Chapter 164 — Offenses Against Property
ORS 164.162 Mail theft or receipt of stolen mail
A person commits the crime of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail if the person intentionally:
Takes or, by fraud or deception, obtains mail from a post office, postal station, mail receptacle, authorized depository or mail carrier;
Takes from mail any article contained therein;
Secretes, embezzles or destroys mail or any article contained therein;
Takes or, by fraud or deception, obtains mail that has been delivered to or left for collection on or adjacent to a mail receptacle or authorized depository; or
Buys, receives, conceals or possesses mail or any article contained therein knowing that the mail or article has been unlawfully taken or obtained.
Mail theft or receipt of stolen mail is a Class C felony.
Note: See note under 164.160.
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