Oregon § 165.815 Criminal impersonation

Oregon Statutes

§ 165.815 — Criminal impersonation

Oregon § 165.815

Vol.4

Title 16Crimes and Punishments

Ch. 165Offenses Involving Fraud or Deception

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.815 (2026).

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(1)A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if:

(a)The person, with the intent to injure an individual, intentionally impersonates the individual in a communication to a third person without the individual’s consent;

(b)The person acts with the intent to deceive the third person into believing that the third person is communicating with the individual;

(c)A reasonable person in the circumstances of the third person would believe that the third person is communicating with the individual; and

(d)The impersonation causes injury to the individual.

(2)Criminal impersonation is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3)As used in this section:

(a)“Impersonate” means to use an actual individual’s name or likeness to create a representation of the individual that another person would reasonab

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(1) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if:
(a) The person, with the intent to injure an individual, intentionally impersonates the individual in a communication to a third person without the individual’s consent;
(b) The person acts with the intent to deceive the third person into believing that the third person is communicating with the individual;
(c) A reasonable person in the circumstances of the third person would believe that the third person is communicating with the individual; and
(d) The impersonation causes injury to the individual.
(2) Criminal impersonation is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Impersonate” means to use an actual individual’s name or likeness to create a representation of the individual that another person would reasonably believe was or is the actual individual being impersonated.
(b) “Injure” means to intimidate, threaten, harass or physically harm.