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ORS 164.005 Definitions
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As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person” or “appropriate” means to: (a) Exercise control over property of another, or to aid a third person to exercise control over property…
ORS 164.015 “Theft” described
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A person commits theft when, with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate property to the person or to a third person, the person: (1) Takes, appropriates, obtains or withholds such property from an owner thereof; (2) Commits theft of property lost, mislaid or del…
ORS 164.025 Consolidation of theft offenses; pleading and proof
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(1) Except for the crime of extortion, conduct denominated theft under ORS 164.015 constitutes a single offense. (2) If it is an element of the crime charged that property was taken by extortion, an accusation of theft must so specify. In all other cases an accusation of theft is…
ORS 164.035 Defenses
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(1) In a prosecution for theft it is a defense that the defendant acted under an honest claim of right, in that: (a) The defendant was unaware that the property was that of another; or (b) The defendant reasonably believed that the defendant was entitled to the property involved …