Chapter 163 — Offenses Against Persons
ORS 163.269 Defenses for victims of involuntary servitude and trafficking in persons
In a prosecution for a crime other than a person crime based on conduct that constitutes services under ORS 163.261 that a person was caused to provide, it is an affirmative defense that the person was a human trafficking victim at the time of engaging in the conduct and engaged in the conduct due to being a human trafficking victim.
As used in this section:
“Human trafficking victim” means a person who is subjected to human trafficking regardless of whether the perpetrator of the human trafficking is identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted.
“Person crime” means a person felony or a person Class A misdemeanor, as those terms are defined in the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.
Note: See note under 163.261.
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