ORS 659.865¹
Discrimination for participation in sanctioned athletic events prohibited

(1) No public or private organization or individual:

(a) Shall infringe in any manner on the right of an athlete to compete in or train for any athletic event duly sanctioned by the national governing body for that sport as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee.

(b) Shall levy any form of punishment or sanction against any athlete for participating in any athletic event duly sanctioned by the national governing body for that sport as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee.

(2) This section applies only to those sports under the jurisdiction of the United States Olympic Committee and known to be “Olympic” sports. [Formerly 659.175]

Note: 659.865 (Discrimination for participation in sanctioned athletic events prohibited) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 659 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 659—Miscellaneous Prohibitions Relating to Employment and Discrimination, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ors659.­html (2019) (last ac­cessed May 16, 2020).
 
2 OregonLaws.org contains the con­tents of Volume 21 of the ORS, inserted along­side the per­tin­ent statutes. See the preface to the ORS An­no­ta­tions for more information.
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. 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. Currency Information