411.840
Unlawfully obtaining or disposing of supplemental nutrition assistance. (1) A person may not knowingly
obtain or attempt to obtain, or aid or abet another person in obtaining or
attempting to obtain, any supplemental nutrition assistance to which the person
or such other person is not entitled to receive or use under ORS 411.806 to
411.845, or under any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to ORS 411.806 to
411.845.
(2) A person may
not knowingly give, sell, trade or otherwise dispose of supplemental nutrition
assistance to another person who is not entitled to receive or use the
assistance pursuant to ORS 411.806 to 411.845, or pursuant to any rule or
regulation promulgated pursuant to ORS 411.806 to 411.845. [1963 c.599 §16;
1997 c.581 §15; 2009 c.599 §7]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
9
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case:
State v. Warren
State v. Warren (2018)
or
“The indictment alleged that some of the offenses were committed during date ranges and others were committed on specific dates.”
State v. Willy (1978)
orctapp · cites it 2×
“Defendant appeals her conviction in a combined trial before the court without a jury on indictments for unlawfully using food stamps, ORS 411.840, and unlawfully obtaining public assistance, ORS 411.”
State v. Stewart (2013)
orctapp · cites it 2×
“692 (Counts 2, 4, 6, and 8); two counts of unlawfully obtaining a food stamp benefit, ORS 411.840 (Counts 40 and 41); and one count of tax evasion, ORS 314.”
State v. Warren (2017)
orctapp · cites it 2×
“630 prohibits a person from obtaining public assistance to which the person is not entitled to receive and ORS 411.840 prohibits a person from obtaining food stamps which the person is not entitled to receive.”
State v. Mende (1986)
orctapp
“Defendant was convicted of unlawfully and knowingly obtaining food stamps, ORS 411.840, and seeks reversal of that conviction and dismissal of the charge on the ground that he was denied a speedy trial.”
State v. Keller (2016)
orctapp
“PER CURIAM Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawfully disposing of food stamp benefits, ORS 411.840, a Class C felony, and theft in the second degree, ORS 164.”
State v. Bolton (2021)
orctapp
“630, and three counts of unlawfully obtaining supplemental nutrition assistance, ORS 411.840. She appeals from a judgment imposing a $73,593.”
Brennan v. State of Oregon (2026)
orctapp
“In his post-conviction petition, petitioner alleged that his retained trial counsel rendered inadequate and ineffective assistance when that counsel “gobbl[ed] up all of petitioner’s money” in the course his pretrial representation of petitioner, and then that counsel threatened…”
State v. Thompson (1978)
orctapp
“As the state concedes, the crime of unlawfully obtaining food stamps, ORS 411.840, carries a maximum sentence of one year in the county jail, ORS 411.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 411.840(1) — 2 cases
State v. Stewart (2013)
orctapp
“692 (Counts 2, 4, 6, and 8); two counts of unlawfully obtaining a food stamp benefit, ORS 411.840 (Counts 40 and 41); and one count of tax evasion, ORS 314.”
State v. Warren (2017)
orctapp
“630 prohibits a person from obtaining public assistance to which the person is not entitled to receive and ORS 411.840 prohibits a person from obtaining food stamps which the person is not entitled to receive.”
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