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Or. Rev. Stat. § 475.980 (2026)

Affirmative defense to ORS 475.969, 475.971, 475.975 (1) and 475.976 (1)

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      475.980 Affirmative defense to ORS 475.969, 475.971, 475.975 (1) and 475.976 (1). It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating ORS 475.969, 475.971, 475.975 (1) or 475.976 (1) that the person possessed the precursor substance for a lawful purpose. [2001 c.615 §17]

 

      475.981 [2001 c.700 §2; renumbered 475.918 in 2005]

 

      475.982 [2001 c.700 §3; renumbered 475.920 in 2005]

 

      475.984 [2001 c.510 §2; renumbered 475.908 in 2005]

 

      475.986 [2001 c.857 §2; renumbered 475.910 in 2005]

 

      475.990 [1957 c.587 §11; 1969 c.310 §4; repealed by 1977 c.745 §45]

 

      475.991 [1981 c.859 §2; renumbered 475.912 in 2005]

 

      475.992 [1977 c.745 §15; 1979 c.777 §55; 1989 c.1075 §3; 1991 c.329 §1; 1991 c.460 §§4,20; 1991 c.818 §5; 1995 c.440 §35; 2005 c.708 §39; renumbered 475.840 in 2005]

 

      475.993 [1977 c.745 §16; 1995 c.440 §36; renumbered 475.914 in 2005]

 

      475.994 [1977 c.745 §17; 1993 c.571 §25; 1995 c.440 §37; renumbered 475.916 in 2005]

 

      475.995 [1977 c.745 §20; 1979 c.777 §56; 1995 c.440 §38; 2005 c.708 §40; renumbered 475.906 in 2005]

 

      475.996 [1991 c.690 §§1,2,3,3a; 2001 c.804 §2; 2001 c.870 §9; 2003 c.695 §3; 2005 c.708 §7; renumbered 475.900 in 2005]

 

      475.997 [1977 c.636 §9; repealed by 1993 c.571 §30]

 

      475.998 [Subsections (1) and (2) of 2001 Edition enacted as 2001 c.510 §3; subsections (3) and (4) of 2001 Edition enacted as 2001 c.804 §1; renumbered 475.902 in 2005]

 

      475.999 [1989 c.806 §2; 1991 c.574 §1; 1993 c.78 §1; 1995 c.343 §49; 1995 c.440 §39; 2005 c.22 §349; 2005 c.708 §41; renumbered 475.904 in 2005]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: State v. Meharry, 149 P.3d 1155 (Or. 2006).
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State v. Meharry, 149 P.3d 1155 (Or. 2006). · cites it 2× “708, § 39, and renumbered as ORS 475.980 (2005); seven counts of tampering with physical evidence, ORS 162.”
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