{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-164.172","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 164.172","heading":"Engaging in a financial transaction in property derived from unlawful activity.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of engaging in a financial transaction in property derived from unlawful activity if the person knowingly engages in or attempts to engage in a financial transaction in property that:\n      (a) Constitutes, or is derived from, the proceeds of unlawful activity;\n      (b) Is of a value greater than $10,000; and\n      (c) The person knows is derived from or represents the proceeds of some form, though not necessarily which form, of unlawful activity.\n      (2)(a) Engaging in a financial transaction in property derived from unlawful activity is a Class C felony.\n      (b) In addition to any other sentence of imprisonment or fine that a court may impose and notwithstanding ORS 161.625, a court may include in the sentence of a person convicted under this section a fine in an amount equal to the value of the property involved in the unlawful transaction.\n      (3) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Financial transaction” has the meaning given that term in ORS 164.170. “Financial transaction” does not include any transaction necessary to preserve a person’s right to representation as guaranteed by section 11, Article I of the Oregon Constitution, and the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.\n      (b) “Unlawful activity” has the meaning given that term in ORS 164.170.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 164 — Offenses Against Property"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors164.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"c89cca875c057c41a08e745c0c934c55d0d5e9f59f52c43c3773d8b9f71eb071","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-164.170","next":"us-or/ors-164.174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}