ORS 161.635: Fines for misdemeanors.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A sentence to pay a fine for a misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding: (a) $6,250 for a Class A misdemeanor. (b) $2,500 for a Class B misdemeanor. (c) $1,250 for a Class C misdemeanor. (2) A sentence to pay a fine for an unclassified misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, as provided in the statute defining the crime. (3) If a person has gained money or property through the commission of a misdemeanor, then upon conviction thereof the court, instead of imposing the fine authorized for the offense under this section, may sentence the defendant to pay an amount fixed by the court, not exceeding double the amount of the defendant’s gain from the commission of the offense. In that event, ORS 161.625 (4) and (5) apply. (4) This section does not apply to corporations. [1971 c.743 §77; 1981 c.390 §2; 1993 c.680 §30; 1995 c.545 §2; 1999 c.1051 §44; 2003 c.737 §87]
This rule cites
- ORS 161.625 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 161.570: Felony treated as misdemeanor.
- ORS 166.076: Abuse of a memorial to the dead.
- ORS 167.075: Exhibiting an obscene performance to a minor.
- ORS 167.080: Displaying obscene materials to minors.
- ORS 466.995: Criminal penalties.
- ORS 468.922: Unlawful disposal, storage or treatment of hazardous waste in the second degree.
- ORS 468.929: Unlawful transport of hazardous waste in the second degree.
- ORS 468.943: Unlawful water pollution in the second degree.
- ORS 469.990: Penalties.
- ORS 496.992: Penalties; revocation; forfeiture.
- ORS 506.991: Criminal penalties.
- ORS 527.992: Civil penalties.
- ORS 537.990: Criminal penalties.
- ORS 776.991: Criminal penalties.
- ORS 813.010: Driving under the influence of intoxicants; penalty.
- OAR 837-012-0940: Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors161.html