2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 4, Chapters 131 - 170
ORS Chapter 133
133.705 Definitions for ORS 133.705 to 133.717.


OR Rev Stat § 133.705 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

As used in ORS 133.705 to 133.717:

(1) Biological evidence means an individual s blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue, fingernail scrapings, bone, bodily fluids or other identified biological material. Biological evidence includes the contents of a sexual assault forensic evidence kit.

(2) Convicted includes a finding of guilty or responsible except for insanity and a finding that a person is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005.

(3) Covered offense means:

(a) Aggravated murder under ORS 163.095;

(b) Murder under ORS 163.115;

(c) Manslaughter in the first degree under ORS 163.118;

(d) Manslaughter in the second degree under ORS 163.125;

(e) Aggravated vehicular homicide under ORS 163.149;

(f) Rape in the first degree under ORS 163.375;

(g) Sodomy in the first degree under ORS 163.405; or

(h) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree under ORS 163.411.

(4) Custodian means a law enforcement agency as defined in ORS 131.550, or any other person or public body as defined in ORS 174.109, that is charged with the collection, preservation or retrieval of evidence in connection with a criminal investigation or criminal prosecution. Custodian does not include a court.

(5) DNA means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(6) DNA profile means the unique identifier of an individual that is derived from DNA.

(7) Sentence means a term of incarceration in a correctional or juvenile detention facility, a period of probation, parole or post-prison supervision and the period of time during which a person is under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board.

(8) Supervisory authority has the meaning given that term in ORS 144.087.

(9) Victim has the meaning given that term in ORS 131.007. [2011 c.275 2]

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