In any prosecution for an offense, justification, as defined in ORS 161.195 to 161.275, is a defense.
ORS 161.190
Known as the Oregon Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 161–161 (150 sections).
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case 79 Or. App. 302 - State v. Olson (1986)
Most recently applied in State v. Williams (December 2025)
1971 c.743 §18
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.