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Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.062 (2026)

Sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct in live show

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      167.062 Sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct in live show. (1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly engage in sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct in a live public show.

      (2) Violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

      (3) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly direct, manage, finance or present a live public show in which the participants engage in sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct.

      (4) Violation of subsection (3) of this section is a Class C felony.

      (5) As used in ORS 167.002, 167.007 and this section unless the context requires otherwise:

      (a) “Live public show” means a public show in which human beings, animals, or both appear bodily before spectators or customers.

      (b) “Public show” means any entertainment or exhibition advertised or in some other fashion held out to be accessible to the public or member of a club, whether or not an admission or other charge is levied or collected and whether or not minors are admitted or excluded. [1973 c.699 §§2,3; 2007 c.869 §9]

 

      167.065 [1971 c.743 §256; repealed by 2007 c.869 §11]

 

      167.070 [1971 c.743 §257; repealed by 2007 c.869 §11]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1976–2020 · leading case: State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
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State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 119× “The state charged him with two counts of promoting unlawful sexual conduct in a public show, ORS 167.062, one count of promoting prostitution, ORS 167.”
State v. Ciancanelli, 121 P.3d 613 (Or. 2005). · cites it 63× “In this criminal proceeding, we are asked to decide whether ORS 167.062, which makes it a crime to, among other things, *615 "direct, manage, finance or present" a "live public show" in which the participants engage in "sexual conduct" violates the free expression rights…”
State v. House, 676 P.2d 892 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 34× “He argues that the statute upon which the indictment is based is void for vagueness under Article I, section 21, of the Oregon Constitution, is overbroad under Article I, section 8 of the Oregon Constitution, and violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States…”
State v. House, 698 P.2d 951 (Or. 1985). · cites it 10× “ORS 167.062 reads in pertinent part: "(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly engage in * * * sexual conduct in a live public show.”
State v. Gaines, 206 P.3d 1042 (Or. 2009). “085(2) (“voluntary act” includes a “bodily movement” performed consciously); ORS 167.062(5)(a) (“Live public show” means a public show in which human beings, animals, or both “appear bodily” before spectators or customers).”
State v. Brooks, 550 P.2d 440 (Or. 1976). · cites it 8× “In 1973 the legislature chose to expand the obscenity laws by enacting ORS 167.062 which proscribed sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct in live public shows and ORS 167.”
State v. House, 681 P.2d 173 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 9× ““Sadomasochistic abuse” and “sexual conduct” are defined in separate definitional sections: “ ‘Sadomasochistic abuse’ means flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments or in revealing or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered,…”
State v. Tidyman, 635 P.2d 1355 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 9× “a judgment of conviction for promoting sexual conduct in a live public show in violation of ORS 167.062. The appeal of defendant Art Theatre Guild, Inc.”
Multnomah Cnty. v. Mehrwein, 462 P.3d 706 (Or. 2020). · cites it 3× “The first was ORS 167.062 (2003), a prohibition on certain “live public sex show[s].”
City of Nyssa v. Dufloth, 121 P.3d 639 (Or. 2005). · cites it 4× “Using that analytical framework for analyzing Article I, section 8, cases, the Court of Appeals in Ciancanelli reviewed the line of laws and cases dating back to the seventeenth century dealing with public nudity and public sexual conduct, and concluded that ORS 167.062 falls…”
State v. Maynard, 910 P.2d 1115 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “060(10); ORS 167.062. We noted that the sweep of the statute would include ballets, operas, musicals and dramas that may contain scenes in which a performer may touch the buttocks, breasts or genitals of another performer "`in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or…”
Am. Bush v. City of South Salt Lake, 2006 UT 40 (Utah 2006). “3d 613, 614-15 (2005) (quoting Or.Rev.Stat. § 167.062). Presented with the same argument made in this case by the majority and the concurrence, the court found the statute facially unconstitutional, stating: [T]he words [of the Oregon Constitution] are so clear and sweeping that…”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.062(1) — 4 cases
State v. House, 698 P.2d 951 (Or. 1985). “ORS 167.062 reads in pertinent part: "(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly engage in * * * sexual conduct in a live public show.”
State v. House, 681 P.2d 173 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). ““Sadomasochistic abuse” and “sexual conduct” are defined in separate definitional sections: “ ‘Sadomasochistic abuse’ means flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments or in revealing or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered,…”
State v. House, 676 P.2d 892 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). “He argues that the statute upon which the indictment is based is void for vagueness under Article I, section 21, of the Oregon Constitution, is overbroad under Article I, section 8 of the Oregon Constitution, and violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States…”
State v. Yong, 138 P.3d 37 (Or. Ct. App. 2006).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.062(3) — 6 cases
State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “The state charged him with two counts of promoting unlawful sexual conduct in a public show, ORS 167.062, one count of promoting prostitution, ORS 167.”
State v. Ciancanelli, 121 P.3d 613 (Or. 2005). “In this criminal proceeding, we are asked to decide whether ORS 167.062, which makes it a crime to, among other things, *615 "direct, manage, finance or present" a "live public show" in which the participants engage in "sexual conduct" violates the free expression rights…”
State v. House, 676 P.2d 892 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). “He argues that the statute upon which the indictment is based is void for vagueness under Article I, section 21, of the Oregon Constitution, is overbroad under Article I, section 8 of the Oregon Constitution, and violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States…”
City of Nyssa v. Dufloth, 121 P.3d 639 (Or. 2005). “Using that analytical framework for analyzing Article I, section 8, cases, the Court of Appeals in Ciancanelli reviewed the line of laws and cases dating back to the seventeenth century dealing with public nudity and public sexual conduct, and concluded that ORS 167.062 falls…”
State v. Tidyman, 635 P.2d 1355 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “a judgment of conviction for promoting sexual conduct in a live public show in violation of ORS 167.062. The appeal of defendant Art Theatre Guild, Inc.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.062(5) — 1 case
Multnomah Cnty. v. Mehrwein, 462 P.3d 706 (Or. 2020). “The first was ORS 167.062 (2003), a prohibition on certain “live public sex show[s].”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.062(5)(a) — 4 cases
State v. Gaines, 206 P.3d 1042 (Or. 2009). “085(2) (“voluntary act” includes a “bodily movement” performed consciously); ORS 167.062(5)(a) (“Live public show” means a public show in which human beings, animals, or both “appear bodily” before spectators or customers).”
State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “The state charged him with two counts of promoting unlawful sexual conduct in a public show, ORS 167.062, one count of promoting prostitution, ORS 167.”
State v. Tidyman, 635 P.2d 1355 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “a judgment of conviction for promoting sexual conduct in a live public show in violation of ORS 167.062. The appeal of defendant Art Theatre Guild, Inc.”
State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.062(5)(b) — 3 cases
State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “The state charged him with two counts of promoting unlawful sexual conduct in a public show, ORS 167.062, one count of promoting prostitution, ORS 167.”
State v. Ciancanelli, 121 P.3d 613 (Or. 2005). “In this criminal proceeding, we are asked to decide whether ORS 167.062, which makes it a crime to, among other things, *615 "direct, manage, finance or present" a "live public show" in which the participants engage in "sexual conduct" violates the free expression rights…”
State v. Ciancanelli, 45 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
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