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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a sex offender?
"Sex offender" means a person who is required to report under ORS 181.595, 181.596 or 181.597.
ORS 181.594 shows definitions for the above stated ORS statutes:
| (2) | "Sex crime" means: |
| | (a) | Rape in any degree; |
| | (b) | Sodomy in any degree; |
| | (c) | Unlawful sexual penetration in any degree; |
| | (d) | Sexual abuse in any degree; |
| | (e) | Incest with a child victim; |
| | (f) | Using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct; |
| | (g) | Encouraging child sexual abuse in any degree; |
| | (h) | Transporting child pornography into the state (1993 Edition); |
| | (i) | Paying for viewing a child's sexually explicit conduct (1993 Edition); |
| | (j) | Compelling prostitution; |
| | (k) | Promoting prostitution; |
| | (l) | Kidnapping in the first degree if the victim was under 18 years of age; |
| | (m) | Contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor; |
| | (n) | Sexual misconduct if the offender is at least 18 years of age; |
| | (o) | Possession of materials depicting sexually explicit conduct of a child in the first degree; |
| | (p) | Kidnapping in the second degree if the victim was under 18 years of age, except by a parent or by a person found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; |
| | (q) | Any attempt to commit any of the crimes set forth in paragraphs (a) to (p) of this subsection; |
| | (r) | Burglary, when committed with intent to commit any of the offenses listed in paragraphs (a) to (p) or (s) of this subsection; or |
| | (s) | Public indecency or private indecency, if the person has a prior conviction for a crime listed in paragraphs (a) to (r) of this subsection. |
| (3) | "Sex offender" means a person who: |
| | (a) | Has been convicted of a sex crime; |
| | (b) | Has been found guilty except for insanity of a sex crime; |
| | (c) | Has been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act that if committed by an adult would constitute a sex crime; or |
| | (d) | Is paroled to this state under ORS 144.610 after being convicted in another jurisdiction of a crime that would constitute a sex crime if committed in this state. [Formerly 181.517; 1997 c.538 §2; 1997 c.709 §4; 1999 c.626 §§2,2a; amendments by 1999 c.626 §§25 and 26 repealed by 2001 c.884 §1]
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What does predatory mean?
181.585 "Predatory sex offender" defined; determination. (1) For purposes of ORS 181.585 to 181.587, a person is a predatory sex offender if the person exhibits characteristics showing a tendency to victimize or injure others and has been convicted of a sex crime listed in ORS 181.594 (2)(a) to (d), has been convicted of attempting to commit one of those crimes or has been found guilty except for insanity of one of those crimes.
(2) In determining whether a person is a predatory sex offender, an agency shall use a sex offender risk assessment scale approved by the Department of Corrections or a community corrections agency. [Formerly 181.507; 1997 c.538 §10]
ORS 181.594 (2)(a) To (d):
| (2) | "Sex crime" means: |
| | (a) | Rape in any degree; |
| | (b) | Sodomy in any degree; |
| | (c) | Unlawful sexual penetration in any degree; |
| | (d) | Sexual abuse in any degree; |
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