Oregon Code § 162.265·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Bribing a witness.
(1) A person commits the crime of bribing a witness if the person offers,
confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a witness in any
official proceeding, or a person the person believes may be called as a
witness, with the intent that:
(a) The testimony
of the person as a witness will thereby be influenced; or
(b) The person
will avoid legal process summoning the person to testify; or
(c) The person
will be absent from any official proceeding to which the person has been
legally summoned.
(2) Bribing a
witness is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §201]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 162.265
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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