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Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.080 (2026)

Falsifying business records

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      165.080 Falsifying business records. (1) A person commits the crime of falsifying business records if, with intent to defraud, the person:

      (a) Makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise; or

      (b) Alters, erases, obliterates, deletes, removes or destroys a true entry in the business records of an enterprise; or

      (c) Fails to make a true entry in the business records of an enterprise in violation of a known duty imposed upon the person by law or by the nature of the position of the person; or

      (d) Prevents the making of a true entry or causes the omission thereof in the business records of an enterprise.

      (2) Falsifying business records is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §163]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: Kotera v. Daioh Int'l U.S.A. Corp., 40 P.3d 506 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
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Kotera v. Daioh Int'l U.S.A. Corp., 40 P.3d 506 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “042, falsification of business records, ORS 165.080(1), and misapplication of entrusted funds, ORS 165.”
State v. Upton, 125 P.3d 713 (Or. 2005). · cites it 2× “Each felony count of the indictment also alleges: “The state further alleges the aggravating factors of persistent involvement based on the following convictions: 1) December 22, 1980, Fresno County, California Superior Count, Grand Theft - 2 Counts; 2) February 2, 1981, Fresno…”
Larmanger v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, 895 F. Supp. 2d 1033 (D. Or. 2012). “007; ORS 165.080; HIPPA; Age Discrimination in violation of the ADEA29 U.”
State v. Romig, 700 P.2d 293 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “042 * * * relating to forgery and related offenses; “(Q) ORS 165.080 to 165.109, relating to business and commercial offenses[.”
Arrowood Indem. Co. v. Fasching, 469 P.3d 271 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “007 (pro- hibiting the creation of a document with the intent to injure or defraud).”
Hofer v. OHSU, 511 P.3d 414 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “190(4) (relat- ing to the regulation of medicine) and ORS 165.080 (relat- ing to the falsification of business records), but she does not 6 ORS 192.”
Rangel v. Denton Plastics, Inc., 939 P.2d 644 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “195); (2) defendants falsified employment records in violation of ORS 165.080(1); and (3) defendants obstructed governmental administration in violation of ORS 162.”
State v. Jackson, 196 P.3d 559 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “043, and four counts of falsifying business records, ORS 165.080. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motion to compel three witnesses to produce at trial handwriting exemplars for analysis by an expert witness.”
Taylor v. Hender, 840 P.2d 1331 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “715(6)(a)(Q); ORS 165.080(1); obtaining execution of documents by deception, ORS 166.”
State v. Strance, 769 P.2d 793 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “Defendant was charged with falsifying business records, ORS 165.080, and forgery, ORS 165.007. He filed a pre-trial motion to dismiss the state’s complaint on the ground that he was immune from prosecution under ORS 471.”
Pierce v. Dep't of Pub. Saf. Standards & Training, 100 P.3d 1125 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “085 (unsworn falsification committed if “person knowingly makes any false written statement”); ORS 165.080 (falsifying business records committed if falsification occurs “with intent to defraud”); ORS 181.”
State v. Anderson, 118 P.3d 855 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “013, and three counts of falsifying business records, ORS 165.080. The trial court imposed dispositional departure sentences on three of the four counts of aggravated theft and one of the counts of forgery, based on findings of persistent involvement, harm or loss greater than…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.080(1) — 3 cases
Kotera v. Daioh Int'l U.S.A. Corp., 40 P.3d 506 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “042, falsification of business records, ORS 165.080(1), and misapplication of entrusted funds, ORS 165.”
Rangel v. Denton Plastics, Inc., 939 P.2d 644 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “195); (2) defendants falsified employment records in violation of ORS 165.080(1); and (3) defendants obstructed governmental administration in violation of ORS 162.”
Taylor v. Hender, 840 P.2d 1331 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). “715(6)(a)(Q); ORS 165.080(1); obtaining execution of documents by deception, ORS 166.”
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