{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-162.285","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 162.285","heading":"Tampering with a witness.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of tampering with a witness if:\n      (a) The person knowingly induces or attempts to induce a witness or a person the person believes may be called as a witness in any official proceeding to offer false testimony or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or\n      (b) The person knowingly induces or attempts to induce a witness to be absent from any official proceeding to which the person has been legally summoned.\n      (2) Tampering with 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":"f713949d2defd106ea34b85a65ae5accd6ca23ce65ba30863e03fa802c2f5013","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-162.275","next":"us-or/ors-162.295"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}