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Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017 (2026)

Compelling prostitution

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      167.017 Compelling prostitution. (1) A person commits the crime of compelling prostitution if the person knowingly:

      (a) Uses force or intimidation to compel another to engage in prostitution or attempted prostitution;

      (b) Induces or causes a person under 18 years of age to engage in prostitution;

      (c) Aids or facilitates the commission of prostitution or attempted prostitution by a person under 18 years of age; or

      (d) Induces or causes the spouse, child or stepchild of the person to engage in prostitution.

      (2) Compelling prostitution is a Class B felony.

      (3) In a prosecution under subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section, the state is not required to prove that the defendant knew the other person was under 18 years of age and it is no defense that the defendant did not know the person’s age or that the defendant reasonably believed the person to be older than 18 years of age. [1971 c.743 §252; 2011 c.334 §1; 2013 c.271 §1]

 

      167.020 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

 

      167.022 [1971 c.743 §253; repealed by 1979 c.248 §1]

 

      167.025 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 48 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1974–2026 · leading case: State v. Vargas-Torres, 242 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
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State v. Vargas-Torres, 242 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 18× “425, compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, and two counts of third-degree rape, ORS 163.”
State v. Ciancanelli, 121 P.3d 613 (Or. 2005). · cites it 4× “012, two counts of compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, and two counts of using a child in a display of sexual conduct, ORS 163.”
State v. Turay, 532 P.3d 57 (Or. 2023). · cites it 3× “Turay thereafter, defendant was indicted on one count of compel- ling prostitution in relation to J, ORS 167.017. Opitz then prepared an affidavit and accompanying search warrant to search various cell phones, including the two belonging to defendant.”
State v. Marks, 400 P.3d 951 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Defendant appeals from an amended judgment of conviction entered after a trial court found defendant guilty of one count of compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017(1), one count of felon in possession of a firearm, ORS 166.”
State v. Paye, 486 P.3d 808 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “______________ * Lagesen, J., vice Hadlock, J. pro tempore. 410 State v.”
State v. White, 455 P.3d 969 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 6× “” 4 ORS 167.017 provides, in part: “(1) A person commits the crime of compelling prostitution if the person knowingly: “(a) Uses force or intimidation to compel another to engage in prostitu- tion or attempted prostitution[.”
State v. Pervish, 123 P.3d 285 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “012, compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, and witness tampering, ORS 162.”
State v. Clardy, 401 P.3d 1188 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “012, and one count each of compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, second-degree assault, ORS 163.”
State v. Urbina, 278 P.3d 33 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 5× “684, compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, and fourth-degree assault, ORS 163.”
State v. Moreno-Hernandez, 442 P.3d 1092 (Or. 2019). “ORS 167.017(2). Thus, under ORS 161.625(1), the sentencing judge was authorized to fine defendant "an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding *** $250,000" on each of those counts.”
State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “012, one count of compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, and two counts of using a child in a display of sexual conduct, ORS 163.”
State v. Turay, 493 P.3d 1058 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction on one count of compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, raising three assignments of error.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017(1) — 4 cases
State v. Marks, 400 P.3d 951 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “Defendant appeals from an amended judgment of conviction entered after a trial court found defendant guilty of one count of compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017(1), one count of felon in possession of a firearm, ORS 166.”
State v. Urbina, 278 P.3d 33 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “684, compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, and fourth-degree assault, ORS 163.”
State v. Odoms, 844 P.2d 217 (Or. Ct. App. 1992).
State v. Barnett, 600 P.2d 877 (Or. Ct. App. 1979).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017(1)(a) — 2 cases
State v. White, 455 P.3d 969 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “” 4 ORS 167.017 provides, in part: “(1) A person commits the crime of compelling prostitution if the person knowingly: “(a) Uses force or intimidation to compel another to engage in prostitu- tion or attempted prostitution[.”
State v. Warren, 422 P.3d 282 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017(1)(b) — 3 cases
State v. Vargas-Torres, 242 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “425, compelling prostitution, ORS 167.017, and two counts of third-degree rape, ORS 163.”
State v. Vargas-Torres, 242 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Malone, 824 P.2d 430 (Or. Ct. App. 1992).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017(1)(c) — 1 case
Randall (D. Or. 2026).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017(2) — 1 case
State v. Moreno-Hernandez, 442 P.3d 1092 (Or. 2019). “ORS 167.017(2). Thus, under ORS 161.625(1), the sentencing judge was authorized to fine defendant "an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding *** $250,000" on each of those counts.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017(b) — 1 case
State v. Williams, 594 P.2d 1281 (Or. Ct. App. 1979).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.017(l)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Wood, 579 P.2d 294 (Or. Ct. App. 1978).
State v. Williams, 594 P.2d 1281 (Or. Ct. App. 1979).
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