Oregon § 162.245 Refusing to assist a peace officer

Oregon Statutes

§ 162.245 — Refusing to assist a peace officer

Oregon § 162.245

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Title 16Crimes and Punishments

Ch. 162Offenses Against the State and Public Justice

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.245 (2026).

Text

(1)A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a peace officer if upon command by a person known by the person to be a peace officer the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting an authorized arrest or preventing another from committing a crime.

(2)This section does not apply to the act, by itself, of informing another person of the other person’s civil or constitutional rights.

(3)Refusing to assist a peace officer is a Class B violation.

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(1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist a peace officer if upon command by a person known by the person to be a peace officer the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in effecting an authorized arrest or preventing another from committing a crime.
(2) This section does not apply to the act, by itself, of informing another person of the other person’s civil or constitutional rights.
(3) Refusing to assist a peace officer is a Class B violation.