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. (
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Chapter 163A — Sex Offender Reporting and Classification
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SEX OFFENDERS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
REPORTING
CLASSIFICATION
Note Existing registrants--2013 c.708 §7
RECLASSIFICATION AND RELIEF FROM REPORTING
PROVISION OF RECORDS BY AGENCIES
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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 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. (1) As used in this section and ORS 163A.200 to 163A.210:
(a) “Event triggering the obligation to make an initial report” has the meaning given that term in ORS 163A.110.
(b) “Existing registrant” means a person 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 before January 1, 2014.
(2)(a) No later than December 1, 2026, the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision shall classify existing registrants in one of the levels described in ORS 163A.100. The Department of State Police shall enter the results of the classifications described in this section into the Law Enforcement Data System within a reasonable time after receipt.
(b) The board shall classify an existing registrant as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3), if:
(A) The person was previously designated a predatory sex offender and the designation was made after the person was afforded notice and an opportunity to be heard as to all factual questions at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner; or
(B) The person is a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 137.765.
(c) The Psychiatric Security Review Board may complete the risk assessment of an existing registrant who is under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board, regardless of whether the person has been found guilty except for insanity of a sex crime or was previously convicted of a sex crime, if the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and the Psychiatric Security Review Board mutually agree that the Psychiatric Security Review Board has adequate resources to perform the assessment and that the performance of the assessment by the Psychiatric Security Review Board would assist in classifying the existing registrant in a more timely manner.
(3) As soon as practicable following the classification of an existing registrant under this section, the classifying board shall notify the person of the classification by mail.
(4)(a) An existing registrant who seeks review of a classification made under this section as a level two or level three sex offender as described in ORS 163A.100 may petition the classifying board for review. The petition may be filed no later than 60 days after the board provides the notice described in subsection (3) of this section.
(b) Upon receipt of a petition described in this subsection, the classifying board shall afford the person an opportunity to be heard as to all factual questions related to the classification.
(c) After providing the person with notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with this subsection, the board shall classify the person in accordance with the classifications described in ORS 163A.100, based on all of the information available to the classifying board.
(5) The boards shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.
(6) An existing registrant may not petition for reclassification or relief from the obligation to report as a sex offender as provided in ORS 163A.125 until either all existing registrants have been classified in one of the levels described in ORS 163A.100 or December 1, 2018, whichever occurs first.
(7) Notwithstanding ORS 163A.225 or any other provision of law, the Department of State Police may until December 1, 2018, continue to use the Internet to make information available to the public concerning any adult sex offender designated as predatory as authorized by the law in effect on December 31, 2013.
(8)(a) If the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Psychiatric Security Review Board does not classify an existing registrant under ORS 163A.100 because the person has failed or refused to participate in a sex offender risk assessment as directed by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Psychiatric Security Review Board, the appropriate board shall classify the person as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3).
(b) If an existing registrant classified as a level three sex offender under this subsection notifies the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Psychiatric Security Review Board of the willingness to participate in a sex offender risk assessment, the appropriate board shall perform the assessment and classify the existing registrant in one of the levels described in ORS 163A.100.
(9) The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Psychiatric Security Review Board may reassess or reclassify an existing registrant placed in one of the levels described in ORS 163A.100 under this section if the classifying board determines that a factual mistake caused an erroneous assessment or classification. [2013 c.708 §7; 2015 c.820 §27; 2017 c.442 §31; 2017 c.488 §1; 2019 c.430 §1]
Note: Sections 2 and 22, chapter 430, Oregon Laws 2019, provide:
Sec. 2. Beginning February 1, 2021, and biennially thereafter, the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision shall report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, on:
(1) The progress made in assessing and classifying existing registrants as defined in section 7, chapter 708, Oregon Laws 2013, and other sex offenders the board is directed to assess and classify under ORS 163A.105, 163A.110 and 163A.115; and
(2) Efforts to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency and accuracy of the assessments. [2019 c.430 §2]
Sec. 22. Section 2 of this 2019 Act is repealed on December 1, 2026. [2019 c.430 §22]
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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.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)
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.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 in placing the sex offender in one of the following levels:
(1) A level one sex offender who presents, or presented at the time of release, sentencing or discharge, the lowest risk of reoffending and requires a limited range of notification.
(2) A level two sex offender who presents, or presented at the time of release, sentencing or discharge, a moderate risk of reoffending and requires a moderate range of notification.
(3) A level three sex offender who presents, or presented at the time of release, sentencing or discharge, the highest risk of reoffending and requires the widest range of notification. [Formerly 181.800; 2025 c.187 §1]
Note: Sections 3 and 4, chapter 187, Oregon Laws 2025, provide:
Sec. 3. The amendments to ORS 163A.100 by section 1 of this 2025 Act apply to sex offenders 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, before, on or after the effective date of this 2025 Act [May 27, 2025]. [2025 c.187 §3]
Sec. 4. The State Board of Parole and Post-Priso
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.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 under ORS 161.295 for a sex crime, and is classified as a level one sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (1), may petition the Psychiatric Security Review Board to relieve the person from the obligation to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010, 163A.015 or 163A.020.
(c)(A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, a person described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection may file the petition no sooner than five years after the date supervision for the sex crime is terminated or, if the person was not subject to supervision for the sex crime, five years after the date the person was discharged from the jurisdiction of the court, Psychiatric Security Review Board or Oregon Health Authority.
(B) A person who was reclassified under subsection (2) of this section from a level two sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (2) to a level one sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (1) may file the petition no sooner than five years after the date of reclassification.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subsection, if a person is required to report because of a conviction or finding of guilty except for insanity from
163A.200 Provision of records by Psychiatric Security Review Board and Oregon Health Authority. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 179.505, the Psychiatric Security Review Board and the Oregon Health Authority shall provide to the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision any records that would assist the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision in:
(a) Performing an initial classification of a person into one of the three levels described in ORS 163A.100, as required by ORS 163A.105;
(b) Deciding whether to reclassify a person as a level one or a level two sex offender or relieve the person from the obligation to report as a sex offender, as described in ORS 163A.125; or
(c) Conducting a risk assessment of a person who is an existing registrant to classify the person into one of the three levels described in ORS 163A.100, as required by section 7, chapter 708, Oregon Laws 2013.
(2) The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision may not release any records obtained pursuant to this section to any other agency or person unless authorized by law to do so. [2015 c.820 §19]
Note: 163A.200 to 163A.210 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 163A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
163A.225 Release of information concerning sex offender adjudicated in juvenile court. (1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a sex offender is under the supervision of the Oregon Youth Authority or a county juvenile department for the first time as a result of committing an act that if committed by an adult would constitute a sex crime, the Department of State Police, city police department or county sheriff’s office shall release, upon request, only:
(A) The sex offender’s name and year of birth;
(B) The name and zip code of the city where the sex offender resides;
(C) The name and telephone number of a contact person at the agency that is supervising the sex offender; and
(D) The name of institutions of higher education that the sex offender attends or at which the sex offender works or carries on a vocation.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the Oregon Youth Authority or a county juvenile department shall release, upon request, any information that may be necessary to protect the public concerning a sex offender under the supervision of the authority or department.
(2) Except as otherwise limited by subsection (1)(a) of this section regarding persons who are under supervision for the first time as sex offenders, the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office shall release, upon request, any information that may be necessary to protect the public concerning sex offenders required to report under ORS 163A.025 who reside in a specific area or concerning a specific sex offender required to report under ORS 163A.025. However, the entity releasing the information may not release the identity of a victim of a sex crime.
(3)(a) The Department of State Police may make the information described