(1) Failure, neglect or refusal by any person in possession or control of any record, file or paper containing information relating to the estate of a deceased person or any interest therein to exhibit the same upon the written request of the department specifying and describing such instrument is a misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Oregon Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $125,000
For details, see Or. Rev. Stat.161.605

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 118.990

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) Any person who willfully makes a false statement in a report required by ORS § 118.160 shall be guilty of false swearing and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law.

(3) Violation of ORS § 118.525 is a Class C felony. If the offender is an officer or employee of the state the offender shall be dismissed from office and shall be incapable of holding any public office in this state for a period of five years thereafter. [Amended by 1961 c.455 § 8; subsection (2) enacted as 1969 c.210 § 1; 1969 c.591 § 223; 1973 c.254 § 9; 1975 c.762 § 13; 1979 c.690 § 5; 1981 c.724 § 6]