Known as the Oregon Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 161–161 (150 sections).
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case State v. Ryan (2017)
Most recently applied in 347 Or. App. 721 - State v. Clark (March 2026)
Formerly 161.380; 1995 c.422 §58
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.
(1) A person who is tried as an adult in a court of criminal jurisdiction is not criminally responsible for any conduct which occurred when the person was under 12 years of age.
(2) Incapacity due to immaturity, as defined in subsection (1) of this section, is a defense.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.