It is an affirmative defense to any prosecution under ORS 163.684, 163.686, 163.687 or 163.693 that the defendant, at the time of engaging in the conduct prohibited therein, did not know and did not have reason to know that the relevant sexually explicit conduct involved a child.
ORS 163.690
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 148 Or. App. 149 - State v. Ready (1997)
Most recently applied in State v. Propp (December 2025)
1985 c.557 §7; 1987 c.864 §13; 1991 c.664 §9; 1995 c.768 §7
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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.