Oregon Statutes 167.167 – Cheating
(1) A person commits the crime of cheating if the person, while in the course of participating or attempting to participate in any legal or illegal gambling activity, directly or indirectly:
Attorney's Note
Under the Oregon Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class C felony | up to 5 years | up to $125,000 |
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 167.167
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Employs or attempts to employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any other participant or any operator;
(b) Engages in any act, practice or course of operation that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any other participant or any operator;
(c) Engages in any act, practice or course of operation with the intent of cheating any other participant or the operator to gain an advantage in the game over the other participant or operator; or
(d) Causes, aids, abets or conspires with another person to cause any other person to violate paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection.
(2) As used in this section, ‘deceit,’ ‘defraud’ and ‘fraud’ are not limited to common law deceit or fraud.
(3) Cheating is a Class C felony. [1997 c.867 § 20]
[1963 c.340 § 2 (enacted in lieu of 167.165); repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]
[1971 c.743 § 273; 1974 s.s. c.67 § 1; repealed by 1977 c.745 § 3 (167.203 enacted in lieu of 167.202)]
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