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Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.572

Interference with making a report

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      165.572 Interference with making a report. (1) A person commits the crime of interference with making a report if the person, by removing, damaging or interfering with a telephone line, telephone or similar communication equipment, intentionally prevents or hinders another person from making a report to a law enforcement agency, a law enforcement official or an agency charged with the duty of taking public safety reports or from making an emergency call as defined in ORS 403.105.

      (2) Interference with making a report is a Class A misdemeanor. [1999 c.946 §1; 2015 c.247 §30]

 

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Cited in 43 cases (21 in the last 5 years), 2003–2026 · leading case: State v. Leers
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State v. Leers (2022) orctapp · cites it 10× “Defendant contends, among other arguments, that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal, because there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction for interfering with making a report, and by rejecting his proposed special jury instruction…”
State v. Jansen (2005) orctapp · cites it 10× “Defendant was charged with interference with making a report, ORS 165.572, for preventing his wife from calling 9-1-1 during a domestic dispute.”
State v. Smith (2013) orctapp · cites it 7× “Defendant appeals his conviction for interference with making a report, ORS 165.572. Under that statute, as relevant here, “[a] person commits the crime of interference with making a report if the person, by removing, damaging or interfering with a * * * telephone * * *,…”
State v. Keith (2018) orctapp · cites it 2× “160 (Count 7); interference with making a report, ORS 165.572 (Count 8); and theft in the third degree, ORS 164.”
State v. Powe (2021) orctapp “He was acquitted of interference with making a report, ORS 165.572 (Count 3). On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal (MJOA) on the coercion charge.”
State v. Scatamacchia (2022) orctapp “190; interference with making a report, ORS 165.572; and theft in the second degree, ORS 164.”
State v. Stanley (2017) orctapp “065, and interference with making a report, ORS 165.572. He appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained after police entered his home without a warrant.”
State v. Witherspoon (2012) orctapp “See ORS 165.572. However, as in Kautz , the addition of another criminal objective does not detract from the focus on the overarching criminal objective that is required under a proper application of the standard that the legislature established in ORS 131.”
State v. Yong (2006) orctapp “160; interference with making a report, ORS 165.572; and unlawful use of a weapon, ORS 166.”
State v. Aitken (2013) orctapp · cites it 2× “175, (Counts 5 and 6), for stabbing Torres in the neck and stomach; one count of coercion, ORS 163.”
State v. Cazarez-Hernandez (2016) orctapp “187; and interference with making a report, ORS 165.572. 1 We reject without discussion defendant’s assignments of error that the trial court erred by empaneling and accepting a verdict by a jury of six people.”
State v. Sauceda (2010) orctapp “160, and one count each of interference with making a report, ORS 165.572, harassment, ORS 166.065, reckless endangerment, ORS 163.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.572(1) — 3 cases
State v. Leers (2022) orctapp “Defendant contends, among other arguments, that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal, because there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction for interfering with making a report, and by rejecting his proposed special jury instruction…”
State v. Smith (2013) orctapp “Defendant appeals his conviction for interference with making a report, ORS 165.572. Under that statute, as relevant here, “[a] person commits the crime of interference with making a report if the person, by removing, damaging or interfering with a * * * telephone * * *,…”
State v. Clayton (2024) orctapp
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