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163A.025 Reporting by sex offender adjudicated in juvenile court. (1) A person found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005, or found by the juvenile court to be responsible except for insanity under ORS 419C.411, for having committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony sex crime shall report as a sex offender as described in subsections (2) to (4) of this section, unless the juvenile court enters an order under ORS 163A.130 or 163A.135 relieving the person of the obligation to report, if:
(a) The person has been ordered under ORS 163A.030 to report as a sex offender;
(b) The pers
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163A.030 Hearing on issue of reporting by sex offender adjudicated in juvenile court; right to counsel. (1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, the juvenile court shall hold a hearing on the issue of reporting as a sex offender by a person who has been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005, or found by the juvenile court to be responsible except for insanity under ORS 419C.411, for having committed an act that if committed by an adult would constitute a felony sex crime if:
(A) The person was adjudicated on or after August 12, 2015; or
(B) The person was adjudicated before August 1
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163A.035 Registration forms; Department of State Police to provide; distribution of information; rules; fee. (1) Agencies registering offenders under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015, 163A.020 and 163A.025 shall use forms and procedures adopted by the Department of State Police by administrative rule. The department shall include places on the form to list all the names used by the offender and the address of the offender. No later than three working days after registration, the agency or official completing the form shall forward the registration information to the department in the manner prescribed by the department.
(2) The department shall enter
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163A.040 Failure to report as sex offender; defense. (1) A person who is required to report as a sex offender in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS 163A.010, 163A.015, 163A.020 or 163A.025 and who has knowledge of the reporting requirement commits the crime of failure to report as a sex offender if the person:
(a) Fails to make the initial report to an agency;
(b) Fails to report when the person works at, carries on a vocation at or attends an institution of higher education;
(c) Fails to report following a change of school enrollment or employment status, including enrollment, employment or vocation status at an institution
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163A.045 Purpose of sex offender reporting obligation; rules. (1) The purpose of ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235 is to assist law enforcement agencies in preventing future sex offenses.
(2) The Department of State Police may adopt rules to carry out the responsibilities of the department under ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235. [Formerly 181.814]
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163A.050 Notice of reporting obligation to be given by court; procedure at intake. (1) When the court imposes sentence upon a person convicted of a sex crime or finds a person guilty except for insanity of a sex crime, the court shall notify the person of the obligation to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010 and 163A.015.
(2) At the initial intake for incarceration or release on any type of supervised release, the sex offender shall complete a form that documents the offender’s obligation to report under ORS 163A.010 or 163A.015 and the effect described in ORS 163A.115 of failing to submit to a sex offender risk assessment. The Depar
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163A.055 Notice required when offender moves to another state. When the Department of State Police learns that a person required to report under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015, 163A.020 or 163A.025 is moving to another state, the department shall notify the appropriate criminal justice agency of that state of that fact. The department is not responsible for registering and tracking a person once the person has moved from this state. [Formerly 181.816]
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163A.060 Offender profiling. (1) For those sex offenders classified as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3), or designated as a predatory sex offender prior to January 1, 2014, the supervising agency or the agency making the classification or designation shall provide the Department of State Police, by electronic or other means, at the termination of supervision, with the following information for the purpose of offender profiling:
(a) Presentence investigations;
(b) Violation reports;
(c) Parole and probation orders;
(d) Conditions of parole and probation and other corrections records;
(e) Sex offender risk assessments; and
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163A.065 Immunity. A public agency and its employees are immune from liability, both civil and criminal, for the good faith performance of the agency’s or employee’s duties under ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235. [Formerly 181.818]
CLASSIFICATION
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163A.100 Risk assessment methodology; rules. The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision shall, in consultation with community corrections agencies, adopt by rule a sex offender risk assessment methodology for use in classifying sex offenders. The methodology may consider exclusively the risk the sex offender presented at the time the sex offender was released from custody, sentenced or otherwise discharged from the jurisdiction of a court of this state, or another United States court, for the crime or act for which the sex offender is required to report. Application of the risk assessment methodology to a sex offender must result i
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163A.105 When risk assessments performed; classification into risk level; review; rules. (1) When a person convicted of a crime described in ORS 163.355 to 163.427 is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a Department of Corrections institution for that crime, the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision shall assess the person utilizing the risk assessment methodology described in ORS 163A.100. The board shall apply the results of the assessment to place the person in one of the levels described in ORS 163A.100 before the person is released from custody.
(2) When a person convicted of a sex crime is sentenced to a term of incarcer
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163A.110 Applicability of ORS 163A.105. (1) ORS 163A.105 applies to persons for whom the event triggering the obligation to make an initial report under ORS 163A.010 (3)(a)(A), 163A.015 (4)(a)(A) or 163A.020 (1)(a)(A), (2)(a)(A) or (3)(a)(A) occurs on or after January 1, 2014.
(2) As used in this section, “event triggering the obligation to make an initial report” means:
(a) If the initial report is described in ORS 163A.010 (3)(a)(A):
(A) Discharge, parole or release on any form of supervised or conditional release from a jail, prison or other correctional facility in this state;
(B) Parole to this state under ORS 144.610 after being con
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163A.115 When certain classification required; persons ineligible for relief from reporting obligation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(1) A person who is a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 137.765:
(a) Must be classified as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3); and
(b) Is not eligible for relief from the obligation to report as a sex offender or reclassification as a level two sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (2), pursuant to a petition filed under ORS 163A.125.
(2) A person who has been convicted or found guilty except for insanity of one of the following offenses is not eligible for relief from the
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163A.120 [Formerly 181.820; repealed by 2013 c.708 §34, 2015 c.820 §28 and 2017 c.488 §3]
RECLASSIFICATION AND RELIEF FROM REPORTING
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163A.125 Relief from reporting obligation for sex offenders classified under ORS 163A.100; reclassification; procedure. (1)(a) A person who is required to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.020 due to a conviction for a sex crime and is classified as a level one sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (1) may petition the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to relieve the person from the obligation to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.020.
(b) A person who is required to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.020 due to being found guilty except for insanity
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163A.130 Relief from reporting obligation for juvenile offenders adjudicated in Oregon. (1) A person required to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.025 (1)(a), (b) or (c), or required to report as a sex offender under the laws of another state as a result of an adjudication in an Oregon juvenile court, may file a petition for an order relieving the person of the obligation to report. If the person resides:
(a) In this state and is required to report under ORS 163A.025 (2) or (3), the petition must be filed in the juvenile court in which the person was adjudicated for the act that requires reporting.
(b) In another state and is required
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163A.135 Relief from reporting obligation for juvenile offenders adjudicated in another United States jurisdiction. (1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a person required to report under ORS 163A.025 (1)(d) may file a petition in the juvenile court for an order relieving the person of the duty to report. If the person resides:
(a) In this state and is required to report under ORS 163A.025 (2) or (3), the petition must be filed in the juvenile court of the county in which the person resides.
(b) In another state and is required to report under ORS 163A.025 (4), the petition must be filed in the juvenile court of the coun
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163A.140 Relief from reporting obligation; circumstances; order. A person otherwise required to report under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015, 163A.020 or 163A.025 is not required to report, and if currently reporting is no longer required to report, if:
(1)(a) The person has been convicted of:
(A) Rape in the third degree as defined in ORS 163.355;
(B) Sodomy in the third degree as defined in ORS 163.385;
(C) Sexual abuse in the third degree as defined in ORS 163.415;
(D) Sexual abuse in the second degree as defined in ORS 163.425;
(E) Contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor as defined in ORS 163.435;
(F) Sexual misconduct as defined
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163A.145 Procedure for relief under ORS 163A.140; upon conviction or adjudication. (1) When a person is convicted of an offense or adjudicated for an act described in ORS 163A.140 (1), the court shall determine whether the person is required to report under ORS 163A.010 or 163A.015.
(2) The court shall enter an order relieving the person of the requirement to report, unless:
(a) The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person does not meet the eligibility requirements described in ORS 163A.140; or
(b) The district attorney and the person stipulate that the person is required to report.
(3) The state has the burden of pr
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163A.150 Procedure for relief under ORS 163A.140; after conviction or adjudication; testimony of victim. (1) A person who meets the criteria described in ORS 163A.140 and seeks relief from the requirement to report under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.020 shall:
(a) If the person was convicted in this state of the offense or adjudicated in this state for the act giving rise to the obligation to report, file a petition for relief from the requirement to report with the circuit court of the county in which the person was convicted or adjudicated and serve a copy of the petition on the district attorney for that county.
(b) If the person was c
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