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Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405 (2026)

Sodomy in the first degree

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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]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 495 cases (143 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: State v. Garcia, 605 P.2d 671 (Or. 1980).
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State v. Garcia, 605 P.2d 671 (Or. 1980). · cites it 14× “235; and three counts of sodomy in the first degree, ORS 163.405. All of the charges arose out of conduct involving the same victim in Portland, Oregon on January 8, 1978.”
State v. Wimber, 843 P.2d 424 (Or. 1992). · cites it 6× “On January 25, 1990, defendant was charged in a twelve-count indictment with three counts of sodomy in the first degree, ORS 163.405 [1] (counts 1, 2, and 3), three counts of rape in the first degree, ORS 163.”
State v. Garrett, 455 P.3d 979 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 5× “” We note that ORS 163.405 and ORS 163.305 have since been amended, and the term “deviate sex- ual intercourse” has been replaced by “oral or anal sexual intercourse.”
State v. Payne, 447 P.3d 515 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “There, the defendant was indicted on four counts of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405 (1989), amended by Or. Laws 2017, ch.”
State v. Parkins, 211 P.3d 262 (Or. 2009). · cites it 2× “Therefore, the court held that the first- and third-degree rape statutes addressed a "separate and distinct legislative concern, and each alternative is a separate statutory `provision' for purposes of ORS 161.”
State v. McCombs, 544 P.3d 390 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “ORS 163.405. “[A] person [who] penetrates the vagina [or] anus” of another person who is under 12 years of age “with any object” commits the crime of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration.”
State v. Belen, 369 P.3d 438 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “1 Count 1 of the indictment, which is the only count at issue on appeal, charged defendant with committing first-degree sodomy against the victim in violation of ORS 163.405, which is set out below. 277 Or App at 50.”
People v. Baker, 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 431 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018). “( Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 163.405 , subds. (1)(b) & (2).”
State v. Rideout, 465 P.3d 255 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 10× “Marion County Circuit Court 16CR46282; A164575 (Control), A164556 465 P3d 255 Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for one count each of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405, and first-degree rape, ORS 163.”
State v. West-Howell, 385 P.3d 1121 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Defendant appeals a judgment convicting him of, among other offenses, two counts of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405 1 (Counts 2 and 5). He assigns error to the trial court’s failure to merge the guilty verdicts on those two counts into a single conviction under ORS 161.”
State v. Pryor, 481 P.3d 340 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “Defendant contends that his confession was induced by a promise of leniency—the detective told defendant that he would be going home after the interview—in violation of ORS 136.”
State v. Campbell, 705 P.2d 694 (Or. 1985). · cites it 2× “405 provides: "(1) A person who engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person or causes another to engage in deviate sexual intercourse commits the crime of sodomy in the first degree if: * * * * * * (b) The victim is under 12 years of age; * * * * * * * * "(2)…”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(1) — 10 cases
State v. Ross, 349 P.3d 620 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Barrett, 10 P.3d 901 (Or. 2000).
State v. Callender, 47 P.3d 514 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. Delaney, 984 P.2d 282 (Or. Ct. App. 1999).
State v. Hutchison, 920 P.2d 1105 (Or. Ct. App. 1996).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(1)(a) — 8 cases
State v. Garcia, 605 P.2d 671 (Or. 1980). “235; and three counts of sodomy in the first degree, ORS 163.405. All of the charges arose out of conduct involving the same victim in Portland, Oregon on January 8, 1978.”
State v. Bams, 339 Or. App. 514 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. Cervantes, 351 P.3d 761 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Lockhart, 508 P.3d 526 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Bams, 339 Or. App. 513 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(1)(b) — 17 cases
State v. McCombs, 544 P.3d 390 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “ORS 163.405. “[A] person [who] penetrates the vagina [or] anus” of another person who is under 12 years of age “with any object” commits the crime of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration.”
Antoine v. Taylor, 499 P.3d 48 (Or. 2021).
State v. Garrett, 455 P.3d 979 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “” We note that ORS 163.405 and ORS 163.305 have since been amended, and the term “deviate sex- ual intercourse” has been replaced by “oral or anal sexual intercourse.”
State v. Bradley, 477 P.3d 409 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Miles, 533 P.3d 368 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(1)(c) — 3 cases
State v. Mills, 711 P.2d 207 (Or. Ct. App. 1985).
State v. Lantz, 417 P.3d 568 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Larios, 334 Or. App. 151 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(1)(d) — 10 cases
State v. Wallace, 373 Or. 122 (Or. 2024).
State v. Parsons, 897 P.2d 1197 (Or. Ct. App. 1995).
State v. Rideout, 465 P.3d 255 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “Marion County Circuit Court 16CR46282; A164575 (Control), A164556 465 P3d 255 Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for one count each of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405, and first-degree rape, ORS 163.”
State v. Anderson, 902 P.2d 1206 (Or. Ct. App. 1995).
State v. Wallace, 373 Or. 122 (Or. 2024).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(2) — 6 cases
State v. Soto, 551 P.3d 893 (Or. 2024).
State v. Bradley, 477 P.3d 409 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
Norris v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 238 P.3d 994 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
Kragt v. Bd. of Parole, 563 P.3d 359 (Or. 2025).
State v. Van Nelson, 349 Or. App. 273 (Or. Ct. App. 2026).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(2)(b) — 1 case
State v. Levasseur, 483 P.3d 1167 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(2)(c) — 1 case
State v. Cufaude, 221 P.3d 834 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(b) — 1 case
State v. Gallup, 779 P.2d 169 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(c) — 2 cases
State v. Cave, 516 P.3d 279 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
Armas v. Highberger (D. Or. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(l)(a) — 9 cases
State v. Garcia, 605 P.2d 671 (Or. 1980). “235; and three counts of sodomy in the first degree, ORS 163.405. All of the charges arose out of conduct involving the same victim in Portland, Oregon on January 8, 1978.”
State v. Crotsley, 779 P.2d 600 (Or. 1989).
State Ex Rel. Turner v. Frankel, 908 P.2d 293 (Or. 1995).
State v. Larsen, 606 P.2d 1159 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
State v. Odoms, 844 P.2d 217 (Or. Ct. App. 1992).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(l)(b) — 3 cases
State v. Shaw, 225 P.3d 855 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
Bumgarner v. Nooth, 295 P.3d 52 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Newman, 832 P.2d 47 (Or. Ct. App. 1992).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(l)(c) — 2 cases
State v. Mills, 711 P.2d 207 (Or. Ct. App. 1985).
State v. Hisey, 637 P.2d 1388 (Or. Ct. App. 1981).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.405(l)(d) — 3 cases
State v. Simons, 167 P.3d 476 (Or. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Callender, 47 P.3d 514 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. Cluver, 296 P.3d 638 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
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