Oregon Statutes 657.990 – Penalties
(1) Violation of ORS § 657.295 is a Class B misdemeanor.
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 |
| Class A misdemeanor | up to 364 days | up to $6,250 |
| Class B misdemeanor | up to 6 months | up to $2,500 |
| Class C misdemeanor | up to 30 days | up to $1,250 |
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657.990
- 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.
- employer: means any employing unit which employs one or more individuals in an employment subject to this chapter in each of 18 separate weeks during any calendar year, or in which the employing unit's total payroll during any calendar quarter amounts to $1,000 or more. See Oregon Statutes 657.025
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) Violation of ORS § 657.300 is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) Violation of ORS § 657.480 (3)(a) or (b) is a Class C felony.
(4) In addition to any penalties otherwise prescribed in this chapter, violation of ORS § 657.495, 657.565, 657.660 (2) or any other provision of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor. If an offending employer or the employer of an offending agent is a corporation, the president, secretary and the treasurer, or officers exercising corresponding functions, are subject to the penalties in this subsection in respect to any duties of which they respectively had or, in the proper exercise of their duties, ought to have had knowledge.
(5) Subject to ORS § 153.022, willful violation of this chapter or of any order issued or rule adopted under this chapter, the violation of which is made unlawful or the observance of which is required under this chapter, and for which a penalty neither is prescribed in this section nor provided by any other applicable statute, is a Class C misdemeanor. Each day the violation continues is considered a separate offense. [Amended by 1971 c.743 § 405; 1999 c.1051 § 322; 2005 c.35 § 3; 2011 c.597 § 271]