(1) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree who, with intent to damage property, and having no right to do so nor reasonable ground to believe that the person has such right:

Attorney's Note

Under the Oregon Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $125,000
For details, see Or. Rev. Stat.161.605
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 164.365

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(a) Damages or destroys property of another:

(A) In an amount exceeding $1,000;

(B) By means of an explosive;

(C) By starting a fire in an institution while the person is committed to and confined in the institution;

(D) Which is a livestock animal as defined in ORS § 164.055;

(E) Which is the property of a public utility, telecommunications carrier, railroad, public transportation facility or medical facility used in direct service to the public; or

(F) By intentionally interfering with, obstructing or adulterating in any manner the service of a public utility, telecommunications carrier, railroad, public transportation facility or medical facility; or

(b) Intentionally uses, manipulates, arranges or rearranges the property of a public utility, telecommunications carrier, railroad, public transportation facility or medical facility used in direct service to the public so as to interfere with its efficiency.

(2) As used in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) ‘Institution’ includes state and local correctional facilities, mental health facilities, juvenile detention facilities and state training schools.

(b) ‘Medical facility’ means a health care facility as defined in ORS § 442.015, a licensed physician’s office or anywhere a licensed medical practitioner provides health care services.

(c) ‘Public utility’ has the meaning provided for that term in ORS § 757.005 and includes any cooperative, people’s utility district or other municipal corporation providing an electric, gas, water or other utility service.

(d) ‘Railroad’ has the meaning provided for that term in ORS § 824.020.

(e) ‘Public transportation facility’ means any property, structure or equipment used for or in connection with the transportation of persons for hire by rail, air or bus, including any railroad cars, buses or airplanes used to carry out such transportation.

(f) ‘Telecommunications carrier’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 133.721.

(3) Criminal mischief in the first degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 § 147; 1973 c.133 § 6; 1975 c.344 § 1; 1979 c.805 § 1; 1983 c.740 § 33a; 1987 c.447 § 104; 1987 c.907 § 10; 1989 c.584 § 2; 1991 c.837 § 13; 1991 c.946 § 2; 1993 c.94 § 1; 1993 c.332 § 3; 1999 c.1040 § 11; 1999 c.1093 § 2; 2003 c.543 § 4; 2009 c.16 § 6]

 

[1957 c.714 2,6(2); repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]