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Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.375

Initiating a false report

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      162.375 Initiating a false report. (1) A person commits the crime of initiating a false report if the person knowingly initiates a false alarm or report that is transmitted to a fire department, law enforcement agency or other organization that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property.

      (2) Initiating a false report is a Class A misdemeanor.

      (3)(a) The court shall include in the sentence of any person convicted under this section a requirement that the person repay the costs incurred in responding to and investigating the false report.

      (b) If the response to the false report involved the deployment of a law enforcement special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team or a similar law enforcement group, the court shall impose, and may not suspend, a term of incarceration of:

      (A) At least 10 days.

      (B) At least 30 days if the deployment resulted in death or serious physical injury to another person. [1971 c.743 §212; 2013 c.490 §1; 2015 c.751 §2; 2018 c.120 §9]

 

      162.380 [Amended by 1953 c.531 §2; 1955 c.660 §23; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 43 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: State v. H. D. E.
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State v. H. D. E. (2022) or · cites it 52× “(CC 19CR07787) (CA A171975) (SC S068885) 522 P3d 829 Defendant was convicted of Initiating a False Report, ORS 162.375, based on evidence that she had contacted the police to report another person’s crim- inal conduct and that much—but not all—of what she reported was false.”
House v. Hicks (2008) orctapp · cites it 6× “Plaintiff argues that the initiation of a false police report is conduct analogous to the character of behaviors that this court has found to be outrageous in past cases.”
State v. Montigue (1980) or · cites it 8× “" (Emphasis added) In Oregon, by reason of ORS 162.375, it is a crime to initiate a false report to a law enforcement agency.”
State v. J. L. S. (2015) orctapp · cites it 30× “Youth, who was 17 years old at the time of the events giving rise to his adjudication, appeals a juvenile court judgment finding him within the jurisdiction of the court for initiating a false report, ORS 162.375. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.”
State v. McCrorey (2007) orctapp · cites it 9× “Defendant appeals a conviction, following a bench trial, for initiating a false report in violation of ORS 162.375. She argues that the trial court erred by denying her motion for a judgment of acquittal.”
Goodness v. Beckham (2008) orctapp · cites it 4× “245 in fall 2005 when he came to petitioner’s home with the four-wheeler; (2) initiating a false report in violation of ORS 162.375 when he called the Eugene Police Department on January 11,2007, to ask it to conduct a child welfare check on C; and (3) initiating a false report…”
State v. Velasquez (2017) orctapp · cites it 6× “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for initiating a false report, ORS 162.375. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal (MJOA) because she did not “initiate” a report as that term is used in the statute.”
State v. H. D. E. (2021) orctapp · cites it 8× “She appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal because, although the portion of the report relating the assault was false, the remaining portions were true.”
State v. Guggenmos (2011) or · cites it 2× “Because both informants were subject to criminal penalties for falsely reporting information to the police, ORS 162.375, their reports have some reliability.”
United States v. Struckman (2010) ca9 “See Or.Rev.Stat. § 162.375. 10 . The 911 transcript indicates that Ms.”
State v. Strouse (2016) orctapp · cites it 2× “295 (Count 8), and one count of initiating a false report, ORS 162.375 (Count 10), based on the events of December 12.”
State v. Carmickle (1988) or · cites it 2× “ORS 162.375. After the trial court found the defendant guilty, the following occurred: DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: "Your honor, [recital of defendant's previous criminal record].”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.375(1) — 15 cases
State v. H. D. E. (2022) or “(CC 19CR07787) (CA A171975) (SC S068885) 522 P3d 829 Defendant was convicted of Initiating a False Report, ORS 162.375, based on evidence that she had contacted the police to report another person’s crim- inal conduct and that much—but not all—of what she reported was false.”
House v. Hicks (2008) orctapp “Plaintiff argues that the initiation of a false police report is conduct analogous to the character of behaviors that this court has found to be outrageous in past cases.”
State v. Solomon (1995) orctapp
State v. Morales (2020) orctapp
Goodness v. Beckham (2008) orctapp “245 in fall 2005 when he came to petitioner’s home with the four-wheeler; (2) initiating a false report in violation of ORS 162.375 when he called the Eugene Police Department on January 11,2007, to ask it to conduct a child welfare check on C; and (3) initiating a false report…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.375(2) — 1 case
State v. Beiser (1996) orctapp
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.375(3) — 4 cases
State v. H. D. E. (2022) or “(CC 19CR07787) (CA A171975) (SC S068885) 522 P3d 829 Defendant was convicted of Initiating a False Report, ORS 162.375, based on evidence that she had contacted the police to report another person’s crim- inal conduct and that much—but not all—of what she reported was false.”
State v. Branch (2018) or
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.375(3)(a) — 2 cases
State v. H. D. E. (2022) or “(CC 19CR07787) (CA A171975) (SC S068885) 522 P3d 829 Defendant was convicted of Initiating a False Report, ORS 162.375, based on evidence that she had contacted the police to report another person’s crim- inal conduct and that much—but not all—of what she reported was false.”
State v. H. D. E. (2021) orctapp “She appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal because, although the portion of the report relating the assault was false, the remaining portions were true.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.375(3)(b) — 1 case
State v. H. D. E. (2022) or “(CC 19CR07787) (CA A171975) (SC S068885) 522 P3d 829 Defendant was convicted of Initiating a False Report, ORS 162.375, based on evidence that she had contacted the police to report another person’s crim- inal conduct and that much—but not all—of what she reported was false.”
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