation of perjury or conspiracy to commit perjury it is sufficient to set forth the substance of the controversy or matter in respect to which the crime was committed, in what court or before whom the oath alleged to be false was taken and that the court or person before whom it was taken had authority to administer it, with proper allegations of the falsity of the matter on which the perjury is assigned; but the accusatory instrument need set forth neither the pleadings, record or proceedings with which the oath is connected nor the commission or authority of the court or person before whom the perjury was committed. [Formerly 132.690]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1977–1980 · leading case: State v. Hyde, 561 P.2d 659 (Or. Ct. App. 1977).
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State v. Hyde, 561 P.2d 659 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “065, including the element of materiality, and it is sufficiently definite and certain under ORS 135.737, which provides: "In an accusatory instrument for perjury, attempted perjury, solicitation of perjury or conspiracy to commit perjury it is sufficient to set forth the…”
State v. Darnell, 619 P.2d 1321 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “Nor was the indictment challenged as insufficient under ORS 135.737. Since, however, defendant at the close of the state’s case in chief properly moved in the alternative for a judgment of acquittal, raising the same issues, we reach this assignment.”
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