Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 164 § 164.164 — Defense in prosecution under ORS 164.162; applicability of ORS 164.162

Defense in prosecution under ORS 164.162; applicability of ORS 164.162. (1) In a prosecution under ORS 164.162, 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 person; (b) The defendant reasonably believed that the defendant was entitled to the property involved or had a right to acquire or dispose of it as the defendant did; or (c) The property involved was that of the defendant’s spouse, unless the parties were not living together as spouses in a marriage and were living in separate abodes at the time of the alleged offense. (2)(a) ORS