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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 162.375: Initiating a false report.

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  1. 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
  2. 16. Crimes and Punishments
  3. Chapter 162 — Offenses Against the State and Public Justice

(1) A person commits the crime of initiating a false report if the person knowingly initiates a false alarm or report that is transmitted to a fire department, law enforcement agency or other organization that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property.

      (2) Initiating a false report is a Class A misdemeanor.

      (3)(a) The court shall include in the sentence of any person convicted under this section a requirement that the person repay the costs incurred in responding to and investigating the false report.

      (b) If the response to the false report involved the deployment of a law enforcement special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team or a similar law enforcement group, the court shall impose, and may not suspend, a term of incarceration of:

      (A) At least 10 days.

      (B) At least 30 days if the deployment resulted in death or serious physical injury to another person.

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