ORS § 161.209 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — GENERAL PROVISIONS —JUSTIFICATION — Use of physical force in defense of a person

Except as provided in ORS 161.215 and 161.219, a person is justified in using physical force upon another person for self-defense or to defend a third person from what the person reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force, and the person may use a degree of force which the person reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose.