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ORS 163.405 — Sodomy in the first degree

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

ORS 163.405 — Sodomy in the first degree

163.405 Sodomy in the first degree. (1) A person who engages in oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person or causes another to engage in oral or anal sexual intercourse commits the crime of sodomy in the first degree if: (a) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor; (b) The victim is under 12 years of age; (c) The victim is under 16 years of age and is the actor’s brother or sister, of the whole or half blood, the son or daughter of the actor or the son or daughter of the actor’s spouse; or (d) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of mental incapacitation, physical helplessness or incapability of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct. (2) Sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony. [1971 c.743 §114; 1989 c.359 §4; 2017 c.318 §5; 2021 c.82 §5]

Source: Oregon Legislature — ORS 2025 Edition, Chapter 163 · ORS 163.405

Stored review status: 2025_edition_later_amendments_unresolved. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.

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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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163.405 Sodomy in the first degree. (1) A person who engages in oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person or causes another to engage in oral or anal sexual intercourse commits the crime of sodomy in the first degree if: (a) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor; (b) The victim is under 12 years of age; (c) The victim is under 16 years of age and is the actor’s brother or sister, of the whole or half blood, the son or daughter of the actor or the son or daughter of the actor’s spouse; or (d) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of mental incapacitation, physical helplessness or incapability of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct. (2) Sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony. [1971 c.743 §114; 1989 c.359 §4; 2017 c.318 §5; 2021 c.82 §5]

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

ORS 163.235 — Kidnapping in the first degree

163.235 Kidnapping in the first degree. (1) A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the first degree if the person violates ORS 163.225 with any of the following purposes: (a) To compel any person to pay or deliver money or property as ransom; (b) To hold the victim as a shield or hostage; (c) To cause physical injury to the victim; (d) To terrorize the victim or another person; or (e) To further the commission or attempted commission of any of the following crimes against the victim: (A) Rape in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.375 (1)(b); (B) Sodomy in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.405 (1)(b); or (C) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.411 (1)(b). (2) Kidnapping in the first degree is a Class A felony. [1971 c.743 §99; 2005 c.22 §112; 2009 c.660 §43]

Source: Oregon Legislature — ORS 2025 Edition, Chapter 163 · ORS 163.235

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