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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 475.908: Causing another person to ingest a controlled substance.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
  2. 37. Alcoholic Liquors; Controlled Substances; Drugs
  3. Chapter 475 — Controlled Substances; Illegal Drug Cleanup; Miscellaneous Drugs; Paraphernalia; Precursors

(1) A person commits the crime of causing another person to ingest a controlled substance if the person knowingly or intentionally causes the other person to ingest, other than by administering or dispensing, a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog without consent of the other person. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class B felony.

      (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, causing another person to ingest a controlled substance is a Class A felony if the person, with the intent of committing or facilitating a crime of violence against the other person, knowingly or intentionally causes the other person to ingest a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog without consent of the other person.

      (3) For the purposes of this section:

      (a)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, “controlled substance analog” means a substance that:

      (i) Has a chemical structure that is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II.

      (ii) Has a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II.

      (B) “Controlled substance analog” does not include:

      (i) A controlled substance;

      (ii) Any substance that has an approved drug application;

      (iii) Any substance exempted under 21 U.S.C. 355 if the ingestion is within the scope of investigation authorized under 21 U.S.C. 355; or

      (iv) Distilled spirits, wine or malt beverages.

      (b) “Crime of violence” means:

      (A) Rape in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.375;

      (B) Sodomy in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.405;

      (C) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.411;

      (D) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.427;

      (E) Kidnapping in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.235;

      (F) Kidnapping in the second degree, as defined in ORS 163.225;

      (G) Assault in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.185; or

      (H) Assault in the second degree, as defined in ORS 163.175.

      (c) “Ingest” means to consume or otherwise deliver a controlled substance into the body of a person.

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