diff --git a/html/inc/boinc_db.inc b/html/inc/boinc_db.inc
index 82439329aa..b614a63ed4 100644
--- a/html/inc/boinc_db.inc
+++ b/html/inc/boinc_db.inc
@@ -945,6 +945,20 @@ class BoincConsentType {
 
 }
 
+// Class to interface with SQL View latest_consent. Only read
+// operations permitted.
+class BoincLatestConsent {
+    static function lookup($clause) {
+        $db = BoincDb::get();
+        return $db->lookup('latest_consent', 'BoincLatestConsent', $clause);
+    }
+
+    static function enum($where_clause, $order_clause=null) {
+        $db = BoincDb::get();
+        return $db->enum('latest_consent', 'BoincLatestConsent', $where_clause, $order_clause);
+    }
+}
+
 // DEPRECATED: use BoincDb::escape_string where possible
 // 
 // apply this to any user-supplied strings used in queries
diff --git a/html/inc/consent.inc b/html/inc/consent.inc
index 59dcbf5922..1f939cd721 100644
--- a/html/inc/consent.inc
+++ b/html/inc/consent.inc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function consent_to_a_policy($user, $consent_type_id, $consent_flag, $consent_no
 function check_user_consent($user, $consent_name) {
     list($checkct, $ctid) = check_consent_type($consent_name);
     if ($checkct) {
-        $consent_result = BoincConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id=$ctid ORDER BY consent_time DESC LIMIT 1");
+        $consent_result = BoincLatestConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id=$ctid");
         if ( ($consent_result) and ($consent_result->consent_flag) ) {
             return TRUE;
         }
diff --git a/html/inc/prefs_util.inc b/html/inc/prefs_util.inc
index 8d5ac14b95..bd8fcf2a91 100644
--- a/html/inc/prefs_util.inc
+++ b/html/inc/prefs_util.inc
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class PREF_CONSENT extends PREF {
         $this->tooltip_tr();
         echo "<td class=\"text-right \">$this->desc</td>";
         $consent_type_id = $this->consent_type_id;
-        $cr = BoincConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='{$consent_type_id} ORDER BY consent_time DESC LIMIT 1");
+        $cr = BoincLatestConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='${consent_type_id}'");
         if ($cr) {
             $this->show_value($user);
         } else {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class PREF_CONSENT extends PREF {
         $this->tooltip_tr();
         echo "<td class=\"text-right \">$this->desc</td>";
         $consent_type_id = $this->consent_type_id;
-        $cr = BoincConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='{$consent_type_id}' ORDER BY consent_time DESC LIMIT 1");
+        $cr = BoincLatestConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='${consent_type_id}'");
         if ($cr) {
             $this->show_value($user);
         } else {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class PREF_CONSENT extends PREF {
 
     function show_value($user) {
         $consent_type_id = $this->consent_type_id;
-        $cr = BoincConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='{$consent_type_id}' ORDER BY consent_time DESC LIMIT 1");
+        $cr = BoincLatestConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='${consent_type_id}'");
         if ($cr) {
             $value = $cr->consent_flag;
         } else {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class PREF_CONSENT extends PREF {
     }
     function show_form($user, $error) {
         $consent_type_id = $this->consent_type_id;
-        $cr = BoincConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='{$consent_type_id}' ORDER BY consent_time DESC LIMIT 1");
+        $cr = BoincLatestConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='${consent_type_id}'");
         if ($cr) {
             if ($this->invert) {
                 $checked = !$cr->consent_flag;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class PREF_CONSENT extends PREF {
         // Check to see if latest consent of this name is already
         // given, i.e., consent_flag set to "formget". If not, consent
         // to this consent type.
-        $cr= BoincConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='${consent_type_id}' ORDER BY consent_time DESC LIMIT 1");
+        $cr = BoincLatestConsent::lookup("userid={$user->id} AND consent_type_id='${consent_type_id}'");
 
         if ( (($cr) and ($cr->consent_flag!=$flag)) or
              (!$cr) ) {