Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.505 (2026)

Definitions for certain provisions of ORS 163.505 to 163.575

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      163.505 Definitions for certain provisions of ORS 163.505 to 163.575. As used in ORS 163.505 to 163.575, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (1) “Controlled substance” has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.005.

      (2) “Descendant” includes persons related by descending lineal consanguinity, stepchildren and lawfully adopted children.

      (3) “Precursor substance” has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.940.

      (4) “Support” includes, but is not limited to, necessary and proper shelter, food, clothing, medical attention and education. [1971 c.743 §170; 2005 c.708 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2008 · leading case: State v. Bruce Lincoln Butterfield, 874 P.2d 1339 (Or. Ct. App. 1994).
State v. Bruce Lincoln Butterfield, 874 P.2d 1339 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 6× “555 and ORS 163.505 express the legislature's intent that the nonsupport statute apply to parents who, without lawful excuse, fail to provide *1345 essential medical attention for their children.”
Commonwealth v. Rahim, 805 N.E.2d 13 (Mass. 2004). “43, § 2 (2001); Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 163.505 , 163.525 (2001); S.”
State v. Bordeaux, 185 P.3d 524 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “555, see ORS 163.505 (“'[s]upport’ includes, but is not limited to, necessary and proper * * * medical attention”), which was enacted two years before the criminal mistreatment statutes, the phrasing is not identical.”
State v. Buck, 757 P.2d 861 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “” ORS 163.505(1) provides: “ ‘Descendant’ includes persons related by descending lineal consanguinity, step-children and lawfully adopted children.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.505(1) — 1 case
State v. Buck, 757 P.2d 861 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “” ORS 163.505(1) provides: “ ‘Descendant’ includes persons related by descending lineal consanguinity, step-children and lawfully adopted children.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.505(2) — 1 case
State v. Bruce Lincoln Butterfield, 874 P.2d 1339 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). “555 and ORS 163.505 express the legislature's intent that the nonsupport statute apply to parents who, without lawful excuse, fail to provide *1345 essential medical attention for their children.”
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