ORS 161.155

Known as the Oregon Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 161–161 (150 sections).

Applied in 154 court decisions — leading case Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez (2007)

Most recently applied in State v. McGinnis (October 2025)

1971 c.743 §13

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A person is criminally liable for the conduct of another person constituting a crime if:

(1) The person is made criminally liable by the statute defining the crime; or

(2) With the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of the crime the person:

(a) Solicits or commands such other person to commit the crime; or

(b) Aids or abets or agrees or attempts to aid or abet such other person in planning or committing the crime; or

(c) Having a legal duty to prevent the commission of the crime, fails to make an effort the person is legally required to make.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.