2019 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
Chapter 163A - Sex Offender Reporting and Classification
Section 163A.110 - Applicability of ORS 163A.105.

(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]