Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 806.055 (2026)

Giving false information about liability insurance to police officer; penalty

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      806.055 Giving false information about liability insurance to police officer; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of giving false information about liability insurance to a police officer if the person knowingly gives false information about the person’s motor vehicle liability insurance coverage to any police officer who is enforcing motor vehicle laws.

      (2) The offense described in this section, giving false information about liability insurance to a police officer, is a Class B misdemeanor. [1991 c.330 §2]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2013 · leading case: In Re Jaffee, 15 P.3d 533 (Or. 2000).
In Re Jaffee, 15 P.3d 533 (Or. 2000). · cites it 2× “620, and Giving False Information about Liability Insurance to a Police Officer, ORS 806.055. [3] The Bar contends that the accused's conduct violated DR 1-102(A)(3), because it involved "dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.”
State v. Peterson, 313 P.3d 388 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “ORS 806.055. 3 Incident to that arrest, Connolly searched defendant’s pocket and found a Visine bottle containing heroin.”
In re Complaint as to the Conduct of Jaffee, 15 P.3d 533 (Or. 2000). · cites it 2× “620, and Giving False Information about Liability Insurance to a Police Officer, ORS 806.055. 3 The Bar contends that the accused’s conduct violated DR 1-102(A)(3), because it involved “dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 806.055(1): 3 cases
In Re Jaffee, 15 P.3d 533 (Or. 2000). “620, and Giving False Information about Liability Insurance to a Police Officer, ORS 806.055. [3] The Bar contends that the accused's conduct violated DR 1-102(A)(3), because it involved "dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.”
State v. Peterson, 313 P.3d 388 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “ORS 806.055. 3 Incident to that arrest, Connolly searched defendant’s pocket and found a Visine bottle containing heroin.”
In re Complaint as to the Conduct of Jaffee, 15 P.3d 533 (Or. 2000). “620, and Giving False Information about Liability Insurance to a Police Officer, ORS 806.055. 3 The Bar contends that the accused’s conduct violated DR 1-102(A)(3), because it involved “dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.”
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