Oregon Statutes 475.757 – Syringe service program as affirmative defense to unlawful possession of controlled substance
(1) As used in this section, ‘syringe service program’ means a program that provides services including free sterile needles and syringes and safe disposal for needles and syringes.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 475.757
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) It is an affirmative defense to unlawful possession of a controlled substance under ORS § 475.752 to 475.980 that the person was acting in the capacity of an employee or volunteer of a syringe service program.
(3) Sterile needles and syringes and other items provided by a syringe service program may not be considered ‘drug paraphernalia,’ as that term is defined in ORS § 475.525. [2019 c.583 § 13]
475.757 was added to and made a part of 475.752 to 475.980 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
[1983 c.738 § 1; renumbered 475.744 in 2011]