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Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.570

Improper use of emergency communications system

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      165.570 Improper use of emergency communications system. (1) A person commits the crime of improper use of the emergency communications system if the person knowingly:

      (a) Makes an emergency call or calls the tip line for a purpose other than to report a situation that the person reasonably believes requires prompt service in order to preserve human life or property; or

      (b) Allows another person to use communications equipment owned, rented or leased by or under the control of the person to make an emergency call or call the tip line for a purpose other than to report a situation that the other person reasonably believes requires prompt service in order to preserve human life or property.

      (2) As used in this section:

      (a) “Emergency call” has the meaning given that term in ORS 403.105.

      (b) “Emergency communications system” has the meaning given that term in ORS 403.105.

      (c) “Tip line” means the statewide tip line established under ORS 339.329.

      (3) Improper use of the emergency communications system is a Class A misdemeanor. [1995 c.566 §1; 2001 c.619 §4; 2015 c.247 §29; 2016 c.74 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: State v. Wiborg
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State v. Wiborg (2017) orctapp · cites it 37× “pro tempore In this consolidated criminal case, defendant appeals from judgments of conviction for improper use of the emergency communications system, ORS 165.570. 1 His convictions arise from two incidents in which defendant called 9-1-1 to report his belief that prowlers had…”
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Strickland (2005) or · cites it 5× “1 Those charges stemmed from the accused’s criminal convictions for improper use of the emergency reporting system, ORS 165.570; initiating a false report, ORS 162.”
State v. Jackson (2022) or “315) and improper use of emergency communi- cations system (ORS 165.570). The parties learned that a surveillance camera had captured the encounter, but Wells Fargo refused to produce the resulting video before trial, and the trial court denied defendant’s pretrial request for a…”
State v. Washington (2017) orctapp “570, and improper use of an emergency reporting system, ORS 165.570 (2015), amended by Or Laws 2016, ch 74, § 3.”
State v. Hart (2025) orctapp · cites it 2× “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of improper use of the emergency communications system, ORS 165.570. On appeal, defendant raises four assignments of error all to the effect that there was insuf- ficient evidence of his mental state, which would require…”
State v. Hart (2025) orctapp · cites it 2× “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of improper use of the emergency communications system, ORS 165.570. On appeal, defendant raises four assignments of error all to the effect that there was insuf- ficient evidence of his mental state, which would require…”
State v. Jackson (2023) orctapp “315 (Count 1), and improper use of emergency communi- cations system, ORS 165.570 (Count 2), in connection with a police encounter in the ATM vestibule of a bank.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.570(1) — 4 cases
State v. Wiborg (2017) orctapp “pro tempore In this consolidated criminal case, defendant appeals from judgments of conviction for improper use of the emergency communications system, ORS 165.570. 1 His convictions arise from two incidents in which defendant called 9-1-1 to report his belief that prowlers had…”
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Strickland (2005) or “1 Those charges stemmed from the accused’s criminal convictions for improper use of the emergency reporting system, ORS 165.570; initiating a false report, ORS 162.”
State v. Hart (2025) orctapp “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of improper use of the emergency communications system, ORS 165.570. On appeal, defendant raises four assignments of error all to the effect that there was insuf- ficient evidence of his mental state, which would require…”
State v. Hart (2025) orctapp “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of improper use of the emergency communications system, ORS 165.570. On appeal, defendant raises four assignments of error all to the effect that there was insuf- ficient evidence of his mental state, which would require…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.570(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Wiborg (2017) orctapp “pro tempore In this consolidated criminal case, defendant appeals from judgments of conviction for improper use of the emergency communications system, ORS 165.570. 1 His convictions arise from two incidents in which defendant called 9-1-1 to report his belief that prowlers had…”
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