Arrest Reports and Laws

Public indecency.


(1) A person commits the crime of public indecency if while in, or in view of, a public place the person performs:
(a) An act of sexual intercourse;
(b) An act of deviate sexual intercourse; or
(c) An act of exposing the genitals of the person with the intent of arousing the sexual desire of the person or another person.
(2)(a) Public indecency is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, public indecency is a Class C felony if the person has a prior conviction for public indecency or a crime described in ORS 163.355 to 163.445 or for a crime in another jurisdiction that, if committed in this state, would constitute public indecency or a crime described in ORS 163.355 to 163.445. [1971 c.743 §120; 1999 c.962 §1; 2005 c.434 §1]

Law is also recorded under below names

  • ORS.163.465-2 - PROBATION VIOLATION PUBLIC INDECENCY
  • ORS.163.465 - PROBATION VIOLATION PUBLIC INDECENCY
  • ORS.163.465 - PUBLIC INDECENCY
  • ORS.163.465-2 - PUBLIC INDECENCY
  • ORS.163.465-1 - PUBLIC INDECENCY
  • 163.465 PUBLIC INDECENCY - 1
  • 0163.465 INDECENCY PUB M / PUBLIC INDECENCY - 2
  • #163.465 PUBLIC INDECENCY - 1 (Felony)
  • #163.465 PUBLIC INDECENCY - 2 (Misdemeanor)
  • PUBLIC INDEC FEL (C Felony)
  • PUBLIC INDEC (A Misdemeanor)

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