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ORS 163.385 — Sodomy in the third degree

Oregon criminal law — ORS Title 16 (2025 snapshot) · legal_authorities

ORS 163.385 — Sodomy in the third degree

163.385 Sodomy in the third degree. (1) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the third degree if the person engages in oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person under 16 years of age or causes that person to engage in oral or anal sexual intercourse. (2) Sodomy in the third degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §112; 2017 c.318 §3]

Source: Oregon Legislature — ORS 2025 Edition, Chapter 163 · ORS 163.385

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Chapter 163 — Offenses Against Persons 2025 EDITION OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS HOMICIDE ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES COERCION SEXUAL OFFENSES OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY VISUAL RECORDING OF SEXUAL CONDUCT OF CHILDREN INVASION OF PRIVACY MISCELLANEOUS STALKING SEXUAL ABUSE RESTRAINING ORDERS HOMICIDE
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163.385 Sodomy in the third degree. (1) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the third degree if the person engages in oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person under 16 years of age or causes that person to engage in oral or anal sexual intercourse. (2) Sodomy in the third degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §112; 2017 c.318 §3]

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Oregon criminal law — ORS Title 16 (2025 snapshot) · legal_authorities

ORS 163A.140 — Relief from reporting obligation; circumstances; order

163A.140 Relief from reporting obligation; circumstances; order. A person otherwise required to report under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015, 163A.020 or 163A.025 is not required to report, and if currently reporting is no longer required to report, if: (1)(a) The person has been convicted of: (A) Rape in the third degree as defined in ORS 163.355; (B) Sodomy in the third degree as defined in ORS 163.385; (C) Sexual abuse in the third degree as defined in ORS 163.415; (D) Sexual abuse in the second degree as defined in ORS 163.425; (E) Contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor as defined in ORS 163.435; (F) Sexual misconduct as defined in ORS 163.445; or (G) An attempt to commit an offense listed in subparagraphs (A) to (F) of this paragraph; (b) The person has been found guilty except for insanity of an offense listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection; (c) The person has been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act that if committed by an adult would constitute an offense listed in paragraph (a)(A), (B) or (D) of this subsection; or (d) The person is paroled to this state under ORS 144.610 after being convicted in another United States court of a crime that would constitute an offense listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection; (2)(a) The person is less than five years older than the victim; (b) The victim’s lack of consent was due solely to incapacity to consent by reason of being less than a specified age; (c) The victim was at least 14 years of age at the time of the offense or act; (d) Except for the convictions or findings described in subsection (1) of this section, the person has not been convicted of, found guilty except for insanity of, or found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court ba

Source: Oregon Legislature — ORS 2025 Edition, Chapter 163A · ORS 163A.140

Stored review status: 2025_edition_later_amendments_unresolved. Incoming connection: Explicit ORS citation in the printed section; applicability is unreviewed.