Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 432 § 432.993 — Unlawful use of vital record or report; criminal penalty
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 432 ·
Oregon Code § 432.993·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Unlawful use of vital record or report; criminal penalty.
(1) A person commits the crime of
unlawful use of a vital record or report if the person willfully and knowingly:
(a) Makes a false
statement to the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics in a
report or application described in this chapter;
(b) Without
lawful authority and with intent to deceive, makes, counterfeits, alters,
amends or mutilates a record, report, certified copy, verification or
application, or documentation submitted in support of a record, report,
certified copy, verification or application;
(c) Obtains,
possesses, uses, sells or furnishes to another, or attempts to obtain, possess,
use, sell or furnish to another, for any purpose of deception, a record,
report, certified copy, verification or application, or documentation submitted
in support of a record, report, certified copy, verification or application;
(d) Without
lawful authority, possesses a record, report, certified copy, verification or
application, or documentation submitted in support of a record, report,
certified copy, verification or application, that has been stolen or otherwise
unlawfully obtained; or
(e) As an
employee of the Center for Health Statistics or of an office designated under
ORS 432.035, furnishes or processes a certified copy of a record of live birth,
knowing that the certified copy is to be used for the purposes of deception.
(2) Unlawful use
of a vital record or report is a Class C felony. [1997 c.783 §42; 2013 c.366 §45]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 432.993
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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