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Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635 (2026)

Fines for misdemeanors

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      161.635 Fines for misdemeanors. (1) A sentence to pay a fine for a misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding:

      (a) $6,250 for a Class A misdemeanor.

      (b) $2,500 for a Class B misdemeanor.

      (c) $1,250 for a Class C misdemeanor.

      (2) A sentence to pay a fine for an unclassified misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, as provided in the statute defining the crime.

      (3) If a person has gained money or property through the commission of a misdemeanor, then upon conviction thereof the court, instead of imposing the fine authorized for the offense under this section, may sentence the defendant to pay an amount fixed by the court, not exceeding double the amount of the defendant’s gain from the commission of the offense. In that event, ORS 161.625 (4) and (5) apply.

      (4) This section does not apply to corporations. [1971 c.743 §77; 1981 c.390 §2; 1993 c.680 §30; 1995 c.545 §2; 1999 c.1051 §44; 2003 c.737 §87]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 68 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case: State v. Webb, 927 P.2d 79 (Or. 1996).
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State v. Webb, 927 P.2d 79 (Or. 1996). · cites it 5× “The issue before us is whether district courts lost jurisdiction over Class A misdemeanors in 1993 when the legislature raised the maximum fines for such misdemeanors from $2,500 to $5,000 through an amendment to ORS 161.635, but did not amend ORS 46.040, which provided in part…”
State v. Frier, 333 P.3d 1093 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “010(6)(c) but, instead, properly exercised its discretion in choosing to impose a fine of that magnitude under ORS 161.635 (l)(a). In addressing the parties’ arguments, we begin by considering whether, under ORS 813.”
State v. Moreno-Hernandez, 442 P.3d 1092 (Or. 2019). · cites it 2× “625(1) (for classified felonies), ORS 161.635(1) (for classified *1095 misdemeanors), and ORS 161.”
State v. Rudder, 903 P.2d 393 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 6× “In 1993, the legislature amended ORS 161.635 to raise the penalty for a Class A misdemeanor from $2,500 to $5,000.”
State v. Flowers, 902 P.2d 624 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 8× “ORS 161.635; ORS 46.040. Effective August 18, 1993, ORS 161.”
State v. Cloutier, 261 P.3d 1234 (Or. 2011). “ORS 161.635(l)(a). In this case, the trial court imposed a fine in the amount of $1,100.”
State v. Gray, 833 P.2d 341 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 6× “ORS 161.635 limits fines for Class A misdemeanors to $2,500.”
State v. Rudder, 889 P.2d 1367 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 5× “The issue here arises from the 1993 amendment to ORS 161.635, in which the legislature increased the maximum fine for Class A misdemeanors from $2,500 to $5,000.”
State v. Harris, 609 P.2d 798 (Or. 1980). · cites it 2× “615(1)), and a maximum fine of $1,000 (ORS 161.635(1)). The elements which must be proved to establish that crime include (1) driving a motor vehicle upon a highway, (2) "during a period when (the driver's) license * * * has been suspended.”
State v. Prickett, 902 P.2d 621 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 5× “Rudder presented the question of whether district courts had retained jurisdiction over cases involving class A misdemeanors after the 1993 legislature amended ORS 161.635 to authorize a $5,000 maximum fine for class A misdemeanors, but did not amend ORS 46.”
State v. Nichols, 383 P.3d 988 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “As defendant explains, under ORS 161.635, a sentencing court may impose up to a $6,250 fine for a Class A misdemeanor.”
MacCrone v. Edwards Ctr., Inc., 980 P.2d 1156 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “615(1), and a maximum fine of $5,000, ORS 161.635(1)(a). Harassment, a Class B misdemeanor, is currently punishable by imprisonment up to six months, ORS 161.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(1) — 4 cases
State v. Moreno-Hernandez, 442 P.3d 1092 (Or. 2019). “625(1) (for classified felonies), ORS 161.635(1) (for classified *1095 misdemeanors), and ORS 161.”
State v. Harris, 609 P.2d 798 (Or. 1980). “615(1)), and a maximum fine of $1,000 (ORS 161.635(1)). The elements which must be proved to establish that crime include (1) driving a motor vehicle upon a highway, (2) "during a period when (the driver's) license * * * has been suspended.”
State v. Frier, 333 P.3d 1093 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “010(6)(c) but, instead, properly exercised its discretion in choosing to impose a fine of that magnitude under ORS 161.635 (l)(a). In addressing the parties’ arguments, we begin by considering whether, under ORS 813.”
State v. Nichols, 383 P.3d 988 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “As defendant explains, under ORS 161.635, a sentencing court may impose up to a $6,250 fine for a Class A misdemeanor.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(1)(a) — 11 cases
State v. Wright, 664 P.2d 1131 (Or. Ct. App. 1983).
MacCrone v. Edwards Ctr., Inc., 980 P.2d 1156 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). “615(1), and a maximum fine of $5,000, ORS 161.635(1)(a). Harassment, a Class B misdemeanor, is currently punishable by imprisonment up to six months, ORS 161.”
State v. Shepherd, 459 P.3d 957 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Ramirez, 493 P.3d 522 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Paskar, 352 P.3d 1279 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(1)(b) — 2 cases
MacCrone v. Edwards Ctr., Inc., 980 P.2d 1156 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). “615(1), and a maximum fine of $5,000, ORS 161.635(1)(a). Harassment, a Class B misdemeanor, is currently punishable by imprisonment up to six months, ORS 161.”
State v. Debuiser, 275 P.3d 199 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(1)(c) — 3 cases
State v. Fuller, 287 P.3d 1263 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Duyck, 473 P.3d 615 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
Alvarez v. Univ. of Oregon (D. Or. 2020).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(3) — 8 cases
State v. Rode, 848 P.2d 1232 (Or. Ct. App. 1993).
City of Portland v. Tuttle, 668 P.2d 1197 (Or. 1983).
State v. Pierre, 566 P.2d 534 (Or. Ct. App. 1977).
State v. Chang Hwan Cho, 671 P.2d 1181 (Or. Ct. App. 1983).
State v. Holt, 672 P.2d 375 (Or. Ct. App. 1984).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(4) — 1 case
State v. Langan, 634 P.2d 794 (Or. Ct. App. 1981).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(l)(a) — 12 cases
State v. Frier, 333 P.3d 1093 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “010(6)(c) but, instead, properly exercised its discretion in choosing to impose a fine of that magnitude under ORS 161.635 (l)(a). In addressing the parties’ arguments, we begin by considering whether, under ORS 813.”
State v. Cloutier, 261 P.3d 1234 (Or. 2011). “ORS 161.635(l)(a). In this case, the trial court imposed a fine in the amount of $1,100.”
Goddard v. Farmers Ins., 179 P.3d 645 (Or. 2008).
State v. Whitten, 379 P.3d 707 (Multnomah Cty. Cir. Ct., O.R. 2016).
Cantua v. Creager, 7 P.3d 693 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(l)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Nutt, 360 P.3d 636 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Debuiser, 275 P.3d 199 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.635(l)(c) — 1 case
State v. Thomas, 806 P.2d 689 (Or. 1991).
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