Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes — Oregon Criminal Code (Ch. 161–167)
ORS (Criminal Code) § 161.255: Use of physical force by private person making citizen’s arrest
What this law says, in plain English
A private person may use physical force when making a citizen's arrest if reasonably necessary. Deadly force is justified only for self-defense or defending others from imminent deadly force.
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