Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Criminal Law Revision Commission Records

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Anthony Yturri
Senator Anthony Yturri
Chairman
​​Oregon Legislative Assembly, 1967-72

The purpose of the Criminal Law Revision Commission, established by the 1967 Legislative Assembly, was to prepare a thorough modernization of the criminal and correctional laws of Oregon. The revised criminal code was enacted by the 1971 Legislative Assembly. The commission prepared a new criminal procedure code during the 1971-72 interim which was enacted by the 1973 Legislative Assembly. 



1967-68 and 1969-70 Interims

Minutes and Exhibits

​​​Article 1
Audio Files: Article 1 Preliminary

Article 2
Preliminary Draft 1, December 1968 ​ ​​​
Article 3
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Audio Files

Article 4 Justification​


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​​ Prelimi​nary Draft 1, July 1968​

Prelimina​ry Draft 2, September 1968​

Preliminary Draft 3, O​ctober 1968

Preliminary Draft 4, Dece​mber 1968​

Preliminary D​raft 5, July 1969

Tentative Draft 1, Novembe​r 1969​

Audio Files

Article 5 Responsibility​

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​​​​Article 6 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-1970​

Audio Files: Article 6 Inchoate Crimes​


​​Article 7 Preliminary Drafts 1 & 2, 1970​

Article 8 Preliminary Drafts 1 & 2, 1970​

Article 9 ​​ ​​​​​Preliminary drafts 1 & 2, 1970

Audio Files

​Article 7 Classes of offenses

Article 8 Authorized Disposition of Offenders​

Article 9 Authority of Court in Sentencing​

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​​​​Article 10
Preliminary Draft​ 1, August 1969​​
Prelim​inary Draft 2, January 1970
Ten​tative Draft 1, March 1970​

Article 1​1 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969​

Audio Files: Article 10 Criminal Homicide​
Audio Files: Article 11 Assault & Related Offenses


Article 12
Preliminary Drafts 1 & 2, 1968
Preliminary Drafts 3 & 4, 1969
Tentati​ve Draft 1, August 1969​​​​

1968 Audio Files: Article 12 Kidnap​ping & Related Offenses​

1969 Audio Files: Article 12 Kidnapping & Related Offenses

1970 Audio Files: Article 12 Kidnapping & Related Offenses​


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​​Pr​eliminary Drafts 1, 2, & 3, 1969​​

Preliminary Draft 3 & Tentative Draft 1, 1970​

Audio Files

Article 13 Sexual Offenses​


​​Article 14
Larceny Cases, Defenses, Definitions, and Proposed Revisions​
Preliminary Draft 1, theft related offenses​
Preliminary Draft 2, larceny
Preliminary Draft 2, theft of services​
Prelim​inary Draft 3, theft
Preli​minary Drafts 2, 3, & 4, 1968​
Preliminar​y Draft 4, theft​
Tentative Draft 1, ​1968​
Tentative Draft 1​, May 1970​
Theft by deception

Audio Files: Article 14 Theft & Related Offenses

Article 15
Preliminary & Tentative Drafts, 1968​
Final Draft & Proposed Amendments 1970​

1967 Audio Files: Article 15 Burglary & Criminal Trespass​

Audio Files: Article 15 Burglary and Criminal Trespass

Article 16
Preliminary & Tentative Drafts, 1968​
Tentative Dra​ft 1, February 1969​​

Audio Files: Article 16 Arson & Criminal Trespass​

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​Article 17 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1968

Article 18 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1968-69
​Article 18 Amendments 
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Article 19 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-70​

Audio Files: Article 17 Robbery

Audio Files: Article 18 Forgery & Related Offenses

Audio Files: Article 19 Business & Commercial Offenses​

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​​Article 20 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1970

Article 21 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969

Article 22 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-70​

Audio Files

Article 20 Offenses Against the Family

Article 21 Bribery & Corrupt Influences

​Article 22 Perjury & Related Offenses​

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​​Article 23 Preliminary Drafts 1, 2, & 3, 1969-70

Article 24 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-70

Article 25 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-70​

Audio Files

Article 23 Escape & Related Offenses​

Article 24 Obstructing Governmental Administration

Article 25 Abuse of Public Office​

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​​​Article 26 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-1970​

Article 27 Preliminary Drafts 1 & 2, 1969

Article 28 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-1970​

Audio Files

Article 26 Riot Disorderly Conduct & Related Offenses

Article 27 Offenses Against Privacy of Communications​

​Article 28 Prostitution & Related Offenses​​

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​​​ Article 29 Preliminary Drafts 1, 2, & 3, 1969-1970​

Article 30 Preliminary Draft & Amendments, 1970​

Article 31 Preliminary/Tentative Drafts, 1969-1970​

Article 32 Preliminary Draft 1, May 1970​

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Article 29 Obscenity & Related Offenses

Article 30 Gambling Offenses

Article 31 Offenses involving Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs​

Article 32 Miscellaneous Offenses​

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​ Preliminary Draft​s 1, 2 & 3, 1970​

​Audio files: Offenses Involving Firearms & Deadly Weapons​
​​Classification of Offenses April 1970​
Sentence Chart April 1970​
Summary of Offenses by Classification May 1970​​

1971-72 Interim

Minutes and Exhibits

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Oregon Criminal Procedure Code Drafts

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​​Article 1 ​​​​​​​​​

Audio Files

Article 1 Preliminary​

Article 2 General Principles of Criminal Liability


​​Article 3

Grand Jury Future Alternatives Reference Paper, F​ebruary 1972​

Article 4 Preliminary Drafts 1 & 2, 1972​​​

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Audio Files

Article 3 Parties of a Crime

Article 4 Justification​
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​​Article 5 
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Audio Files

Article 5 Responsibility

Article 6 Inchoate Crimes​
​​Article 7
[Note: Preliminary Draft 1, August 1972​ identified as Article 6 but Arraignment and Related Procedures is Article 7 in Final Draft and Report - November 1972] 

Article 8 
Preliminary Dr​aft 1, May 1972​ [note: identified as Article 6 but Release of Defendants is Article 8 in Final Draft and Report - November 1972] 
Preliminary ​Draft 2, August 1972 [note: identified as Article 6 but Release of Defendants is Article 8 in Final Draft and Report - November 1972]
Tentat​ive Draft 1, September 1972​​ [note: identified as Article 6 but Release of Defendants is Article 8 in Final Draft and Report - November 1972]
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Audio Files

Article 7 Classes of Offenses​

Article 8 Authorized Disposition of Offenders


​Article 9 
Preliminary & Tentative Drafts, 1972 [note: identified as Article 6 but Pleadings and Related Procedures is Article 9 in Final Draft and Report - November 1972] 


Article 10 
Pre-Tria​l Discovery [note: identified as Article 7 but Pre-Trial Discovery is Article 11 in Final Draft and Report - November 1972] 



[note: Preliminary Draft 1, September 1972 identified as Article 11 but Judgment; Parole and Probation by Court is Article 14 in Final Draft and Report - N]
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Audio Files

Article 11 Assault and Related Offenses

Article 12 Kidnapping and Related Offenses

Article 13 Sexual Offenses​

Article 14 Theft and Related Offenses​


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Preliminary D​raft 1, September 1972​ [note: identified as Article 11 but Board of Parole; Work Release; Executive Clemency is Article 16 in Final Draft and Report - November 1972] 


Audio Files


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​​​Propose​d Oregon Criminal Procedure Code Final Draft and Report November 1972​​​​​​​
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