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Or. Rev. Stat. § 819.300 (2026)

Possession of a stolen vehicle; penalty

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      819.300 Possession of a stolen vehicle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of possession of a stolen vehicle if the person possesses any vehicle which the person knows or has reason to believe has been stolen.

      (2) The offense described in this section, possession of a stolen vehicle, is a Class C felony. [1983 c.338 §297]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 70 cases (32 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: State v. Stephens, 52 P.3d 1086 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
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State v. Stephens, 52 P.3d 1086 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “135(1), and possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300. The trial court ordered defendant to pay $4,000 in restitution for damage to the vehicle.”
State v. McCall, 501 P.3d 1086 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 5× “Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to sup- press evidence obtained as a result of his warrantless arrest. An officer arrested defendant after running the license plate of a vehicle, discovering it was stolen, and observing defendant working on the…”
State v. Bell, 185 P.3d 541 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300, and unauthorized use of a vehicle, ORS 164.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Hal, 7 P.3d 535 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “See ORS 819.300. Thus, actual knowledge is not required *79 for the latter of the two charges (i.”
State v. Perkins, 529 P.3d 999 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “135 (Count 4), and possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300 (Count 5). Perkins I, 314 Or App at 742 .”
State v. Noe, 256 P.3d 166 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “135 (UUV); and possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300 (PSV). He raises two assignments of error on appeal.”
Boswell v. State of Oregon, 469 P.3d 846 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “He was also charged with several other offenses, including, as relevant here, possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300, and trafficking in stolen vehi- cles, ORS 819.”
State v. Peterson, 482 P.3d 68 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “057 (Count 3), and possession of a stolen vehicle (PSV), ORS 819.300 (Count 5). Those charges related to funds, equipment, and vehicles that defendant acquired as chief of a voluntary fire department (the depart- ment).”
State v. Bailey, 213 P.3d 1240 (Or. 2009). “055, and five counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300. None of those charges is at issue in the case as it comes to us.”
State v. Clark, 134 P.3d 1074 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “800, possession of a stolen vehicle under ORS 819.300 or trafficking in stolen vehicles under ORS 819.”
State v. Aguilera, 526 P.3d 1206 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 6× “135, and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300—both of which are defined as Class C felonies.”
State v. Mallory, 162 P.3d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “800, possession of a stolen vehicle under ORS 819.300 or trafficking in stolen vehicles under ORS 819.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 819.300(1) — 14 cases
State v. Bell, 185 P.3d 541 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300, and unauthorized use of a vehicle, ORS 164.”
State v. Noe, 256 P.3d 166 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “135 (UUV); and possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300 (PSV). He raises two assignments of error on appeal.”
State v. Stephens, 52 P.3d 1086 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “135(1), and possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300. The trial court ordered defendant to pay $4,000 in restitution for damage to the vehicle.”
State v. McCall, 501 P.3d 1086 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to sup- press evidence obtained as a result of his warrantless arrest. An officer arrested defendant after running the license plate of a vehicle, discovering it was stolen, and observing defendant working on the…”
State v. Korth, 344 P.3d 491 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 819.300(2) — 2 cases
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Hal, 7 P.3d 535 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “See ORS 819.300. Thus, actual knowledge is not required *79 for the latter of the two charges (i.”
State v. Aguilera, 526 P.3d 1206 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “135, and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle, ORS 819.300—both of which are defined as Class C felonies.”
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