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Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.015 (2026)

Bribe giving

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      162.015 Bribe giving. (1) A person commits the crime of bribe giving if the person offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion in an official capacity.

      (2) Bribe giving is a Class B felony. [1971 c.743 §179]

 

      162.020 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2023 · leading case: State v. Gyenes, 855 P.2d 642 (Or. Ct. App. 1993).
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State v. Gyenes, 855 P.2d 642 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 30× “ORS 162.015. We reverse. ORS 162.015(1) provides: "A person commits the crime of bribe giving if the person offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision…”
State v. Cervantes, 223 P.3d 425 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “In Gyenes , the issue was whether the trial court erred in dismissing charges of giving a bribe under ORS 162.015(1), because the statute on its face reached conduct that purportedly violated Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution.”
State v. Lynch, 213 P.3d 853 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 5× “ORS 162.015. He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a judgment of acquittal on the grounds that the state failed to establish venue and the element of intent.”
Am. Fed'n of Teachers-Oregon v. Oregon Taxpayers United Pac, 145 P.3d 1111 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “[9] By contrast, "pecuniary benefit," which is used in statutes such as the bribery statutes, ORS 162.015 to 162.035, is limited to gain or advantage "in the form of money, property, commercial interests or economic gain, but does not include a political campaign contribution…”
State v. Lykins, 348 P.3d 231 (Or. 2015). “Rather, tampering with a witness is included in the part of the criminal code that sets out “Offenses Against the State and Public Justice,” including bribery, ORS 162.015 to 162.025; perjury *154 and related offenses, ORS 162.”
State v. Merida-Medina, 191 P.3d 708 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “” Similarly, ORS 162.015 and ORS 162.025 make both parties to bribery directly criminally liable by separately proscribing “bribe giving” and “bribe receiving.”
State v. Martin, 769 P.2d 203 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Defendant seeks reversal of his convictions of bribe giving (Count I), ORS 162.015, bribing a witness (Count II), ORS 162.”
State v. Cannon, 537 P.3d 182 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “686, and one count of bribe giving (Count 11), ORS 162.015, raising 11 assignments of error.”
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Martin, 775 P.2d 842 (Or. 1989). “*127 PER CURIAM The Oregon State Bar filed a disciplinary complaint against the accused after he was convicted of giving a bribe, ORS 162.015, bribing a witness, ORS 162.265, and tampering with a witness, ORS 162.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.015(1) — 3 cases
State v. Gyenes, 855 P.2d 642 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “ORS 162.015. We reverse. ORS 162.015(1) provides: "A person commits the crime of bribe giving if the person offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision…”
State v. Cervantes, 223 P.3d 425 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “In Gyenes , the issue was whether the trial court erred in dismissing charges of giving a bribe under ORS 162.015(1), because the statute on its face reached conduct that purportedly violated Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution.”
State v. Martin, 769 P.2d 203 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “Defendant seeks reversal of his convictions of bribe giving (Count I), ORS 162.015, bribing a witness (Count II), ORS 162.”
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