Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.682 (2026)

Exceptions to ORS 163.665 to 163.693

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163.682 Exceptions to ORS 163.665 to 163.693. The provisions of ORS 163.665 to 163.693 do not apply to:

(1) Any legitimate medical procedure performed by or under the direction of a person licensed to provide medical services for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment, including the recording of medical procedures;

(2) Any activity undertaken in the course of bona fide law enforcement activity or necessary to the proper functioning of the criminal justice system, except that this exception shall not apply to any activity prohibited by ORS 163.670;

(3) Any bona fide educational activity, including studies and lectures, in the fields of medicine, psychotherapy, sociology or criminology, except that this exception shall not apply to any activity prohibited by ORS 163.670;

(4) Obtaining, viewing or possessing a visual recording as part of a bona fide treatment program for sexual offenders; or

(5) A public library, as defined in ORS 357.400, or a library exempt from taxation under ORS 307.090 or 307.130, except that these exceptions do not apply to any activity prohibited by ORS 163.670. [1991 c.664 §3; 2011 c.515 §9]

163.683 [1987 c.864 §11; repealed by 1991 c.664 §12]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: State v. Ready, 939 P.2d 117 (Or. Ct. App. 1997).

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State v. Ready, 939 P.2d 117 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “ORS 163.682. ORS 163.690 also provides an affirmative defense that the defendant did not know or have reason to know that the sexually explicit conduct involved children.”

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