Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 468.920
Current as of January 01, 2018 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.
For purposes of ORS 468.922 to 468.956:
(1) “Knowingly”:
(a) Has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.085; or
(b) Means a person acts with a conscious purpose to avoid knowledge of a conduct or a circumstance in violation of ORS 824.050 to 824.110 or ORS chapter 465, 466, 468, 468A, 468B or 825.
(2) “Substantial harm to human health or the environment” means:
(a) Physical injury, as defined in ORS 161.015, to a human being or demonstrable substantial risk of serious physical injury, as defined in ORS 161.015, to a human being; or
(b) Substantial damage to wildlife, flora, aquatic or marine life, to habitat or to livestock or agricultural crops.
(3) Except as provided in ORS 161.155 or 161.450, an individual is not criminally liable solely because of the individual's status in a business, organization or other public or private entity nor is knowledge possessed by an individual other than the defendant attributable to the defendant.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 468.920 - last updated January 01, 2018 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-36-public-health-and-safety/or-rev-st-sect-468-920/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal needs.
Was this helpful?