2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
Chapter 163 - Offenses Against Persons
Section 163.479 - Unlawful contact with a child.
(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful contact with a child if the person:
(a)(A) Has been designated a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 137.765;
(B) Has been classified as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3);
(C) Is an unclassified adult sex offender designated as predatory prior to January 1, 2014, or a person whom the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Psychiatric Security Review Board has classified as a level three sex offender under section 7 (2)(b), chapter 708, Oregon Laws 2013;
(D) Has been sentenced as a dangerous offender under ORS 161.725 upon conviction of a sex crime; or
(E) Has been given a similar designation or been sentenced under a similar law of another jurisdiction; and
(b) Knowingly contacts a child with the intent to commit a crime or for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of the person or another person.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.
(b) "Contact" means to communicate in any manner.
(c) "Sex crime" has the meaning given that term in ORS 163A.005.
(3) Unlawful contact with a child is a Class C felony. [2005 c.811 §2; 2013 c.708 §13; 2015 c.820 §18; 2017 c.442 §35]
Note 1: The amendments to 163.479 by section 35, chapter 442, Oregon Laws 2017, become operative July 1, 2018. See section 36, chapter 442, Oregon Laws 2017. The text that is operative until July 1, 2018, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful contact with a child if the person:
(a)(A) Has been designated a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 137.765;
(B) Has been classified as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3);
(C) Is an unclassified adult sex offender designated as predatory prior to January 1, 2014, or a person whom the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the Oregon Health Authority has classified as a level three sex offender under section 7 (2)(b), chapter 708, Oregon Laws 2013;
(D) Has been sentenced as a dangerous offender under ORS 161.725 upon conviction of a sex crime; or
(E) Has been given a similar designation or been sentenced under a similar law of another jurisdiction; and
(b) Knowingly contacts a child with the intent to commit a crime or for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of the person or another person.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.
(b) "Contact" means to communicate in any manner.
(c) "Sex crime" has the meaning given that term in ORS 163A.005.
(3) Unlawful contact with a child is a Class C felony.
Note 2: The amendments to 163.479 by section 25, chapter 820, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative January 1, 2019. See section 26, chapter 820, Oregon Laws 2015. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2019, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful contact with a child if the person:
(a)(A) Has been designated a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 137.765;
(B) Has been classified as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3);
(C) Has been sentenced as a dangerous offender under ORS 161.725 upon conviction of a sex crime; or
(D) Has been given a similar designation or been sentenced under a similar law of another jurisdiction; and
(b) Knowingly contacts a child with the intent to commit a crime or for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of the person or another person.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.
(b) "Contact" means to communicate in any manner.
(c) "Sex crime" has the meaning given that term in ORS 163A.005.
(3) Unlawful contact with a child is a Class C felony.
Note 3: See note 3 under 163.476.
