Chapter 9.05
OFFENSES GENERALLY
Sections:
9.05.010 Oregon Criminal Code adopted.
9.05.020 Offenses outside City limits.
9.05.030 Soliciting or confederating to violate ordinances.
9.05.040 Attempt to commit offenses.
9.05.080 Application of State statutes.
9.05.010 Oregon Criminal Code adopted.
1. ORS chapters 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 and 167, except for any provision classified as a felony under State law, are adopted by reference. Violation of an adopted provision of those chapters is an offense against this City.
2. The provisions of ORS chapter 161 relating to defenses, burden of proof, general principles of criminal liability, parties, and general principles of justification apply to offenses defined and made punishable by this title.
3. Except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning, definitions appearing in the general definitional and other particular sections of chapters adopted by subsection (1) of this section are applicable throughout this title. [Ord. 688 § 1, 1995.]
9.05.020 Offenses outside City limits.
This title applies to acts committed within the City, as well as to acts committed on property owned or leased by the City but located outside the City. [Ord. 906 § 1, 2012; Ord. 688 § 92, 1995.]
9.05.030 Soliciting or confederating to violate ordinances.
No person shall solicit, aid, employ or engage another, or confederate with another, to violate a provision of any City ordinance. [Ord. 688 § 95, 1995.]
9.05.040 Attempt to commit offenses.
A person who attempts to commit an offense mentioned in this title or any ordinance of the City but who, for another reason, is prevented from consummating such act is guilty of an offense. [Ord. 688 § 96, 1995.]
9.05.050 Separate violations.
When, in any City ordinance, an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or doing an act is required, or the failure to do an act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. [Ord. 688 § 97, 1995.]
9.05.060 Penalties.
A violation of this title is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each day the violation continues. However, if a violation of a provision is identical to a State statute with a lesser penalty, punishment shall be limited to the lesser penalty prescribed in State law. [Ord. 906 § 1, 2012; Ord. 873, 2008; Ord. 688 § 98, 1995.]
9.05.070 Severability.
Invalidity of a section or a part of a section of this title shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or parts of sections. [Ord. 688 § 99, 1995.]
9.05.080 Application of State statutes.
Provisions of the Oregon Criminal Code of 1971, as now constituted, relating to defenses, burden of proof, general principles of criminal liability, parties, and general principles of justification apply to offenses defined and made punishable by this title. [Ord. 688 § 100, 1995.]