ORS 12.118: Action based on conduct that constitutes sexual assault of adult or conduct allowing, permitting or encouraging sexual assault of adult.
Where this section sits in the code
- 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
- 2. Procedure in Civil Proceedings
- Chapter 12 — Limitations of Actions and Suits
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 12.110, 12.115 or 12.160, an action based on conduct that constitutes sexual assault or conduct allowing, permitting or encouraging sexual assault that occurs when a person is 18 years of age or older may be commenced at any time.
(2) As used in this section, “sexual assault” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(a) Rape, which includes but is not limited to rape, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration and incest, as those acts are defined in ORS chapter 163;
(b) Sexual abuse, as that act is defined in ORS chapter 163; or
(c) Sexual exploitation, which includes but is not limited to trafficking in persons and subjecting another person to involuntary servitude, as those acts are defined in ORS chapter 163.
(3) Nothing in this section creates a new cause of action or enlarges any existing cause of action.
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