75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2641
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, DEVLIN, FERRIOLI, KRUSE, MORSE, WALKER,
WHITSETT, WINTERS
CHAPTER ................
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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Passed by House March 31, 2009
Repassed by House May 28, 2009
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 22, 2009
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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