(1) A person commits the crime of aggravated identity theft if:
- (a) The person violates ORS 165.800 in 10 or more separate incidents within a 180-day period;
- (b) The person violates ORS 165.800 and the person has a previous conviction for aggravated identity theft;
- (c) The person violates ORS 165.800 and the losses incurred in a single or aggregate transaction are $10,000 or more within a 180-day period; or
- (d) The person violates ORS 165.800 and has in the person’s custody, possession or control 10 or more pieces of personal identification from 10 or more different persons.
- (2) Aggravated identity theft is a Class B felony.
(3) As used in this section, “previous conviction” includes:
- (a) Convictions occurring before, on or after January 1, 2008; and
- (b) Convictions entered in any other state or federal court for comparable offenses.
- (4) The state shall plead in the accusatory instrument and prove beyond a reasonable doubt, as an element of the offense, the previous conviction for aggravated identity theft.
[2007 c.584 §1]