Ticket Fraud for Public Transportation in Oregon

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Quoting mgf91

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Im fine with paying the fine, i would just like it to not be on my criminal record, especially with me being a teacher and going to school. And I'm not portraying a '“it’s no big deal” attitude'. I was respectful and cooperative to the officer, in shock/scared with this ever being in trouble with the law. I ALWAYS buy my ticket and i made a mistake of excepting her pass and not making sure it was an adult pass. Definitely a lesson learned and will be buying off their app to make sure things like this dont happen and have an extra ticket on hand if I'm running late for the train. If I pay the fine before the court day (May 5) do I still have to go to court?

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I do not think that deal is available. If you pay the fine, then you are guilty. If you are guilty, then it is on your record.

At risk of repeating myself,

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Quoting Mr. Knowitall

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What statute or ordinance is cited on your ticket as the basis of the charge and fine?

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On the citation it says "theft of service". Like I said this is my first time ever being in any trouble, I always buy a ticket but this time i was stupid for excepting someone elses and due to working from 5am-5pm with infants (I am a teacher at an infant/toddler development center) I was way to tired to even make sure it was the right pass, my fault im excepting full responsibility for it, but since it is my first offense will I be getting a misdemeanor and how will that affect my job as a teacher? I am completely lost about this and not sure how to handle this.

It appears to be a class C misdemeanor.

http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/164.125