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Or. Rev. Stat. § 164.272 (2026)

Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle

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      164.272 Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle. (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle if the person enters a motor vehicle, or any part of a motor vehicle, with the intent to commit a crime.

      (2) Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle is a Class A misdemeanor.

      (3) As used in this section, “enters” includes, but is not limited to, inserting:

      (a) Any part of the body; or

      (b) Any object connected with the body. [1995 c.782 §1]

 

      Note: 164.272 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 164 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: State v. Slater, 487 P.3d 59 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
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State v. Slater, 487 P.3d 59 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “That value is established by “the market value of the property at the time and place of the crime, or if such cannot reasonably be ascertained, the cost of replacement of the property within a reasonable time after the crime.”
State v. Linh That Cam Ton, 241 P.3d 309 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “354, and one count of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds under ORS 135.”
State v. Ellis, 287 P.3d 1215 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “Neither the officer below, nor the state on appeal, explains what is meant by the term “car prowl”; however, we assume it refers to unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272(1) (“A person commits the crime of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle if the person enters a…”
State v. Webb, 324 P.3d 522 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “215, for the conduct involving the theft from the tractor trailer, and one count of unlawful entry of a motor vehicle (Count 6), ORS 164.272. Defendant was sentenced on Counts 2 and 3 to two years of supervised probation.”
State v. Gilbert, 274 P.3d 223 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “045; and one count of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle (Count 7), ORS 164.272. The parties stipulated to a sentence of 18 months of probation and six months in jail on Count 1 with deferred sentences on all of the remaining counts to allow defendant to participate in drug…”
State v. Perez, 528 P.3d 318 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “160, and unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272. Defendant raises two assignments of error, both relating to the use of restraints during his trial.”
State v. Holte, 12 P.3d 553 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “225, and one count of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272. Defendant appeals only his conviction for burglary.”
State v. Curtis, 475 P.3d 942 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Officers arrested defendant for unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272, and second-degree criminal trespass, ORS 164.”
State v. Brown, 446 P.3d 568 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “Subsequently, defendant was arrested and charged with, among other offenses, one count of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272. Before trial, defendant moved to suppress evidence, relying on Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution, arguing that he had been…”
State v. Fivecoats, 284 P.3d 1225 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “055, and unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272. At trial, defendant requested that he be allowed to demonstrate his walk so that the jury could compare his gait to the gait of the man in the surveillance video.”
State v. Baker, 452 P.3d 1066 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “He argues that, because the state’s case depended entirely on uncorroborated accomplice testimony, the evidence did not satisfy the indepen- dent evidence rule requirements of ORS 136.”
State v. Medley, 243 P.3d 147 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “ORS 164.272. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s refusal to merge the jury’s verdicts on those charges into a single conviction.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 164.272(1) — 2 cases
State v. Ellis, 287 P.3d 1215 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “Neither the officer below, nor the state on appeal, explains what is meant by the term “car prowl”; however, we assume it refers to unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, ORS 164.272(1) (“A person commits the crime of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle if the person enters a…”
State v. Medley, 243 P.3d 147 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “ORS 164.272. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s refusal to merge the jury’s verdicts on those charges into a single conviction.”
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