Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 § 163.575 — Endangering the welfare of a minor
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 ·
Oregon Code § 163.575·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Endangering the welfare of a minor.
(1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor if the
person knowingly:
(a) Induces,
causes or permits an unmarried person under 18 years of age to witness an act
of sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse as defined in ORS 167.060;
(b) Permits a
person under 18 years of age to enter or remain in a place where unlawful
activity involving controlled substances or cannabis is maintained or
conducted;
(c) Induces,
causes or permits a person under 18 years of age to participate in gambling as
defined in ORS 167.117; or
(d) Sells to a
person under 18 years of age any device in which cannabis, cocaine or any
controlled substance, as defined in ORS 475.005, is burned and the principal
design and use of which is directly or indirectly to deliver cannabis smoke,
cocaine smoke or smoke from any controlled substance into the human body,
including but not limited to:
(A) Pipes, water
pipes, hookahs, wooden pipes, carburetor pipes, electric pipes, air driven
pipes, corncob pipes, meerschaum pipes and ceramic pipes, with or without
screens, permanent screens, hashish heads or punctured metal bowls;
(B) Carburetion
tubes and devices, including carburetion masks;
(C) Bongs;
(D) Chillums;
(E) Ice pipes or
chillers;
(F) Rolling
papers and rolling machines; and
(G) Cocaine free
basing kits.
(2) Endangering
the welfare of a minor is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §177; 1973 c.827 §20;
1979 c.744 §8; 1981 c.838 §1; 1983 c.740 §31; 1991 c.970 §5; 1995 c.79 §52;
1999 c.1051 §153; 2011 c.597 §79; 2014 c.20 §1; 2015 c.158 §5; 2017 c.21 §45;
2017 c.701 §18]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 163.575
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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