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
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 1073
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2641
                  Ordered by the Senate May 20
 Including House Amendments dated March 25 and Senate Amendments
                          dated May 20
 
Sponsored by Representatives OLSON, SPRENGER; Representatives
  BARKER, BARNHART, BARTON, BENTZ, BERGER, BOONE, BRUUN, COWAN, D
  EDWARDS, ESQUIVEL, FREEMAN, GARRARD, GILMAN, HANNA, HUFFMAN,
  JENSON, KENNEMER, KOMP, MAURER, RICHARDSON, SCHAUFLER, G SMITH,
  STIEGLER, THATCHER, THOMPSON, WEIDNER, WHISNANT, WINGARD,
  Senators BURDICK, FERRIOLI, KRUSE, MORSE, WALKER, WHITSETT,
  WINTERS
 
 
                             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.
 
  Modifies definition of online communication for purposes of
online sexual corruption of child.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to online sexual corruption of a child; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 163.431.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 163.431 is amended to read:
  163.431. As used in ORS   { - 163.432 - }   { + 163.431 + } to
163.434:
  (1) 'Child' means a person who the defendant reasonably
believes to be under 16 years of age.
  (2) 'Online communication' means communication that occurs
via { +  telephone text messaging,  + }electronic mail, personal
or instant messaging, chat rooms, bulletin boards or any other
 { - method of communicating over the Internet - }
 { + transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable,
cellular system, electromagnetic system or other similar
means + }.
  (3) 'Sexual contact' has the meaning given that term in ORS
163.305.
  (4) 'Sexually explicit conduct' has the meaning given that term
in ORS 163.665.
  (5) 'Solicit' means to invite, request, seduce, lure, entice,
persuade, prevail upon, coax, coerce or attempt to do so.
  SECTION 2.  { + ORS 163.431 to 163.434 are added to and made a
part of ORS chapter 163. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 163.431 by section 1 of
this 2009 Act apply to communications that occur on or after the
effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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