Section 475C.393 - Affirmative defense It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating ORS 475C. 337, 475C. 345 or 475C. 349 that:
(1) The defendant had held a license issued under ORS 475C. 005 to 475C. 525, or was performing work for or on behalf of a person that had held a license issued under ORS 475C. 005 to 475C. 525;(2) The violation concerned an activity for which the license exempts the person from ORS 475C. 337, 475C. 345 or 475C. 349;(3) The license had lapsed or had been suspended or revoked; and(4) The defendant reasonably believed that the license had not lapsed or had not been suspended or revoked.