72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 2414
 
                         Senate Bill 487
 
Sponsored by Senators METSGER, MINNIS
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Adds animal control officer to crime of assaulting public
safety officer.
 
                        A BILL FOR 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.
                         ----------