Chapter 34 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 2170

Relating to sex offender registration; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 181.597.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 181.597 is amended to read:

          181.597. (1)(a) When a person listed in subsection (2) of this section moves into this state and is not otherwise required by ORS 181.595 or 181.596 to report, the person shall report, in person, to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office:

          (A) No later than 10 days after moving into this state;

          (B) Within 10 days of a change of residence; [and]

          (C) Once each year within 10 days of the person’s birth date, regardless of whether the person changed residence;

          (D) Within 10 days of the first day the person works at, carries on a vocation at or attends an institution of higher education; and

          (E) Within 10 days of a change in work, vocation or attendance status at an institution of higher education.

          (b) When a person listed in subsection (2) of this section attends school or works in this state, resides in another state and is not otherwise required by ORS 181.595 or 181.596 to report, the person shall report, in person, to the department, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office no later than 10 days after:

          (A) The first day of school attendance or the 14th day of employment in this state; and

          (B) A change in school enrollment or employment.

          (c) As used in paragraph (b) of this subsection, “attends school” means enrollment in any type of school on a full-time or part-time basis.

          (d) When a person reports under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the agency or official to whom the person reports shall complete a sex offender registration form concerning the person.

          (e) The obligation to report under this section terminates if the conviction or adjudication that gave rise to the obligation is reversed or vacated or if the registrant is pardoned.

          (2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to:

          (a) A person convicted in another jurisdiction of a crime if the elements of the crime would constitute a sex crime;

          (b) A person found by a court in another jurisdiction to have committed an act while the person was under 18 years of age that would constitute a sex crime if committed in this state by an adult; and

          (c) A person required to register in another state for having committed a sex offense in that state regardless of whether the crime would constitute a sex crime in this state.

          (3) As part of the registration required under this section, the Department of State Police, a city police department or a sheriff’s office:

          (a) Shall photograph the person and obtain the signature of the person; and

          (b) May fingerprint the person.

SECTION 2. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to ORS 181.597 by section 1 of this 2009 Act apply to persons whose first day of working at, carrying on a vocation at or attending an institution of higher education occurs on or after the effective date of this 2009 Act.

          (2) A person who is required to report under ORS 181.597 (1)(a)(D) or (E) and who is working at, carrying on a vocation at or attending an institution of higher education on the effective date of this 2009 Act shall report within 10 days of the date the person first has knowledge of the amendments to ORS 181.597 by section 1 of this 2009 Act.

Approved by the Governor March 31, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 1, 2009

Effective date January 1, 2010

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