Oregon Statutes 475.744 – Providing hypodermic device or pipe to minor prohibited; exception
(1) A person may not sell or give a:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 475.744
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Hypodermic device to a minor unless the minor demonstrates a lawful need for the hypodermic device by authorization of a physician, naturopathic physician licensed under ORS Chapter 685, physician assistant licensed under ORS § 677.505 to 677.525, nurse practitioner licensed under ORS § 678.375 to 678.390, parent or legal guardian or by other means acceptable to the seller or donor.
(b)(A) Pipe to a minor unless the minor demonstrates a lawful need for the pipe by authorization of a physician, naturopathic physician licensed under ORS Chapter 685, physician assistant licensed under ORS § 677.505 to 677.525 or nurse practitioner licensed under ORS § 678.375 to 678.390, or the minor’s parent or legal guardian; and
(B) The minor obtains the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian to possess the pipe.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) ‘Hypodermic device’ means a hypodermic needle or syringe or medication packaged in a hypodermic syringe or any instrument adapted for the subcutaneous injection of a controlled substance as defined in ORS § 475.005.
(b) ‘Pipe’ means:
(A) Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic pipes with or without screens;
(B) Water pipes;
(C) Carburetion tubes and devices;
(D) Chamber pipes;
(E) Carburetor pipes;
(F) Electric pipes;
(G) Air-driven pipes; and
(H) Ice pipes or chillers. [Formerly 475.805; 2014 c.45 § 65; 2017 c.356 § 75; 2023 c.593 § 18]
[1955 c.573 § 3; repealed by 1959 c.411 § 22]
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