ORS 162.365
Criminal impersonation of a public servant

(1)

A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation of a public servant if, with intent to obtain a benefit, to injure or defraud another or to facilitate an unlawful activity, the person does an act in the assumed character of a public servant.

(2)

It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that:

(a)

The office, position or title that the person pretended to hold did not in fact exist; or

(b)

The unit of government that the person pretended to represent did not in fact exist.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Criminal impersonation of a public servant is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b)

Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, criminal impersonation of a public servant is a Class C felony if the public servant impersonated is a peace officer, judge or justice of the peace.

(4)

For the purposes of this section, “public servant” includes an active member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. [1971 c.743 §211; 1993 c.243 §1; 1997 c.395 §2; 2003 c.577 §12; 2007 c.510 §1; 2016 c.22 §3]

Source: Section 162.365 — Criminal impersonation of a public servant, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors162.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

162.005
Definitions for ORS 162.005 to 162.425 162.015
Bribe giving 162.025
Bribe receiving 162.035
Bribery defenses 162.055
Definitions for ORS 162.055 to 162.425 162.065
Perjury 162.075
False swearing 162.085
Unsworn falsification 162.095
Defenses to perjury and false swearing limited 162.105
Retraction as defense 162.115
Corroboration of falsity required 162.117
Public investment fraud 162.118
Illegal conduct by State Treasury not a defense 162.119
Public fraud as racketeering activity 162.121
Construction of ORS 162.117 to 162.121 162.135
Definitions for ORS 162.135 to 162.205 162.145
Escape in the third degree 162.155
Escape in the second degree 162.165
Escape in the first degree 162.175
Unauthorized departure 162.185
Supplying contraband 162.193
Failure to appear 162.195
Failure to appear in the second degree 162.205
Failure to appear in the first degree 162.225
Definitions for ORS 162.225 to 162.375 162.235
Obstructing governmental or judicial administration 162.245
Refusing to assist a peace officer 162.247
Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer 162.255
Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations 162.257
Interfering with a firefighter or emergency medical services provider 162.265
Bribing a witness 162.275
Bribe receiving by a witness 162.285
Tampering with a witness 162.295
Tampering with physical evidence 162.305
Tampering with public records 162.315
Resisting arrest 162.325
Hindering prosecution 162.335
Compounding 162.345
Defenses for hindering or compounding limited 162.355
Simulating legal process 162.365
Criminal impersonation of a public servant 162.367
Criminal impersonation of a peace officer 162.369
Possession of a false law enforcement identification card 162.375
Initiating a false report 162.385
Giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation or warrant 162.405
Official misconduct in the second degree 162.415
Official misconduct in the first degree 162.425
Misuse of confidential information 162.455
Interfering with legislative operations 162.465
Unlawful legislative lobbying

Current through early 2026

§ 162.365. Crim. impersonation of a public servant's source at oregon​.gov