72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         Senate Bill 487
 
Sponsored by Senators METSGER, MINNIS
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to assault; amending ORS 163.208.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1. ORS 163.208 is amended to read:
  163.208. (1) A person commits the crime of assaulting a public
safety officer if the person intentionally or knowingly causes
physical injury to the other person, knowing the other person to
be a peace officer, corrections officer, youth correction
officer, parole and probation officer,  { + animal control
officer, + } firefighter or staff member, and while the other
person is acting in the course of official duty.
  (2) Assaulting a public safety officer is a Class C felony.
  (3)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this
subsection, a person convicted under this section shall be
sentenced to not less than seven days of imprisonment and shall
not be granted bench parole or suspension of sentence nor
released on a sentence of probation before serving at least seven
days of the sentence of confinement.
  (b) A person convicted under this section shall be sentenced to
not less than 14 days of imprisonment and shall not be granted
bench parole or suspension of sentence nor released on a sentence
of probation before serving at least 14 days of the sentence of
confinement if the victim is a peace officer.
  (4) As used in this section  { - , - }  { + :
  (a) 'Animal control officer' has the meaning given that term in
ORS 609.500; and
  (b) + } 'Staff member' means:
    { - (a) - }   { + (A) + } A corrections officer as defined in
ORS 181.610, a youth correction officer, a Department of
Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority staff member or a person
employed pursuant to a contract with the department or youth
authority to work with, or in the vicinity of, inmates or youth
offenders; and
    { - (b) - }   { + (B) + } A volunteer authorized by the
department, youth authority or other entity in charge of a
corrections facility to work with, or in the vicinity of, inmates
or youth offenders.
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Passed by Senate April 2, 2003
 
 
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                                              Secretary of Senate
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
Passed by House May 19, 2003
 
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2003
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2003
 
 
      ...........................................................
                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2003
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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