2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
Chapter 648 - Assumed Business Names
Section 648.992 - Penalty for signing false document.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 648.992 (2025)
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(1) A person commits the crime of signing a false document for filing if the person:

(a) Knows the document is false in any material respect; and

(b) Signs the document with an intent that the document be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing under this chapter.

(2) Signing a false document for filing is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) This section does not limit or affect any civil penalty the Secretary of State may impose for violating a provision of this chapter or any person’s right to seek a remedy that is otherwise available under this chapter. [2013 c.158 §16]

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