# ORS § 167.057: 167.057 Luring a minor > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.057 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 167.057 - **Heading:** 167.057 Luring a minor - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 167 / Section 167.057 ## Text (1) A person commits the crime of luring a minor if the person: (a) Furnishes to, or uses with, a minor, a police officer posing as a minor or an agent of a police officer posing as a minor, a visual representation or explicit verbal description or narrative account of sexual conduct for the purpose of inducing the minor or purported minor to engage in sexual conduct; or (b) Engages in sexual conduct in the immediate presence of a minor for the purpose of inducing the minor to engage in sexual conduct. (2) A person is not liable to prosecution for violating subsection (1) of this section if the person furnishes or uses a representation, description or account of sexual conduct that forms merely an incidental part of an otherwise nonoffending whole and serves some purpose other than titillation. (3) In a prosecution under subsection (1) of this section, it is an affirmative defense: (a) That the representation, description or account was furnished or used for the purpose of psychological or medical treatment and was furnished by a treatment provider or by another person acting on behalf of the treatment provider; (b) That the defendant had reasonable cause to believe that the person to whom the representation, description or account was furnished or with whom the representation, description or account was used, or the person in the immediate presence of whom the defendant engaged in sexual conduct, was not a minor; or (c) That the defendant was less than three years older than the minor or, in the case of a police officer or agent of a police officer posing as a minor, the age of the purported minor as reported to the defendant at the time of the alleged offense. (4) Luring a minor is a Class C felony. (5) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) The court may designate luring a minor as a sex crime under ORS 163A.005 (Definitions for ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235) if the court determines that: (A) The offender reasonably believed the minor or, in the case of a police officer or agent of a police officer posing as a minor, the purported minor to be more than five years younger than the offender or under 16 years of age; and (B) Given the nature of the offense, the age of the minor or purported minor as reported to the defendant and the person’s criminal history, designation of the offense as a sex crime is necessary for the safety of the community. (b) The court shall indicate the designation and the findings supporting the designation in the judgment. (6) As used in this section, “police officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) . [2007 c.869 §3; 2011 c.681 §2; 2013 c.293 §1; 2015 c.101 §1; 2023 c.198 §2] Note: See note under 167.051 (Definitions for ORS 167.057) . Source: Section 167.057 — Luring a minor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors167.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 167.002 167.002 Definitions for ORS 167.002 to 167.027](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.002.md) - [ORS § 167.007 167.007 Prostitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.007.md) - [ORS § 167.008 167.008 Commercial sexual solicitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.008.md) - [ORS § 167.012 167.012 Promoting prostitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.012.md) - [ORS § 167.017 167.017 Compelling prostitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.017.md) - [ORS § 167.027 167.027 Evidence required to show place of prostitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.027.md) - [ORS § 167.051 167.051 Definitions for ORS 167.057](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.051.md) - [ORS § 167.057 167.057 Luring a minor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.057.md) - [ORS § 167.060 167.060 Definitions for ORS 167.060 to 167.095](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.060.md) - [ORS § 167.062 167.062 Sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct in live show](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.062.md) - [ORS § 167.075 167.075 Exhibiting an obscene performance to a minor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.075.md) - [ORS § 167.080 167.080 Displaying obscene materials to minors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.080.md) - [ORS § 167.085 167.085 Defenses in prosecutions under ORS 167.075 and 167.080](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.085.md) - [ORS § 167.090 167.090 Publicly displaying nudity or sex for advertising purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.090.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C167_S167.057. 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