# ORS § 166.070: 166.070 Aggravated harassment

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.070

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 166.070
- **Heading:** 166.070 Aggravated harassment
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 166 / Section 166.070

## Text

(1) A person commits the crime of aggravated harassment if the person, knowing that the other person is a:

(a) Staff member, knowingly propels saliva, blood, urine, semen, feces or other dangerous substance at the staff member while the staff member is acting in the course of official duty or as a result of the staff member’s official duties;

(b) Public safety officer, knowingly propels blood, urine, semen or feces at the public safety officer while the public safety officer is acting in the course of official duty or as a result of the public safety officer’s official duties; or

(c) Public safety officer, intentionally propels saliva at the public safety officer, and the saliva comes into physical contact with the public safety officer, while the public safety officer is acting in the course of official duty or as a result of the public safety officer’s official duties.

(2) Aggravated harassment is a Class C felony. When a person is convicted of violating subsection (1)(a) of this section, in addition to any other sentence it may impose, the court shall impose a term of incarceration in a state correctional facility.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) “Public safety officer” means an emergency medical services provider as defined in ORS 682.025 (Definitions) , a regulatory specialist as defined in ORS 471.001 (Definitions for ORS chapters 471 and 473) or a fire service professional, a parole and probation officer or a police officer as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) .

(b) “Staff member” has the meaning given that term in ORS 163.165 (Assault in the third degree) . [2009 c.783 §2; 2011 c.703 §28; 2012 c.54 §27; 2013 c.477 §1; 2015 c.614 §151]

Note: 166.070 (Aggravated harassment) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 166 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 166.070 — Aggravated harassment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 166.005 166.005 Treason](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.005.md)
- [ORS § 166.015 166.015 Riot](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.015.md)
- [ORS § 166.023 166.023 Disorderly conduct in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.023.md)
- [ORS § 166.025 166.025 Disorderly conduct in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.025.md)
- [ORS § 166.065 166.065 Harassment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.065.md)
- [ORS § 166.070 166.070 Aggravated harassment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.070.md)
- [ORS § 166.075 166.075 Abuse of venerated objects](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.075.md)
- [ORS § 166.076 166.076 Abuse of a memorial to the dead](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.076.md)
- [ORS § 166.085 166.085 Abuse of corpse in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.085.md)
- [ORS § 166.087 166.087 Abuse of corpse in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.087.md)
- [ORS § 166.090 166.090 Telephonic harassment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.090.md)
- [ORS § 166.095 166.095 Misconduct with emergency telephone calls](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.095.md)
- [ORS § 166.116 166.116 Interfering with public transportation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.116.md)
- [ORS § 166.119 166.119 Interfering with a health care facility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.119.md)

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