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Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.042 (2026)

Fraudulently obtaining a signature

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      165.042 Fraudulently obtaining a signature. (1) A person commits the crime of fraudulently obtaining a signature if, with intent to defraud or injure another, the person obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument by knowingly misrepresenting any fact.

      (2) Fraudulently obtaining a signature is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §158]

 

      165.045 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2021 · leading case: State v. Romig, 700 P.2d 293 (Or. Ct. App. 1985).
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State v. Romig, 700 P.2d 293 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 12× “735, and for the separate offenses of fraudulently obtaining a signature, ORS 165.042, and obtaining execution of documents by deception.”
Kotera v. Daioh Int'l U.S.A. Corp., 40 P.3d 506 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “095, the fraudulent obtaining of a signature, ORS 165.042, falsification of business records, ORS 165.”
Cruze v. Hudler, 267 P.3d 176 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “There is no dispute that plaintiffs, in their proposed ORICO claims, allege that Hudler and Markley engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity that included multiple “incidents” involving violations of ORS 165.042, which is among the racketeering activity listed in…”
Willms v. AmeriTitle, Inc., 499 P.3d 79 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “715(6)(a)(P) (a violation of ORS 165.042, the crime of fraudulently obtaining a signature).”
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Kotera v. Daioh Int'l U.S.A. Corp., 40 P.3d 506 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “095, the fraudulent obtaining of a signature, ORS 165.042, falsification of business records, ORS 165.”
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