Oregon Code § 163.285·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Defense to coercion.
In any prosecution for coercion committed by instilling in the victim a fear
that the victim or another person would be charged with a crime, it is a
defense that the defendant reasonably believed the threatened charge to be true
and that the sole purpose of the defendant was to compel or induce the victim
to take reasonable action to make good the wrong which was the subject of the
threatened charge. [1971 c.743 §103]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 163.285
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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