Source:
Section 163.445 — Sexual misconduct, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors163.html (accessed May 26, 2025).
Defendant, in trial for rape and sodomy, was not entitled to instruction under this section where complainant’s age was not alleged though there was testimony complainant was under 18. State v. Green, 32 Or App 471, 574 P2d 356 (1978)
The legislature occasionally skips outline levels. For example:
(3) A person may apply [...] (4)(a) A person petitioning for relief [...]
In this example, (3), (4), and (4)(a) are all outline levels, but (4) was omitted by its authors. It's only implied. This presents an interesting challenge when laying out the text. We've decided to display a blank section with this note, in order to aide readability.
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This online publication of the ORS is up to date through early 2026. It consists of;
Here's how the legislature describes the process
The ORS is published every two years. Each edition incorporates all laws, and changes to laws, enacted by the Legislative Assembly through the odd-numbered year regular session referenced in the volume titles for that edition.
The 2023 Edition does not include changes to the law enacted during the 2024 regular session of the Eighty-second Legislative Assembly. Changes to the law by the 2024 regular session will be reflected in the 2025 Edition of Oregon Revised Statutes.…
The 2025 Edition will be available online in early 2026.