Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.275 (2026)
Bribe receiving by a witness
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162.275 Bribe receiving by a witness. (1) A witness in any official proceeding, or a person who believes the person may be called as a witness, commits the crime of bribe receiving by a witness if the person solicits any pecuniary benefit with the intent, or accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding, that:
(a) The testimony of the person as a witness will thereby be influenced; or
(b) The person will avoid legal process summoning the person to testify; or
(c) The person will be absent from any official proceeding to which the person has been legally summoned.
(2) Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §202]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2009–2016 · leading case: State v. Bailey, 213 P.3d 1240 (Or. 2009).
State v. Bailey, 213 P.3d 1240 (Or. 2009). “265, defining the crime of bribing a witness, and ORS 162.275, defining the crime of receipt of a bribe by a witness, as particularly relevant, because they use similar, albeit not identical, wording.”
State v. Jenkins, 383 P.3d 395 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “265, which prohibits bribing a witness; ORS 162.275, which prohibits a witness from receiving a bribe; and ORS 162.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.275(1): 1 case
State v. Bailey, 213 P.3d 1240 (Or. 2009). “265, defining the crime of bribing a witness, and ORS 162.275, defining the crime of receipt of a bribe by a witness, as particularly relevant, because they use similar, albeit not identical, wording.”
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