75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 720
 
                         House Bill 2171
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of State Police)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Authorizes prosecution for failure to report as sex offender
following change of residence in county in which person
previously reported or county in which person resides.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to failure to report as a sex offender; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 181.599.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION_1. ORS 181.599 is amended to read:
  181.599. (1) A person who is required to report as a sex
offender and who has knowledge of the reporting requirement
commits the crime of failure to report as a sex offender if the
person fails, as required by ORS 181.595, 181.596 or 181.597, to:
  (a) Make the initial report to the appropriate agency or
official;
  (b) Report when the person works at, carries on a vocation at
or attends an institution of higher education;
  (c) Report following a change of residence, school enrollment
or employment status, including enrollment, employment or
vocation status at an institution of higher education;
  (d) Make an annual report; or
  (e) Provide complete and accurate information.
   { +  (2) Failure to report following a change of residence is
committed in either the county in which the person previously
reported or the county in which the person is currently residing
in this state. + }
    { - (2) - }  { +  (3) + } Except as otherwise provided in
subsection   { - (3) - }  { +  (4) + } of this section, failure
to report as a sex offender is a Class A misdemeanor.
    { - (3) - }  { +  (4) + } Failure to report as a sex offender
is a Class C felony if the person violates:
  (a) Subsection (1)(a) of this section; or
  (b) Subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section and the crime for
which the person is required to report is a felony.
    { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } A person who fails to sign and
return an address verification form as required by ORS 181.598
(2) commits a violation.
 
 
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 181.599 by section 1 of
this 2009 Act apply to changes of residence made on or after the
effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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