ORS 165.815: Criminal impersonation.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if: (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; (b) The person acts with the intent to deceive the third person into believing that the third person is communicating with the individual; (c) A reasonable person in the circumstances of the third person would believe that the third person is communicating with the individual; and (d) The impersonation causes injury to the individual. (2) Criminal impersonation is a Class A misdemeanor. (3) As used in this section: (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. (b) “Injure” means to intimidate, threaten, harass or physically harm. [2016 c.22 §1] MISCELLANEOUS
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