Strict liability
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(A) All of the offenses in the Deschutes County Code are strict liability offenses and don't require the proof of any culpable mental state unless the code provision defining the offense expressly provides that culpability is required.
(B) It's no defense to prosecution under any provision in this code that the actor was not the person who actually created, moved, caused, or maintained the unlawful condition or use.
(C) A person is liable for prosecution under any provision of this code if the person:
(1) Created, moved, caused, or maintained an unlawful condition or use
(2) Aided or abetted another person in creating, moving, causing, or maintaining an unlawful condition or use
(3) Is in actual or constructive possession of premises on which an unlawful condition or use or is found OR
(4) Has any ownership or possessory interest, other than a security interest, in premises on which an unlawful condition or use is found.
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