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Or. Rev. Stat. § 803.385 (2026)

False swearing relating to registration; penalty

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      803.385 False swearing relating to registration; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of false swearing relating to registration of vehicles if the person knowingly makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing relating to the registering of vehicles under the vehicle code or under ORS chapter 826.

      (2) The penalty for submitting a false odometer reading in an application for registration is as provided under ORS 815.430.

      (3) The offense described in this section, false swearing relating to registration of vehicles, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §214; 1985 c.251 §20; 1985 c.393 §5; 1991 c.407 §26; 1993 c.751 §90]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1995–1998 · leading case: Parrott v. Carr Chevrolet, Inc., 965 P.2d 440 (Or. Ct. App. 1998).
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Parrott v. Carr Chevrolet, Inc., 965 P.2d 440 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “375; falsely swearing to a fact in registering a vehicle, ORS 803.385; selling a device that causes a false odometer reading, ORS 815.”
State v. Erb, 899 P.2d 716 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “375; ORS 803.385. The state appeals a pretrial order suppressing evidence.”
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