{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-162.245","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 162.245","heading":"Refusing to assist a peace officer.","body":"(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.\n      (2) This section does not apply to the act, by itself, of informing another person of the other person’s civil or constitutional rights.\n      (3) Refusing to assist a peace officer is a Class B violation.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 162 — Offenses Against the State and Public Justice"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors162.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"25067d2afa5ac8377591f92ff01caeec457106bac423865e49c86fdb8b8d0244","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-162.240","next":"us-or/ors-162.247"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}