Title 161 · ORS Chapter 161
161.525, the court may enter judgment of conviction for a Class A misdemeanor and make disposition accordingly when: ����� (a)(A) A person is convicted of any Class C felony; or ����� (B) A person c
Citation: ORS 161.525
Section: 161.525
161.525, the court may enter judgment of conviction for a Class A misdemeanor and make disposition accordingly when:
����� (a)(A) A person is convicted of any Class C felony; or
����� (B) A person convicted of a Class C felony, of possession or delivery of marijuana or a marijuana item as defined in ORS 475C.009 constituting a Class B felony, of possession of a controlled substance constituting a Class B felony or of a Class A felony pursuant to ORS 166.720, has successfully completed a sentence of probation; and
����� (b) The court, considering the nature and circumstances of the crime and the history and character of the defendant, believes that a felony conviction would be unduly harsh.
����� (2) The entry of judgment of conviction for a Class A misdemeanor under this section may be made:
����� (a) At the time of conviction, for offenses described in subsection (1)(a)(A) of this section; or
����� (b) At any time after the sentence of probation has been completed, for offenses described in subsection (1)(a)(B) of this section. [1971 c.743 �83; 1977 c.745 �31; 1979 c.124 �1; 1981 c.769 �8; 2005 c.708 �48; 2009 c.610 �2; 2013 c.591 �5; 2015 c.290 �2; 2015 c.614 �125; 2017 c.21 �100; 2018 c.120 �11]
����� 161.710 Reduction of certain felony driving offenses after completion of sentence. Notwithstanding ORS 161.525, the court has authority, at any time after a sentence of probation has been completed, to enter judgment of conviction for a Class A misdemeanor for a person convicted of criminal driving while suspended or revoked under ORS