SB1043 • 2025

Modifies the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer.

Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Bonham
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer.

Digest: The Act restores a crime to the way the crime was before HB 3164 (2021).

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act restores a crime to the way the crime was before HB 3164 (2021).
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Modifies the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer.
Adds refusing to obey a lawful order as a way of committing the crime.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-18 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-02-18 Senate
Referred to Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act restores a crime to the way the crime was before HB 3164 (2021). (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Modifies the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer. Adds refusing to obey a lawful order as a way of committing the crime. Removes the prohibition on arresting or charging a person with the crime if the person is arrested or charged with another offense for the same conduct.
Relating to: Relating to the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1043
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act restores a crime to the way the crime was before HB 3164 (2021). (Flesch
Readability Score: 61.8).
Modifies the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer. Adds re-
fusing to obey a lawful order as a way of committing the crime. Removes the prohibition on ar-
resting or charging a person with the crime if the person is arrested or charged with another offense
for the same conduct.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer; creating
new provisions; and amending ORS 162.247.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 162.247 is amended to read:
162.247. (1) A person commits the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and pro-
bation officer if the person, knowing that another person is a peace officer or a parole and probation
officer as defined in ORS 181A.355[ ,]:
(a) Intentionally [ or knowingly ] acts in a manner that prevents, or attempts to prevent, [ the] a
peace officer or parole and probation officer from performing the lawful duties of the officer with
regards to another person ; or [ a criminal investigation ]
(b) Refuses to obey a lawful order by the peace officer or parole and probation officer .
(2) Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) This section does not apply in situations in which the person is engaging in:
(a) Activity that would constitute resisting arrest under ORS 162.315; or
(b) Passive resistance.
[(4) A person may not be arrested or charged under this section if the person is arrested or charged
for another offense based on the same conduct. ]
SECTION 2.
The amendments to ORS 162.247 by section 1 of this 2025 Act apply to con-
duct constituting or alleged to constitute an offense under ORS 162.247 occurring on or after
the effective date of this 2025 Act.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4347