Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.266 (2026)

Trafficking in persons

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      163.266 Trafficking in persons. (1) A person commits the crime of trafficking in persons if the person knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides or obtains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide or obtain by any means, another person and:

      (a) The person knows or recklessly disregards the fact that the other person will be subjected to involuntary servitude as described in ORS 163.263 or 163.264;

      (b) The person knows or recklessly disregards the fact that force, fraud or coercion will be used to cause the other person to engage in a commercial sex act; or

      (c) The person knows or recklessly disregards the fact that the other person is under 18 years of age and will be used in a commercial sex act.

      (2) A person commits the crime of trafficking in persons if the person knowingly benefits financially or receives something of value from participation in a venture that involves an act prohibited by subsection (1) of this section or ORS 163.263 or 163.264.

      (3) As used in this section, “commercial sex act” means sexual conduct or sexual contact, as those terms are defined in ORS 167.002, performed in return for a fee or anything of value.

      (4) Violation of subsection (1)(a) or (2) of this section is a Class B felony.

      (5) Violation of subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section is a Class A felony. [2007 c.811 §4; 2013 c.720 §1; 2017 c.395 §1; 2023 c.217 §4]

 

      Note: See note under 163.261.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: State v. White, 455 P.3d 969 (Or. Ct. App. 2019).
State v. White, 455 P.3d 969 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “]” 5 ORS 163.266 provides, in part: “(1) A person commits the crime of trafficking in persons if the person knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides or obtains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide or obtain by any means,…”
State v. Davidson, 353 P.3d 2 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “f: “(A) The offender reasonably believed the child to be more than five years younger than the offender or under 16 years of age; and “(B) The court designates in the judgment that the offense is a sex crime; "***** “(t) Public indecency or private indecency, if the person has a…”
D.B. v. G6 Hosp. LLC (D. Or. 2023). · cites it 10× “§ 163.266 (Trafficking in Persons),2 alleging Defendants “knowingly benefit[ed] financially .”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.266(1)(b) — 2 cases
State v. White, 455 P.3d 969 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “]” 5 ORS 163.266 provides, in part: “(1) A person commits the crime of trafficking in persons if the person knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides or obtains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide or obtain by any means,…”
State v. Davidson, 353 P.3d 2 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “f: “(A) The offender reasonably believed the child to be more than five years younger than the offender or under 16 years of age; and “(B) The court designates in the judgment that the offense is a sex crime; "***** “(t) Public indecency or private indecency, if the person has a…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.266(2) — 1 case
D.B. v. G6 Hosp. LLC (D. Or. 2023). “§ 163.266 (Trafficking in Persons),2 alleging Defendants “knowingly benefit[ed] financially .”
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