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Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.175 (2026)

Criminal liability of an individual for corporate conduct

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      161.175 Criminal liability of an individual for corporate conduct. A person is criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense which the person performs or causes to be performed in the name of or in behalf of a corporation to the same extent as if such conduct were performed in the person’s own name or behalf. [1971 c.743 §17]

 

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Cited in 3 cases, 1980–1989 · leading case: State v. Voetberg, 781 P.2d 387 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).
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State v. Voetberg, 781 P.2d 387 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “2d 997 (1980); ORS 161.175. Accordingly, I would affirm the trial court's order requiring defendant to pay restitution to Chase Logging.”
State v. O'BRIEN, 774 P.2d 1109 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “Under ORS 161.175, he may be criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense that he performed in the name of or on behalf of a corporation.”
State v. Baker, 618 P.2d 997 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “He claimed the letter advised him he did not have to file a notice of intent and that the letter would show he did not knowingly violate the law.”
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