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ORS 163.395

Applied in 74 court decisions — leading case State v. Rodriguez/Buck (2009)

Most recently applied in 346 Or. App. 737 - State v. Jenkins (January 2026)

1971 c.743 §113; 1989 c.359 §3; 2017 c.318 §4

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(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 second degree if the victim is under 14 years of age.

(2) Sodomy in the second degree is a Class B felony.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.