ORS
161.209¹
Use of physical force in defense of a person
Except as provided in ORS 161.215 (Limitations on use of physical force in defense of a person) and 161.219 (Limitations on use of deadly physical force in defense of a person), a person is justified in using physical force upon another person for self-defense or to defend a third person from what the person reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force, and the person may use a degree of force which the person reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose. [1971 c.743 §22]
1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 161—General Provisions, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors161.html (2019) (last accessed May 16, 2020).
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Statutes, Cumulative Supplement - 2019, Chapter 161, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ano161.html (2019) (last accessed May 16, 2020).
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3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent. Currency Information