{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-162.275","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 162.275","heading":"Bribe receiving by a witness.","body":"(1) A witness in any official proceeding, or a person who believes the person may be called as a witness, commits the crime of bribe receiving by a witness if the person solicits any pecuniary benefit with the intent, or accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding, that:\n      (a) The testimony of the person as a witness will thereby be influenced; or\n      (b) The person will avoid legal process summoning the person to testify; or\n      (c) The person will be absent from any official proceeding to which the person has been legally summoned.\n      (2) Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class C felony.","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":"7d37fb2aa6fdc11968c5967b3e676e98022f3dc3d06912fc114a577dd5b8fdad","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-162.265","next":"us-or/ors-162.285"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}