71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 655
Sponsored by Senator MINNIS; Senators COURTNEY, METSGER (at the
request of Portland Police Bureau)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to criminal trespass; amending ORS 164.255.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 164.255 is amended to read:
164.255. (1) A person commits the crime of criminal trespass in
the first degree if the person:
(a) Enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling;
(b) Having been denied future entry to a building pursuant to a
merchant's notice of trespass, reenters the building during hours
when the building is open to the public with the intent to commit
theft therein; { - or - }
(c) Enters or remains unlawfully upon railroad yards, tracks,
bridges or rights of way { + ; or
(d) Enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises that have
been determined to be not fit for use under ORS 453.855 to
453.912 + }.
{ + (2) Subsection (1)(d) of this section does not apply to
the owner of record of the premises if:
(a) The owner enters or remains on the premises for the purpose
of inspecting or decontaminating the premises or lawfully
removing items from the premises; and
(b) The owner has not been arrested for, charged with or
convicted of a criminal offense that contributed to the
determination that the premises are not fit for use. + }
{ - (2) - } { + (3) + } Criminal trespass in the first
degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Passed by Senate April 9, 2001
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House May 22, 2001
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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