"Sexual contact” means any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person or causing such person to touch the sexual or other intimate parts of the actor for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either party."Statutory rape" or "statutory sodomy" are terms used in some states but not in Oregon.

These terms refer to sex acts where the lack of consent is based solely on the age of the child victim.

[1973 c.836 §6; 1989 c.831 §1; 1991 c.386 §5; 1991 c.388 §1; 1991 c.830 §5; 1995 c.768 §8; 1997 c.427 §1; 1997 c.697 §3; 1997 c.850 §5; 2001 c.375 §1; 2005 c.252 §1; 2005 c.839 §1; 2007 c.840 §1; 2007 c.869 §6; 2009 c.585 §1; 2011 c.666 §2; 2011 c.681 §3; 2012 c.70 §2; 2015 c.417 §1; 2015 c.645 §5] Note: Section 31, chapter 70, Oregon Laws 2012, provides: Sec. The amendments to ORS 131.125 by sections 2 and 3 of this 2012 Act apply to offenses committed before, on or after the effective date of this 2012 Act [March 27, 2012], but do not operate to revive a prosecution barred by the operation of ORS 131.125 by section 1 of this 2015 Act apply to offenses committed before, on or after the effective date of this 2015 Act [January 1, 2016] but do not operate to revive a prosecution barred by the operation of ORS 131.125 See also annota­tions under ORS 131.110 in permanent edi­tion. Cookman, 127 Or App 283, 873 P2d 335 (1994), aff'd 324 Or 19, 9 (1996) Amend­ment of this sec­tion that extended statute of limita­tions for certain misdemeanors from two to four years did not violate constitu­tional pro­hi­bi­­tion against ex post facto laws when applied to case where two-year period of limita­tions had not yet expired upon effective date of amend­ment. Dufort, 111 Or App 515, 827 P2d 192 (1992) Listing of sexual of­fense by both descrip­tion and current ORS number makes de­scribed of­fense charged under former ORS number subject to same statute of limita­tions as if charged under current ORS number. Sharp, 151 Or App 122, 9 (1997), Sup Ct review denied Reporting of of­fense does not occur until actual communica­tion, through oral or written narra­tion, of facts that form basis for of­fense. Hutchison, 176 Or App 363, (2001) "Other govern­mental agency" means agency with investigative responsibility or having statutory duty to report sexual of­fense to agency with investigative responsibility. Walker, 192 Or App 535, 86 P3d 690 (2004), Sup Ct review denied Where statute of limita­tions is extended before statute of limita­tions applicable at time of of­fense has expired, applica­tion of extended statute of limita­tions to of­fense does not constitute ex post facto law. Harberts, 198 Or App 546, 1 (2005), Sup Ct review denied Extended limita­tion period for commencing pros­e­cu­­tion based on miscon­duct in office by public of­fi­cer or employee applies only where limita­tion period under catch-all pro­vi­sion has expired. Tannehill, 341 Or 205, 141 P3d 584 (2006) General three-year limita­tion period for charging felony applies to charge of at­tempted rape. Coursey, 238 Or App 647, 243 P3d 130 (2010), Sup Ct review denied For purposes of time limita­tions, "pros­e­cu­­tion" refers to crim­i­nal ac­tion itself rather than filing of accusatory instru­ment. Baldwin, 178 Or App 289, 36 P3d 516 (2001), Sup Ct review denied Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 131—Preliminary Provisions; Limitations; Jurisdiction; Venue; Criminal Forfeiture; Crime Prevention, https://­ (2015) (last ac­cessed Jul. Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2015, Chapter 131, https://­ (2015) (last ac­cessed Jul. Oregon assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections.Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor who has lobbied for an extension to the statute of limitations for rape and other sexual offenses, said the proposed bill essentially opens the gate for old crimes to be prosecuted as long as there's evidence to support it. Passing this bill would be a big win for survivors and victims.'' If this bill were to win approval next session, it would only apply to crimes committed on or after the effective of its passage."I feel like this is the next best thing to eliminating the statute of limitations entirely,'' Tracy said. Based on last session, the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, is expected to oppose the bill.Where warrant for defendant's arrest for unlawfully obtaining public assistance was executed three years and four months from date of alleged of­fense and state offered no reason for delay, indict­ment should have been dismissed. Barnes, 66 Or App 896, 676 P2d 344 (1984) Indict­ment containing two dates on which purportedly returned, one inside and one outside statute of limita­tions, does not satisfy statutory require­ment that indict­ment show pros­e­cu­­tion was commenced within period of limita­tion. Bovee, 76 Or App 572, 710 P2d 786 (1985), Sup Ct review denied Where defendant pleaded no contest to and was convicted of driving under influence of intoxicants in 1980 and in 1986 sought and was awarded post-con­vic­­tion relief from that judg­ment, state's sub­se­quent decision to continue pros­e­cu­­tion was not barred by statute of limita­tions. Sisneros, 84 Or App 306, 734 P2d 355 (1987), Sup Ct review denied This sec­tion barred pros­e­cu­­tion for theft completed more than three years before commence­ment of pros­e­cu­­tion where state produced no evidence that defendant retained some form of interest in or control over the stolen prop­erty after pos­ses­sion was given to third-party purchaser, even though final pay­ment was made by third party within three years of filing in­for­ma­­tion. Bailey, 94 Or App 767, 767 P2d 114 (1989) Where Oregon State Bar complained to court in 19 that defendant was violating injunc­tion for unauthorized practice of law by activities beginning in 1981, some of Bar's complaints may have been barred by laches since two years is presumptively reasonable period for initiating crim­i­nal contempt ac­tion for viola­tions of court order. Wright, 309 Or 37, 785 P2d 340 (1990) 1989 amend­ments that extended statute of limita­tions from three to six years for certain of­fenses did not operate retroactively to revive cases barred from pros­e­cu­­tion by opera­tion of prior law. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text.The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent.