74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 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 1044
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 276
Ordered by the Senate May 14
Including Senate Amendments dated May 14
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
Judiciary)
Corrected 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.
{ - Increases penalty for crime of riot to maximum of 10
years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. - }
{ + Provides legislative approval of amendments to temporary
rule and to Appendix 1 of rules of Oregon Criminal Justice
Commission. Directs commission to adopt permanent rule in
substantially same form as temporary rule without further
legislative action.
Directs commission to prepare report analyzing effectiveness of
amendments in reducing criminal conduct and crime rate.
Prescribes effective date of amendments adopted by commission.
Directs commission to take action to sunset amendments.
Declares emergency, effective on passage. + }
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to crime; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) The Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly
approves the amendments, adopted by temporary rule of the Oregon
Criminal Justice Commission, to OAR 213-004-0001 and to Appendix
1 of the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.
(2) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall adopt a
permanent rule in substantially the same form as the temporary
rule approved by subsection (1) of this section before the
expiration of the temporary rule. Notwithstanding ORS 137.667,
the permanent rule required to be adopted by this subsection
takes effect without further legislative action. + }
SECTION 2. { + The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall
prepare a report analyzing the effectiveness of the amendments to
OAR 213-004-0001 and to Appendix 1 of the rules of the commission
approved by section 1 of this 2007 Act in reducing criminal
conduct and the crime rate. The report shall be submitted to the
interim legislative committee with oversight of the judiciary or,
if no such interim legislative committee is created, to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the
Senate no later than January 1, 2011. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
shall, after March 1, 2011, and before May 1, 2011, adopt
amendments to OAR 213-004-0001 and Appendix 1 of the rules of the
commission which return OAR 213-004-0001 and Appendix 1 of the
rules of the commission to the form in effect prior to adoption
of amendments by temporary rule as described in section 1 (1) of
this 2007 Act.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 137.667, the amendments to OAR
213-004-0001 and to Appendix 1 of the rules of the commission
described in subsection (1) of this section shall:
(a) Become effective upon adoption; and
(b) Apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date
of that adoption. + }
SECTION 4. { + The amendments to OAR 213-004-0001 and to
Appendix 1 of the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
approved by section 1 of this 2007 Act take effect on January 1,
2008, and apply to offenses committed on or after January 1,
2008. + }
SECTION 5. { + This 2007 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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