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An adult may not show a minor any piece of classical artwork which depicts sexual excitement.


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167.065 Furnishing obscene materials to minors.

(1) A person commits the crime of furnishing obscene materials to minors if, knowing or having good reason to know the character of the material furnished, the person furnishes to a minor:

(a) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture, film or other visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body that depicts nudity, sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct or sexual excitement; or

(b) Any book, magazine, paperback, pamphlet or other written or printed matter, however reproduced, or any sound recording which contains matter of the nature described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, or obscenities, or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sadomasochistic abuse.

(2) Furnishing obscene materials to minors is a Class A misdemeanor. Notwithstanding ORS 161.635 and 161.655, a person convicted under this section may be sentenced to pay a fine, fixed by the court, not exceeding $10,000.

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2 Responses to “An adult may not show a minor any piece of classical artwork which depicts sexual excitement.”

Comment from Emily
Time May 26, 2011 at 10:11 pm

You mean like porn? Sorry, even if it’s ‘classical’ it can wait until they’re 18.

Comment from Nate
Time June 28, 2011 at 11:46 am

I think the “stupid” part refers to the idea of a minor viewing the Venus de Milo or the statue of David, classic works of art that depict nudity.

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