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ORS 161.165

Known as the Oregon Criminal Code

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

Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case State v. Oatney (2003)

Most recently applied in 332 Or. App. 726 - State v. B. I. Z. V. (May 2024)

1971 c.743 §15

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Except as otherwise provided by the statute defining the crime, a person is not criminally liable for conduct of another constituting a crime if:

(1) The person is a victim of that crime; or

(2) The crime is so defined that the conduct of the person is necessarily incidental thereto.

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