163A.010 Reporting by sex offender discharged, paroled or released from correctional facility or another United States jurisdiction. (1) The agency to which a person reports under subsection (3) of this section shall complete a sex offender registration form concerning the person when the person reports under subsection (3) of this section.
(2) Subsection (3) of this section applies to a person who:
(a) Is discharged, paroled or released on any form of supervised or conditional release from a jail, prison or other correctional facility or detention facility in this state at which the person was confined as a result of:
(A) Conviction of a sex crime or a crime for which the person would have to register as a sex offender under federal law; or
(B) Having been found guilty except for insanity of a sex crime;
(b) Is paroled to this state under ORS 144.610 after being convicted in another United States court of a crime:
(A) That would constitute a sex crime if committed in this state; or
(B) For which the person would have to register as a sex offender in that court’s jurisdiction, or as required under federal law, regardless of whether the crime would constitute a sex crime in this state; or
(c) Is discharged by the court under ORS 161.329 after having been found guilty except for insanity of a sex crime.
(3)(a) A person described in subsection (2) of this section shall report, in person, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office, in the county to which the person was discharged, paroled or released or in which the person was otherwise placed:
(A) Within 10 days following discharge, release on parole, post-prison supervision or other supervised or conditional release;
(B) Within 10 days of a change of residence;
(C)
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Chapter 163A — Sex Offender Reporting and Classification
Uncodified sections printed in this chapter were amended or repealed by the Legislative Assembly during its 2026 regular session. See the table of uncodified sections amended or repealed during the 2026 regular session: 2026 A&R Tables
2025 EDITION
SEX OFFENDERS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
REPORTING
CLASSIFICATION
Note Existing registrants--2013 c.708 §7
RECLASSIFICATION AND RELIEF FROM REPORTING
PROVISION OF RECORDS BY AGENCIES
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
REPORTING
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163A.010 Reporting by sex offender discharged, paroled or released from correctional facility or another United States jurisdiction. (1) The agency to which a person reports under subsection (3) of this section shall complete a sex offender registration form concerning the person when the person reports under subsection (3) of this section.
(2) Subsection (3) of this section applies to a person who:
(a) Is discharged, paroled or released on any form of supervised or conditional release from a jail, prison or other correctional facility or detention facility in this state at which the person was confined as a result of:
(A) Conviction of a sex crime or a crime for which the person would have to register as a sex offender under federal law; or
(B) Having been found guilty except for insanity of a sex crime;
(b) Is paroled to this state under ORS 144.610 after being convicted in another United States court of a crime:
(A) That would constitute a sex crime if committed in this state; or
(B) For which the person would have to register as a sex offender in that court’s jurisdiction, or as required under federal law, regardless of whether the crime would constitute a sex crime in this state; or
(c) Is discharged by the court under ORS 161.329 after having been found guilty except for insanity of a sex crime.
(3)(a) A person described in subsection (2) of this section shall report, in person, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office, in the county to which the person was discharged, paroled or released or in which the person was otherwise placed:
(A) Within 10 days following discharge, release on parole, post-prison supervision or other supervised or conditional release;
(B) Within 10 days of a change of residence;
(C) Within 10 days of a legal change of name;
(D) Once each year within 10 days of the person’s birth date, regardless of whether the person changed residence;
(E) Within 10 days of the first day the person works at, carries on a vocation at or attends an institution of higher education;
(F) Within 10 days of a change in work, vocation or attendance status at an institution of higher education; and
(G) At least 21 days prior to any intended travel outside of the United States.
(b) If a person required to report under this subsection has complied with the initial reporting requirement under paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection, the person shall subsequently report, in person, in the circumstances specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, as applicable, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office, in the county of the person’s last reported residence.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, during the period of supervision or custody authorized by law, the Oregon Youth Authority may authorize an adjudicated youth committed to its supervision and custody by order of the juvenile court or a person placed in its physical custody under ORS 137.124 or any other provision of law to report to the authority regardless of the adjudicated youth’s or the person’s last reported residence.
(d) In the event that a person reports to the authority under this subsection, the authority shall register the person.
(e) The obligation to report under this subsection terminates if the conviction or adjudication that gave rise to the obligation is reversed or vacated or if the registrant is pardoned.
(4) As part of the registration and reporting requirements of this section:
(a) The person required to report shall:
(A) Provide the information necessary to complete the sex offender registration form and sign the form as required; and
(B) Submit to the requirements described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(b) The Department of State Police, Oregon Youth Authority, city police department or county sheriff’s office:
(A) Shall photograph the person when the person initially reports under this section and each time the person reports annually under this section;
(B) May photograph the person or any identifying scars, marks or tattoos located on the person when the person reports under any of the circumstances described in this section; and
(C) Shall fingerprint the person if the person’s fingerprints are not included in the record file of the Department of State Police. [Formerly 181.806; 2016 c.95 §4; 2019 c.430 §11; 2021 c.489 §13]
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161.329 Order of discharge. After the defendant is found guilty except for insanity pursuant to ORS 161.319, the court shall order that the person be discharged from custody if:
(1) The court finds that the person is no longer affected by a qualifying mental disorder, or, if so affected, no longer presents a substantial danger to others and is not in need of care, supervision or treatment; or
(2)(a) Each offense for which the person is found guilty except for insanity is a misdemeanor; and
(b) The court finds that the person does not present a substantial danger to others that requires commitment. [1971 c.743 §45; 1977 c.380 §6; 1981 c.711 §4; 2011 c.724 §5; 2017 c.634 §9; 2019 c.329 §5]
163A.015 Reporting by sex offender discharged, released or placed on probation by court or another United States jurisdiction. (1) The agency to which a person reports under subsection (4) of this section shall complete a sex offender registration form concerning the person when the person reports under subsection (4) of this section.
(2) Subsection (4) of this section applies to a person who is discharged, released or placed on probation:
(a) By the court after being convicted in this state of a sex crime;
(b) By a federal court after being convicted of a crime for which the person would have to register as a sex offender under federal law, regardless of whether the crime would constitute a sex crime in this state; or
(c) To or in this state under ORS 144.610 after being convicted in another United States court of a crime:
(A) That would constitute a sex crime if committed in this state; or
(B) For which the person would have to register as a sex offender in that court’s jurisdiction, regardless of whether the crime would constitute a sex crime in this state.
(3) The court shall ensure that the person completes a form that documents the person’s obligation to report under ORS 163A.010 or this section. No later than three working days after the person completes the form required by this subsection, the court shall ensure that the form is sent to the Department of State Police.
(4)(a) A person described in subsection (2) of this section shall report, in person, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office, in the county to which the person was discharged or released or in which the person was placed on probation:
(A) Within 10 days following discharge, release or placement on probation;
(B) Within 10 days of a change
163A.020 Reporting by sex offender upon moving into state; reporting by certain nonresidents and certain residents. (1)(a) When a person described in subsection (6) of this section moves into this state and is not otherwise required by ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.025 to report, the person shall report, in person, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office, in the county of the person’s residence:
(A) No later than 10 days after moving into this state;
(B) Within 10 days of a change of residence;
(C) Within 10 days of a legal change of name;
(D) Once each year within 10 days of the person’s birth date, regardless of whether the person changed residence;
(E) Within 10 days of the first day the person works at, carries on a vocation at or attends an institution of higher education;
(F) Within 10 days of a change in work, vocation or attendance status at an institution of higher education; and
(G) At least 21 days prior to any intended travel outside of the United States.
(b) If a person required to report under this subsection has complied with the initial reporting requirement under paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection, the person shall subsequently report, in person, in the circumstances specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, as applicable, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office, in the county of the person’s last reported residence.
(2)(a) When a person described in ORS 163A.010 (2) or 163A.015 (2) or subsection (6) of this section attends school or works in this state, resides in another state and is not otherwise required by ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.025 to report, the person shall report, in person, to the Department of State Police, a city police d
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 person was adjudicated, and the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or the Psychiatric Security Review Board over the person ended, prior to August 12, 2015;
(c) The person was adjudicated prior to August 12, 2015, and the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or the Psychiatric Security Review Board over the person ended after August 12, 2015, and before April 4, 2016; or
(d) The person has been found in a juvenile adjudication in another United States court to have committed an act while the person was under 18 years of age that would constitute a felony sex crime if committed in this state by an adult.
(2) A person described in subsection (1)(a) or (d) of this section, or a person described in subsection (1)(c) of this section who did not make an initial report prior to April 4, 2016, who resides in this state shall make an initial report, in person, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office as follows:
(a) The person shall report no later than 10 days after the date of the court order requiring the person to report under ORS 163A.030;
(b) If the person is adjudicated for the act giving
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 into the Law Enforcement Data System the sex offender information obtained from the sex offender registration forms. If a conviction or adjudication that gave rise to the registration obligation is reversed or vacated or if the registrant is pardoned, the department shall remove from the Law Enforcement Data System the sex offender information obtained from the form.
(3) The Law Enforcement Data System may send sex offender information to the National Crime Information Center as part of the national sex offender registry in accordance with appropriate state and federal procedures.
(4) If the person is no longer under supervision, the department shall verify the residence address of a person determined to be a sexually violent dangerous offender as defined in ORS 137.765 every 90 days by mailing a verification form to the person at the person’s last reported residence address. No later than 10 days after receiving the form, the person shall sign and return the form to the department.
(5) The department shall assess a person who is required to report under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.020 and who is not under supervision a fee of
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 of higher education;
(d) Moves to a new residence and fails to report the move and the person’s new address;
(e) Fails to report a legal change of name;
(f) Fails to make an annual report;
(g) Fails to provide complete and accurate information;
(h) Fails to sign the sex offender registration form as required;
(i) Fails or refuses to participate in a sex offender risk assessment as directed by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, Psychiatric Security Review Board, Oregon Health Authority or supervisory authority;
(j) Fails to submit to fingerprinting or to having a photograph taken of the person’s face, identifying scars, marks or tattoos; or
(k) Fails to report prior to any intended travel outside of the United States.
(2)(a) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of failure to report under subsection (1)(d) of this section by a person required to report under ORS 163A.010 (3)(a)(B), 163A.015 (4)(a)(B) or 163A.025 (3)(a) that the person reported, in person, within 10 days of a change of residence to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office, in the county of th
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 Department of State Police shall develop and provide the form. No later than three working days after the sex offender completes the form, the person responsible for the intake process shall send the form to the Department of State Police. [Formerly 181.815; 2017 c.233 §1]
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]
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 incarceration in a jail, or is discharged, released or placed on probation by the court, the supervisory authority as defined in ORS 144.087 shall assess the person utilizing the risk assessment methodology described in ORS 163A.100 and apply the results of the assessment to place the person in one of the levels described in ORS 163A.100 no later than 90 days after the person is released from jail or discharged, released or placed on probation by the court.
(3)(a) When a person is found guilty except for insanity of a sex crime, the Psychiatric Security Review Board shall assess the person utilizing the risk assessment methodology described in ORS 163A.100 and apply the results of the assessment to place the person in one of the levels described in ORS 163A.100 no later than 90 days after the person is:
(A) Placed on conditional release by the Psychiatric Security Review Board;
(B) Discharged from the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board;
(C) Placed on conditional release by the court pursuant to ORS 161.327; or
(D) Discharged by the court pursuant to ORS 161.329.
(b) If the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Super
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 convicted in another United States court of a crime that would constitute a sex crime if committed in this state; or
(C) Discharge by the court under ORS 161.329.
(b) If the initial report is described in ORS 163A.015 (4)(a)(A), discharge, release or placement on probation:
(A) By the court; or
(B) To or in this state under ORS 144.610 after being convicted in another United States court of a crime that would constitute a sex crime if committed in this state.
(c) If the initial report is described in ORS 163A.020 (1)(a)(A), moving into this state.
(d) If the initial report is described in ORS 163A.020 (2)(a)(A), the first day of school attendance or the 14th day of employment in this state.
(e) If the initial report is described in ORS 163A.020 (3)(a)(A):
(A) Discharge, release on parole or release on any form of supervised or conditional release, from a jail, prison or other correctional facility or detention facility; or
(B) Discharge, release or placement on probation, by another United States court. [Formerly 181.802; 2017 c.488 §5]
Note: Section 7, chapter 708, Oregon Laws 2013, provides:
Sec. 7. Existing registrants. (