{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-165.815","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 165.815","heading":"Criminal impersonation.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if:\n      (a) The person, with the intent to injure an individual, intentionally impersonates the individual in a communication to a third person without the individual’s consent;\n      (b) The person acts with the intent to deceive the third person into believing that the third person is communicating with the individual;\n      (c) A reasonable person in the circumstances of the third person would believe that the third person is communicating with the individual; and\n      (d) The impersonation causes injury to the individual.\n      (2) Criminal impersonation is a Class A misdemeanor.\n      (3) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Impersonate” means to use an actual individual’s name or likeness to create a representation of the individual that another person would reasonably believe was or is the actual individual being impersonated.\n      (b) “Injure” means to intimidate, threaten, harass or physically harm. [2016 c.22 §1]\nMISCELLANEOUS","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 165 — Offenses Involving Fraud or Deception"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"5f42a5d227cc5e9b8f3ea21746a73dbac8a4882406968fad2f60800a28732cf6","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-165.813","next":"us-or/ors-165.825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}