Oregon Annotated Statutes
Title 16 Crimes and Punishments (Chs. 161 — 170)
Chapter 161- General Provisions (§§ 161.005 — 161.740)
Justification (§§ 161.190 — 161.275)

161.219 Limitations on use of deadly physical force in defense of a person.

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 161.209, a person is not justified in using deadly physical force upon another person unless the person reasonably believes that the other person is:

(1) Committing or attempting to commit a felony involving the use or threatened imminent use of physical force against a person; or
(2) Committing or attempting to commit a burglary in a dwelling; or
(3) Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force against a person.

 

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