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Statutes: Oregon

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Current through laws of the 2023 Regular Session of the 82nd Legislative Assembly. You will find additional statutes online at the Oregon State Legislature’s website.

Title 1. Courts of Record; Court Officers; Juries

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February 2, 2024

Chapter 1. Courts and Judicial Officers Generally

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February 2, 2024

Courts

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February 2, 2024

1.010. General powers of courts of justice

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February 2, 2024

Every court of justice has power:

(1) To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence.

(2) To enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person or body empowered to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority.

(3) To provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it or its officers.

(4) To compel obedience to its judgments, orders and process, and to the orders of a judge out of court, in an action, suit or proceeding pending therein.

(5) To control, in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it, in every matter appertaining thereto.

(6) To compel the attendance of persons to testify in an action, suit or proceeding pending therein, in the cases and manner provided by statute.

(7) To administer oaths in an action, suit or proceeding pending therein, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its duties.

Title 2. Procedure in Civil Proceedings

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February 2, 2024

Chapter 24. Enforcement and Recognition of Foreign Judgments; Foreign-Money Claims

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February 2, 2024

Foreign Restraining Orders

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February 2, 2024

24.190. Foreign restraining orders

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February 2, 2024

(1) For the purposes of this section:

(a) “Foreign restraining order” means a restraining order that is a foreign judgment as defined by ORS 24.105.

(b)(A) “Restraining order” means an injunction or other order issued for the purpose of preventing:

(i) Violent or threatening acts or harassment against another person;

(ii) Sexual violence against another person;

(iii) Contact or communication with another person; or

(iv) Physical proximity to another person.

(B) “Restraining order” includes temporary and final orders issued by a civil or criminal court regardless of whether the order was obtained by filing an independent action or as a pendente lite order in another proceeding. However, for a civil order to be considered a restraining order, the civil order must have been issued in response to a complaint, petition or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, immediately upon the arrival in this state of a person protected by a foreign restraining order, the foreign restraining order is enforceable as an Oregon order without the necessity of filing and continues to be enforceable as an Oregon order without any further action by the protected person.

(b) A foreign restraining order is not enforceable as an Oregon order if:

(A) The person restrained by the order shows that:

(i) The court that issued the order lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter or lacked personal jurisdiction over the person restrained by the order; or

(ii) The person restrained by the order was not given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard under the law of the jurisdiction in which the order was issued; or

(B) The foreign restraining order was issued against a person who had petitioned for a restraining order unless:

(i) The person protected by the foreign restraining order filed a separate petition seeking the restraining order; and

(ii) The court issuing the foreign restraining order made specific findings that the person was entitled to the order.

(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the order, issues of nonenforceability described in paragraph (b) of this subsection are affirmative defenses in an action seeking enforcement of the order.

(3)(a) A person may present a copy of a foreign restraining order to a county sheriff for entry into the Law Enforcement Data System maintained by the Department of State Police. Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, and after promptly verifying the validity of the foreign restraining order and that the person restrained by the order has been personally served with a copy of the order or has actual notice of the order, the county sheriff shall enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System and the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice. Entry into the Law Enforcement Data System or the National Crime Information Center constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the restraining order. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures adequate to ensure that an officer at the scene of an alleged violation of the order may be informed of the existence and terms of the order. The order is fully enforceable as an Oregon order in any county or tribal land in this state.

(b) The Department of State Police shall specify information that is required for a foreign restraining order to be entered into the Law Enforcement Data System.

(c) As used in this subsection, “personal service” and “actual notice” include alternative forms of service or notice that are permitted by the issuing jurisdiction to constitute service or notice.

(4) Pending a contempt hearing for alleged violation of a foreign restraining order, a person arrested and taken into custody pursuant to ORS 133.310 may be released as provided in ORS 135.230 to 135.290. Unless the order provides otherwise, the security amount for release is $5,000.

(5) ORS 24.115, 24.125, 24.129, 24.135, 24.140, 24.150 and 24.155 do not apply to a foreign restraining order.

(6) A person protected by a foreign restraining order, or a person acting on behalf of a person protected by a foreign restraining order, may file a certified copy of the order and proof of service in the office of the clerk of any circuit court of any county of this state. A judgment or order filed under this subsection has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating or staying as a judgment or order of the circuit court in which the foreign judgment or order is filed, and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner. The court may not collect a filing fee for a filing under this subsection.(7) This state or a local governmental agency, or a law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of the court or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity, is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act arising out of the registration, entry or enforcement of a foreign restraining order or the detention or arrest of an alleged violator of a foreign restraining order if the act was done in good faith and without malice in an effort to comply with state and federal law.

Chapter 25. Support Enforcement

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February 2, 2024

General Provisions

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February 2, 2024

25.166. Child support or spousal support payments due first day of month; enforcement; delinquency

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February 2, 2024

(1) Any court order or administrative order issued or modified in a proceeding under ORS 25.501 to 25.556 or ORS chapter 107, 108, 109, 110, 419B or 419C that contains an order for the payment of child support or spousal support must specify an initial due date and year for the payment of support that is on the first day of a calendar month, with subsequent payments due on the first day of each subsequent month for which the support is payable.

(2) For purposes of support enforcement, any support payment that becomes due and payable on a day other than the first day of the month in which the payment is due shall be enforceable by income withholding as of the first day of that month.

(3) Any court order or administrative order that contains an award of child, medical or spousal support that accrues on other than a monthly basis may, for income withholding and administrative support billing purposes only, be converted to a monthly amount.

(4) Support payments become delinquent only if not paid in full within one month of the payment due date. A monthly child support obligation that is to be paid in two or more installments does not become delinquent until the obligation is not paid in full by the due date for the first installment in the next month. This subsection does not apply to the accrual of interest under ORS 82.010.

(5) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to the determination or issuance of support arrearage liens, installment arrearage liens, judgment liens, writs of garnishment or any other action or proceeding that affects property rights under ORS chapter 18.

Formula for Determining Amount of Child Support

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February 2, 2024

25.275. Criteria for determining amount of child support awards; child support formula

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February 2, 2024

(1) The Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice shall establish by rule a formula for determining child support awards in any judicial or administrative proceeding. In establishing the formula, the division shall take into consideration the following criteria:

(a) All earnings, income and resources of each parent, including real and personal property;

(b) The earnings history and potential of each parent;

(c) The reasonable necessities of each parent;

(d) The ability of each parent to borrow;

(e) The educational, physical and emotional needs of the child for whom the support is sought;

(f) The amount of assistance that would be paid to the child under the full standard of need of the state’s IV-A plan;

(g) Preexisting support orders and current dependents; and

(h) Other reasonable criteria that the division may find to be appropriate.

(2) The formula described in subsection (1) of this section must also comply with the following standards:

(a) The child is entitled to benefit from the income of both parents to the same extent that the child would have benefited had the family unit remained intact or if there had been an intact family unit consisting of both parents and the child.

(b) Both parents should share in the costs of supporting the child in the same proportion as each parent’s income bears to the combined income of both parents.

(3) The formula described in subsection (1) of this section must be designed to ensure, as a minimum, that the child for whom support is sought benefits from the income and resources of the absent parent on an equitable basis in comparison with any other minor children of the absent parent.

(4) The child support obligation to be paid by the obligor and determined under the formula described in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) May be reduced or increased in consideration of medical support, as provided in ORS 25.321 to 25.343.

(b) May be reduced dollar for dollar in consideration of any Social Security or apportioned Veterans’ benefits paid to the child, or to a representative payee administering the funds for the child’s use and benefit, as a result of the obligor’s disability or retirement.

(c) Shall be reduced dollar for dollar in consideration of any Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35 paid to the child, or to a representative payee administering the funds for the child’s use and benefit, as a result of the obligor’s disability or retirement.

25.287. Modification of orders to comply with formula

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February 2, 2024

(1)(a) The entity providing support enforcement services under ORS 25.080 may initiate proceedings to modify a support obligation to ensure that the support obligation is in accordance with the formula established under ORS 25.275.

(b) Proceedings under this subsection may occur only after three years have elapsed, or such shorter cycle as determined by rule of the Department of Justice, from the latest of the following:

(A) The date the original support obligation took effect;

(B) The date any previous modification of the support obligation took effect; or

(C) The date of any previous review and determination under this subsection that resulted in no modification of the support obligation.

(c) For purposes of paragraph (b) of this subsection, a support obligation or modification takes effect on the first date on which the obligor is to pay the established or modified support amount.

(d) The only issues at proceedings under this subsection are whether three years have elapsed, or such shorter cycle as determined by rule of the department, and whether the support obligation is in substantial compliance with the formula established under ORS 25.275.

(e) Upon review, if the administrator determines that a support obligation does not qualify for modification under this section, a party may appeal the administrator’s decision under ORS 183.484.

(f) If the court, the administrator or an administrative law judge finds that more than three years have elapsed, or such shorter cycle as determined by rule of the department, the court, the administrator or the administrative law judge shall modify the support order to bring the support obligation into substantial compliance with the formula established under ORS 25.275, regardless of whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the support obligation was last established, modified or reviewed. Proceedings by the administrator or administrative law judge under this subsection shall be conducted according to the provisions of ORS 25.513 and 25.527.

(g)(A) The provisions of this subsection apply to any support obligation established by a support order under this chapter or ORS chapter 107, 108, 109 or 110 or ORS 25.501 to 25.556 or 419B.400.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if a support order is suspended under ORS 25.245 or 25.247, the provisions of this subsection apply to the support obligation upon reinstatement of the support order.

(2) The entity providing support enforcement services shall state in the document initiating the proceeding, to the extent known:

(a) Whether there is pending in this state or any other jurisdiction any type of support proceeding involving the child, including a proceeding brought under ORS 25.501 to 25.556, 107.085, 107.135, 107.431, 108.110, 109.100, 109.103, 109.165, 125.025 or 419B.400 or ORS chapter 110; and

(b) Whether there exists in this state or any other jurisdiction a support order, as defined in ORS 110.503, involving the child, other than the support obligation the entity seeks to modify.

(3) The entity providing support enforcement services shall include with the document initiating the proceeding a certificate regarding any pending support proceeding and any existing support order other than the support obligation the entity seeks to modify. The entity providing support enforcement services shall use a certificate that is in a form prescribed by the administrator and shall include information required by the administrator and subsection (2) of this section.

(4) The administrator, court or administrative law judge may use the provisions of subsection (1) of this section when a support order was entered in another state and registered in Oregon, the provisions of ORS chapter 110 apply and more than three years have elapsed, or such shorter cycle as determined by rule of the department.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, proceedings may be initiated at any time to modify a support obligation based upon a substantial change of circumstances under any other provision of law.

(6) The obligee is a party to any action to modify a support obligation under this section.

Medical Support

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February 2, 2024

25.321. Definitions

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February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 25.321 to 25.343:

(1) “Cash medical support” means an amount that a parent is ordered to pay to defray the cost of health care coverage provided for a child by the other parent or a public body, or to defray uninsured medical expenses of the child.

(2) “Child support order” means a judgment or administrative order that creates child support rights and that is entered or issued under ORS 25.501 to 25.556 or 419B.400 or this chapter or ORS chapter 107, 108, 109 or 110.

(3) “Employee health benefit plan” means a health benefit plan that is available to a providing party by reason of the providing party’s employment.

(4) “Enforcing agency” means the administrator.

(5) “Health benefit plan” means any policy or contract of insurance, indemnity, subscription or membership issued by an insurer, including health care coverage provided by a public body, and any self-insured employee benefit plan that provides coverage for medical expenses.

(6) “Health care coverage” means providing and paying for the medical needs of a child through a policy or contract of insurance, indemnity, subscription or membership issued by an insurer, including medical assistance provided by a public body, and any self-insured employee benefit plan that provides coverage for medical expenses.

(7) “Medical support” means cash medical support and health care coverage.

(8) “Medical support clause” means a provision in a child support order that requires one or both of the parents to provide medical support for the child.

(9) “Medical support notice” means a notice in the form prescribed under ORS 25.325 (5).

(10) “Plan administrator” means:

(a) The employer, union or other provider that offers a health benefit plan; or

(b) The person to whom, under a written agreement of the parties, the duty of plan administrator is delegated by the employer, union or other provider that offers a health benefit plan.

(11) “Providing party” means a party to a child support order who has been ordered by the court or the enforcing agency to provide medical support.

(12) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.

Parental Support of Dependent Children

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February 2, 2024

25.501. Definitions

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February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 25.501 to 25.556, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Adjudicated youth” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004.

(2) “Court” means any circuit court of this state and any court in another state having jurisdiction to determine the liability of persons for the support of another person.

(3) “Court order” means any judgment or order of any Oregon court that orders payment of a set or determinable amount of support money by the subject parent and does not include an order or judgment in any proceeding in which the court did not order support.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Justice of this state or its equivalent in any other state from which a written request for establishment or enforcement of a support obligation is received under ORS 25.511.

(5) “Dependent child” means any person under the age of 18 who is not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. “Dependent child” also means a child attending school as defined in ORS 107.108.

(6) “Office” means the office of the Division of Child Support or the office of the district attorney.

(7) “Parent” means:

(a) The natural or adoptive father or mother of a dependent child or adjudicated youth;

(b) A person whose parentage has been established under ORS 109.065; or

(c) A stepparent when the person has an obligation to support a dependent child under ORS 108.045.

(8) “Past support” means the amount of child support that could have been ordered and accumulated as arrears against a parent for the benefit of a child for any period of time during which the child was not supported by the parent and for which period no support order was in effect.

(9) “Public assistance” means any money payments made by the state that are paid to or for the benefit of any dependent child or adjudicated youth, including but not limited to payments made so that food, shelter, medical care, clothing, transportation or other necessary goods, services or items may be provided, and payments made in compensation for the provision of the necessities. “Public assistance” does not include money payments made by the state to or for the benefit of a dependent child as the result of the child’s removal from the parent’s home against the wishes of the parent, if the Department of Human Services determines after completion of a child protective services assessment that the report of abuse is unfounded according to rules adopted by the Department of Human Services.

Title 3. Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings

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February 2, 2024

Chapter 30 Actions and Suits in Particular Cases

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February 2, 2024

Miscellaneous Actions

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February 2, 2024

30.866. Stalking; action for issuance or violation of protective order; attorney fees

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February 2, 2024

(1) A petitioner may bring a civil action in a circuit court for a court’s stalking protective order or for damages, or both, against a respondent if:

(a) The respondent intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the petitioner or a member of the petitioner’s immediate family or household thereby alarming or coercing the petitioner;

(b) It is objectively reasonable for a person in the petitioner’s situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and

(c) The repeated and unwanted contact causes the petitioner reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the petitioner or a member of the petitioner’s immediate family or household.

(2) At the time the petition is filed, the court, upon a finding of probable cause based on the allegations in the petition, shall enter a temporary court’s stalking protective order that may include, but is not limited to, all contact listed in ORS 163.730. The petition and the temporary order shall be served upon the respondent with an order requiring the respondent to personally appear before the court to show cause why the temporary order should not be continued for an indefinite period.

(3)(a) At the hearing, whether or not the respondent appears, the court may continue the hearing for up to 30 days or may proceed to enter a court’s stalking protective order and take other action as provided in ORS 163.738.

(b) If respondent fails to appear after being served as required by subsection (2) of this section, the court may issue a warrant of arrest as provided in ORS 133.110 in order to ensure the appearance of the respondent in court.

(4) The petitioner may recover:

(a) Both special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress;

(b) Punitive damages; and

(c) Reasonable attorney fees and costs.

(5) The court may enter an order under this section against a minor respondent without appointment of a guardian ad litem.

(6) An action under this section must be commenced within two years of the conduct giving rise to the claim.

(7) Proof of the claim shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.

(8) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy, civil or criminal, provided by law for the conduct giving rise to the claim.

(9) No filing fee, service fee or hearing fee may be charged for a proceeding under this section.

(10) If the respondent was provided notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court shall also include in the order, when appropriate, terms and findings sufficient under 18 U.S.C. 922 (d)(8) and (g)(8) to affect the respondent’s ability to possess firearms and ammunition or engage in activities involving firearms.

(11) ORS 163.741 applies to protective orders issued under this section.(12) Except for purposes of impeachment, a statement made by the respondent at a hearing under this section may not be used as evidence in a prosecution for stalking as defined in ORS 163.732 or for violating a court’s stalking protective order as defined in ORS 163.750.

Title 5. Small Claims Department of Circuit Court

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February 2, 2024

Chapter 46. Small Claims Department of Circuit Court

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February 2, 2024

46.405. Small claims department; jurisdiction

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February 2, 2024

(1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, each circuit court shall have a small claims department.
 

(2) Except as provided in this section, all actions for the recovery of money, damages, specific personal property, or any penalty or forfeiture must be commenced and prosecuted in the small claims department if the amount or value claimed in the action does not exceed $750.
 

(3) Except as provided in this section, an action for the recovery of money, damages, specific personal property, or any penalty or forfeiture may be commenced and prosecuted in the small claims department if the amount or value claimed in the action does not exceed $10,000.
 

(4)(a) Class actions may not be commenced and prosecuted in the small claims department.
 

(b) An action by an adult in custody, as defined in ORS 30.642, against another adult in custody may not be commenced and prosecuted in the small claims department.
 

(5) Actions providing for statutory attorney fees in which the amount or value claimed does not exceed $750 may be commenced and prosecuted in the small claims department or may be commenced and prosecuted in the regular department of the circuit court. This subsection does not apply to an action based on contract for which attorney fees are authorized under ORS 20.082.
 

(6) If a circuit court is located in the same city as a justice court, the circuit court need not have a small claims department if the circuit court and the justice court enter into an intergovernmental agreement that provides that only the justice court will operate a small claims department. If an intergovernmental agreement is entered into under this subsection, the agreement must establish appropriate procedures for referring small claims cases to the justice court.

Title 10. Property Rights and Transactions

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February 2, 2024

Chapter 90. Residential Landlord and Tenant

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February 2, 2024

General Provisions

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February 2, 2024

90.100. Definitions

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December 4, 2023

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
 

(1) “Accessory building or structure” means any portable, demountable or permanent structure, including but not limited to cabanas, ramadas, storage sheds, garages, awnings, carports, decks, steps, ramps, piers and pilings, that is:
 

(a) Owned and used solely by a tenant of a manufactured dwelling or floating home; or
 

(b) Provided pursuant to a written rental agreement for the sole use of and maintenance by a tenant of a manufactured dwelling or floating home.
 

(2) “Action” includes recoupment, counterclaim, setoff, suit in equity and any other proceeding in which rights are determined, including an action for possession.
 

(3) “Applicant screening charge” means any payment of money required by a landlord of an applicant prior to entering into a rental agreement with that applicant for a residential dwelling unit, the purpose of which is to pay the cost of processing an application for a rental agreement for a residential dwelling unit.
 

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(4) “Attorney” includes an associate member of the Oregon State Bar practicing law within the member’s approved scope of practice.
 

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(4) “Bias crime” has the meaning given that term in ORS 147.380.
 

(5) “Building and housing codes” includes any law, ordinance or governmental regulation concerning fitness for habitation, or the construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of any premises or dwelling unit.
 

(6) “Carbon monoxide alarm” has the meaning given that term in ORS 105.836.
 

(7) “Carbon monoxide source” has the meaning given that term in ORS 105.836.
 

(8) “Conduct” means the commission of an act or the failure to act.
 

(9) “DBH” means the diameter at breast height, which is measured as the width of a standing tree at four and one-half feet above the ground on the uphill side.
 

(10) “Dealer” means any person in the business of selling, leasing or distributing new or used manufactured dwellings or floating homes to persons who purchase or lease a manufactured dwelling or floating home for use as a residence.
 

(11) “Domestic violence” means:
 

(a) Abuse between family or household members, as those terms are defined in ORS 107.705; or
 

(b) Abuse, as defined in ORS 107.705, between partners in a dating relationship.
 

(12) “Drug and alcohol free housing” means a dwelling unit described in ORS 90.243.
 

(13) “Dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household. “Dwelling unit” regarding a person who rents a space for a manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle or regarding a person who rents moorage space for a floating home as defined in ORS 830.700, but does not rent the home, means the space rented and not the manufactured dwelling, recreational vehicle or floating home itself.
 

(14) “Essential service” means:
 

(a) For a tenancy not consisting of rental space for a manufactured dwelling, floating home or recreational vehicle owned by the tenant and not otherwise subject to ORS 90.505 to 90.850:
 

(A) Heat, plumbing, hot and cold running water, gas, electricity, light fixtures, locks for exterior doors, latches for windows and any cooking appliance or refrigerator supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord; and
 

(B) Any other service or habitability obligation imposed by the rental agreement or ORS 90.320, the lack or violation of which creates a serious threat to the tenant’s health, safety or property or makes the dwelling unit unfit for occupancy.
 

(b) For a tenancy consisting of rental space for a manufactured dwelling, floating home or recreational vehicle owned by the tenant or that is otherwise subject to ORS 90.505 to 90.850:
 

(A) Sewage disposal, water supply, electrical supply and, if required by applicable law, any drainage system; and
 

(B) Any other service or habitability obligation imposed by the rental agreement or ORS 90.730, the lack or violation of which creates a serious threat to the tenant’s health, safety or property or makes the rented space unfit for occupancy.
 

(15) “Facility” means a manufactured dwelling park or a marina.
 

(16) “Fee” means a nonrefundable payment of money.
 

(17) “First class mail” does not include certified or registered mail, or any other form of mail that may delay or hinder actual delivery of mail to the recipient.
 

(18) “Fixed term tenancy” means a tenancy that has a fixed term of existence, continuing to a specific ending date and terminating on that date without requiring further notice to effect the termination.
 

(19) “Floating home” has the meaning given that term in ORS 830.700. “Floating home” includes an accessory building or structure.
 

(20) “Good faith” means honesty in fact in the conduct of the transaction concerned.
 

(21) “Hazard tree” means a tree that:
 

(a) Is located on a rented space in a manufactured dwelling park;
 

(b) Measures at least eight inches DBH; and
 

(c) Is considered, by an arborist licensed as a landscape construction professional pursuant to ORS 671.560 and certified by the International Society of Arboriculture, to pose an unreasonable risk of causing serious physical harm or damage to individuals or property in the near future.
 

(22) “Hotel or motel” means “hotel” as that term is defined in ORS 699.005.
 

(23) “Informal dispute resolution” includes voluntary consultation between the landlord or landlord’s agent and one or more tenants or voluntary mediation utilizing the services of a third party, but does not include mandatory mediation or arbitration.
 

(24) “Landlord” means the owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling unit or the building or premises of which it is a part. “Landlord” includes a person who is authorized by the owner, lessor or sublessor to manage the premises or to enter into a rental agreement.
 

(25) “Landlord’s agent” means a person who has oral or written authority, either express or implied, to act for or on behalf of a landlord.
 

(26) “Last month’s rent deposit” means a type of security deposit, however designated, the primary function of which is to secure the payment of rent for the last month of the tenancy.
 

(27) “Manufactured dwelling” means a residential trailer, a mobile home or a manufactured home as those terms are defined in ORS 446.003 or a prefabricated structure. “Manufactured dwelling” includes an accessory building or structure.
 

(28) “Manufactured dwelling park” means a place where four or more manufactured dwellings are located, the primary purpose of which is to rent space or keep space for rent to any person for a charge or fee.
 

(29) “Marina” means a moorage of contiguous dwelling units that may be legally transferred as a single unit and are owned by one person where four or more floating homes are secured, the primary purpose of which is to rent space or keep space for rent to any person for a charge or fee.
 

(30) “Marina purchase association” means a group of three or more tenants who reside in a marina and have organized for the purpose of eventual purchase of the marina.
 

(31) “Month-to-month tenancy” means a tenancy that automatically renews and continues for successive monthly periods on the same terms and conditions originally agreed to, or as revised by the parties, until terminated by one or both of the parties.
 

(32) “Organization” includes a corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, and any other legal or commercial entity.
 

(33) “Owner” includes a mortgagee in possession and means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested:
 

(a) All or part of the legal title to property; or
 

(b) All or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the premises.
 

(34) “Person” includes an individual or organization.
 

(35) “Prefabricated structure” means a structure that is substantially constructed or assembled using closed construction at an off-site location in compliance with the state building code and that is sited and occupied by the owner in compliance with local codes.
 

(36) “Premises” means:
 

(a) A dwelling unit and the structure of which it is a part and facilities and appurtenances therein;
 

(b) Grounds, areas and facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or the use of which is promised to the tenant; and
 

(c) A facility for manufactured dwellings or floating homes.
 

(37) “Prepaid rent” means any payment of money to the landlord for a rent obligation not yet due. In addition, “prepaid rent” means rent paid for a period extending beyond a termination date.
 

(38) “Recreational vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.101.
 

(39) “Recreational vehicle park” has the meaning given that term in ORS 197.492.
 

(40)(a) “Rent” means any payment to be made to the landlord under the rental agreement, periodic or otherwise, in exchange for the right of a tenant and any permitted pet to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others and to use the premises.
 

(b) “Rent” does not include security deposits, fees or utility or service charges as described in ORS 90.315 (4) and 90.562.
 

(41) “Rental agreement” means all agreements, written or oral, and valid rules and regulations adopted under ORS 90.262 or 90.510 (6) embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit and premises. “Rental agreement” includes a lease. A rental agreement is either a week-to-week tenancy, month-to-month tenancy or fixed term tenancy.
 

(42) “Roomer” means a person occupying a dwelling unit that does not include a toilet and either a bathtub or a shower and a refrigerator, stove and kitchen, all provided by the landlord, and where one or more of these facilities are used in common by occupants in the structure.
 

(43) “Screening or admission criteria” means a written statement of any factors a landlord considers in deciding whether to accept or reject an applicant and any qualifications required for acceptance. “Screening or admission criteria” includes, but is not limited to, the rental history, character references, public records, criminal records, credit reports, credit references and incomes or resources of the applicant.
 

(44) “Security deposit” means a refundable payment or deposit of money, however designated, the primary function of which is to secure the performance of a rental agreement or any part of a rental agreement. “Security deposit” does not include a fee.
 

(45) “Sexual assault” has the meaning given that term in ORS 147.450.
 

(46) “Squatter” means a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not so entitled under a rental agreement or who is not authorized by the tenant to occupy that dwelling unit. “Squatter” does not include a tenant who holds over as described in ORS 90.427 (11).
 

(47) “Stalking” means the behavior described in ORS 163.732.
 

(48) “Statement of policy” means the summary explanation of information and facility policies to be provided to prospective and existing tenants under ORS 90.510.
 

(49) “Surrender” means an agreement, express or implied, as described in ORS 90.148 between a landlord and tenant to terminate a rental agreement that gave the tenant the right to occupy a dwelling unit.
 

(50) “Tenant”:
 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection:
 

(A) Means a person, including a roomer, entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others, including a dwelling unit owned, operated or controlled by a public housing authority.
 

(B) Means a minor, as defined and provided for in ORS 109.697.
 

(b) For purposes of ORS 90.505 to 90.850, means only a person who owns and occupies as a residence a manufactured dwelling or a floating home in a facility and persons residing with that tenant under the terms of the rental agreement.
 

(c) Does not mean a guest or temporary occupant.
 

(51) “Transient lodging” means a room or a suite of rooms.
 

(52) “Transient occupancy” means occupancy in transient lodging that has all of the following characteristics:
 

(a) Occupancy is charged on a daily basis and is not collected more than six days in advance;
 

(b) The lodging operator provides maid and linen service daily or every two days as part of the regularly charged cost of occupancy; and
 

(c) The period of occupancy does not exceed 30 days.
 

(53) “Vacation occupancy” means occupancy in a dwelling unit, not including transient occupancy in a hotel or motel, that:
 

(a) Has all of the following characteristics:
 

(A) The occupant rents the unit for vacation purposes only, not as a principal residence;
 

(B) The occupant has a principal residence other than at the unit; and
 

(C) The period of authorized occupancy does not exceed 45 days; or
 

(b) Is for the rental of a space in a recreational vehicle park on which a recreational vehicle owned by the occupant will be located and for which:
 

(A) The occupant rents the unit for vacation purposes only, not as a principal residence;
 

(B) The occupant has a principal residence other than at the space;
 

(C) The period of authorized occupancy does not exceed 90 days;
 

(D) The recreational vehicle is required to be removed from the park at the end of the occupancy period before a new occupancy may begin; and
 

(E) A written agreement is signed by the occupant that substantially states: “Your occupancy of this recreational vehicle park is a vacation occupancy and is NOT subject to the Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (ORS chapter 90).”
 

(54) “Victim” means:
 

(a) The person against whom an incident related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking is perpetrated; or
 

(b) The parent or guardian of a minor household member against whom an incident related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking is perpetrated, unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator.
 

(55) “Week-to-week tenancy” means a tenancy that has all of the following characteristics:
 

(a) Occupancy is charged on a weekly basis and is payable no less frequently than every seven days;
 

(b) There is a written rental agreement that defines the landlord’s and the tenant’s rights and responsibilities under this chapter; and
 

(c) There are no fees or security deposits, although the landlord may require the payment of an applicant screening charge, as provided in ORS 90.295.

Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

90.445. Termination of rental agreement of tenant who perpetrates domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking against household member

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) If a tenant perpetrates a criminal act of physical violence related to domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking against a household member who is a tenant, after delivery of at least 24 hours’ written notice specifying the act or omission constituting the cause and specifying the date and time of the termination, the landlord may:

(a) Terminate the rental agreement of the perpetrating tenant, but may not terminate the rental agreement of the other tenants; and

(b) If the perpetrator of the criminal act of physical violence related to domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking continues to occupy the premises after the termination date and time specified in the notice, seek a court order under ORS 105.128 to remove the perpetrator from the premises and terminate the perpetrator’s tenancy without seeking a return of possession from the remaining tenants.

(2) A landlord that terminates the tenancy of a perpetrator under this section may not require the remaining tenants to pay additional rent or an additional deposit or fee due to exclusion of the perpetrator.

(3) The perpetrator is jointly liable with any other tenants of the dwelling unit for rent or damages to the premises incurred prior to the later of the date the perpetrator vacates the premises or the termination date specified in the notice.

(4) The landlord’s burden of proof in a removal action sought under this section is by a preponderance of the evidence.

90.449. Discrimination against victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking prohibited

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A landlord may not terminate or fail to renew a tenancy, serve a notice to terminate a tenancy, bring or threaten to bring an action for possession, increase rent, decrease services or refuse to enter into a rental agreement:

(a) Because a tenant or applicant is, or has been, a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking.

(b) Because of a violation of the rental agreement or a provision of this chapter, if the violation consists of an incident of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking committed against the tenant or applicant.

(c) Because of criminal activity relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking in which the tenant or applicant is the victim, or of any police or emergency response related to domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking in which the tenant or applicant is the victim.

(2) A landlord may not impose different rules, conditions or standards or selectively enforce rules, conditions or standards against a tenant or applicant on the basis that the tenant or applicant is or has been a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a landlord may terminate the tenancy of a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking if the landlord has previously given the tenant a written warning regarding the conduct of the perpetrator relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking and:

(a) The tenant permits or consents to the perpetrator’s presence on the premises and the perpetrator is an actual and imminent threat to the safety of persons on the premises other than the victim; or

(b) The perpetrator is an unauthorized occupant and the tenant permits or consents to the perpetrator living in the dwelling unit without the permission of the landlord.

(4) If a landlord violates this section:

(a) A tenant or applicant may recover up to two months’ periodic rent or twice the actual damages sustained by the tenant or applicant, whichever is greater;

(b) The tenant has a defense to an action for possession by the landlord; and

(c) The applicant may obtain injunctive relief to gain possession of the dwelling unit.

(5) Notwithstanding ORS 105.137 (4), if a tenant asserts a successful defense under subsection (4) of this section to an action for possession, the tenant is not entitled to prevailing party fees, attorney fees or costs and disbursements if the landlord:

(a) Did not know, and did not have reasonable cause to know, at the time of commencing the action that a violation or incident on which the action was based was related to domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking; and

(b) Promptly dismissed tenants other than the perpetrator from the action upon becoming aware that the violation or incident on which the action was based was related to domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking.

90.453. Victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking and immediate family members; release from rental agreement; verification statement

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Immediate family member” means, with regard to a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking, any of the following who is not a perpetrator of the domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking against the tenant:

(A) An adult person related by blood, adoption, marriage or domestic partnership, as defined in ORS 106.310, or as defined or described in similar law in another jurisdiction;

(B) A cohabitant in an intimate relationship;

(C) An unmarried parent of a joint child; or

(D) A child, grandchild, foster child, ward or guardian of the victim or of anyone listed in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of this paragraph.

(b) “Qualified third party” means a person that has had individual contact with the tenant and is a law enforcement officer, attorney or licensed health professional, an employee of the Department of Justice division providing victim and survivor services or a victim’s advocate at a victim services provider.

(c) “Verification” means:

(A) A copy of a valid order of protection issued by a court pursuant to ORS 30.866, 107.095 (1)(c), 107.716, 107.718, 107.725, 107.730, 163.738, 163.765, 163.767 or 163.775 or any other federal, state, local or tribal court order that restrains a person from contact with the tenant;

(B) A copy of a federal agency or state, local or tribal police report regarding an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking against the tenant;

(C) A copy of a conviction of any person for an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking against the tenant; or

(D) A statement substantially in the form set forth in subsection (3) of this section.

(d) “Victim services provider” means:

(A) A nonprofit agency or program receiving moneys administered by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Justice that offers safety planning, counseling, support or advocacy to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking; or

(B) A prosecution-based victim assistance program or unit.

(2)(a) If a tenant gives a landlord at least 14 days’ written notice, and the notice so requests, the landlord shall release the tenant and any immediate family member of the tenant from the rental agreement.

(b) The notice given by the tenant must specify the release date and must list the names of any immediate family members to be released in addition to the tenant.

(c) The notice must be accompanied by verification that the tenant:

(A) Is protected by a valid order of protection; or

(B) Has been the victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking within the 90 days preceding the date of the notice. For purposes of this subparagraph, any time the perpetrator was incarcerated or residing more than 100 miles from the victim’s home does not count as part of the 90-day period.

(3) A verification statement must be signed by the tenant and the qualified third party and be in substantially the following form:

 

QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION

__________

Name of qualified third party

__________

Name of tenant

PART 1. STATEMENT BY TENANT

 

I, __________ (Name of tenant), do hereby state as follows:

(A) I or a minor member of my household have been a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking, as those terms are defined in ORS 90.100.

(B) The most recent incident(s) that I rely on in support of this statement occurred on the following date(s): __________.

 

__________ The time since the most recent incident took place is less than 90 days; or

 

__________ The time since the most recent incident took place is less than 90 days if periods when the perpetrator was incarcerated or was living more than 100 miles from my home are not counted. The perpetrator was incarcerated from to __________. The perpetrator lived more than 100 miles from my home from __________ to __________.

(C) I hereby declare that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I understand it is made for use as evidence in court and is subject to penalty for perjury.

 

__________

 

(Signature of tenant)

 

Date: __________

PART 2. STATEMENT BY QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY

 

I, __________ (Name of qualified third party), do hereby verify as follows:

(A) I am a law enforcement officer, attorney or licensed health professional or a victim’s advocate with a victims services provider, as defined in ORS 90.453.

(B) My name, business address and business telephone are as follows:

 

__________

 

__________

 

__________

(C) The person who signed the statement above has informed me that the person or a minor member of the person’s household is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking, based on incidents that occurred on the dates listed above.

(D) I reasonably believe the statement of the person above that the person or a minor member of the person’s household is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking, as those terms are defined in ORS 90.100. I understand that the person who made the statement may use this document as a basis for gaining a release from the rental agreement with the person’s landlord.

 

I hereby declare that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I understand it is made for use as evidence in court and is subject to penalty for perjury.

 

__________

 

(Signature of qualified third party making this statement)

 

Date: __________

 

 

(4) A tenant and any immediate family member who is released from a rental agreement pursuant to subsection (2) of this section:

(a) Is not liable for rent or damages to the dwelling unit incurred after the release date; and

(b) Is not subject to any fee solely because of termination of the rental agreement.

(5) Notwithstanding the release from a rental agreement of a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking and any tenant who is an immediate family member of that tenant, other tenants remain subject to the rental agreement.

(6) A landlord may not disclose any information provided by a tenant under this section to a third party unless the disclosure is:

(a) Consented to in writing by the tenant;

(b) Required for use in an eviction proceeding;

(c) Made to a qualified third party; or

(d) Required by law.

(7) The provision of a verification statement under subsection (2) of this section does not waive the confidential or privileged nature of a communication between the victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking and a qualified third party.

90.456. Victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking and immediate family members; continuation of tenancy

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Notwithstanding the release of a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking, and any immediate family members of that tenant, from a rental agreement under ORS 90.453 or the exclusion of a perpetrator of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking as provided in ORS 90.459 or 105.128, if there are any remaining tenants of the dwelling unit, the tenancy shall continue for those tenants. Any fee, security deposit or prepaid rent paid by the victim, perpetrator or other tenants shall be applied, accounted for or refunded by the landlord following termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession by the remaining tenants as provided in ORS 90.300 and 90.302.
 

90.459. Victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking; changing of locks

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A tenant may give actual notice to the landlord that the tenant is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking and may request that the locks to the dwelling unit be changed. A tenant is not required to provide verification of the domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking to initiate the changing of the locks.

(2) A landlord who receives a request under subsection (1) of this section shall promptly change the locks to the tenant’s dwelling unit at the tenant’s expense or shall give the tenant permission to change the locks. If a landlord fails to promptly act, the tenant may change the locks without the landlord’s permission. If the tenant changes the locks, the tenant shall give a key to the new locks to the landlord.

(3) If the perpetrator of the domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking is a tenant in the same dwelling unit as the victim:

(a) Before the landlord or tenant changes the locks under this section, the tenant must provide the landlord with a copy of an order issued by a court pursuant to ORS 107.716 or 107.718 or any other federal, state, local or tribal court that orders the perpetrator to move out of the dwelling unit.

(b) The landlord has no duty under the rental agreement or by law to allow the perpetrator access to the dwelling unit or provide keys to the perpetrator, during the term of the court order or after expiration of the court order, or to provide the perpetrator access to the perpetrator’s personal property within the dwelling unit. Notwithstanding ORS 90.425, 90.435 or 90.675, if a landlord complies completely and in good faith with this section, the landlord is not liable to a perpetrator excluded from the dwelling unit.

(c) The perpetrator is jointly liable with any other tenant of the dwelling unit for rent or damages to the dwelling unit incurred prior to the date the perpetrator was excluded from the dwelling unit.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the landlord may not require the tenant to pay additional rent or an additional deposit or fee because of the exclusion of the perpetrator.

(e) The perpetrator’s tenancy terminates by operation of law upon an order described in paragraph (a) of this subsection becoming a final order.

Title 11. Domestic Relations

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Chapter 107. Marital Dissolution, Annulment and Separation; Mediation and Conciliation Services; Family Abuse Prevention

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Dissolution, Annulment, and Separation

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

107.015. Grounds for annulment or dissolution; incapacity; consent obtained by force or fraud

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a judgment for the annulment or dissolution of a marriage may be rendered:

(a) When either party to the marriage was incapable of making the marriage contract or consenting to the marriage for want of legal age or sufficient understanding; or

(b) When the consent of either party was obtained by force or fraud.

(2) A judgment for the annulment or dissolution of a marriage may not be rendered for a reason described in subsection (1) of this section if the marriage contract was afterward ratified.

107.025. Irreconcilable differences

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A judgment for the dissolution of a marriage or a permanent or unlimited separation may be rendered when irreconcilable differences between the parties have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage.

(2) A judgment for separation may be rendered when:

(a) Irreconcilable differences between the parties have caused a temporary or unlimited breakdown of the marriage;

(b) The parties make and file with the court an agreement suspending for a period not less than one year their obligation to live together as spouses, and the court finds such agreement to be just and equitable; or

(c) Irreconcilable differences exist between the parties and the continuation of their status as married persons preserves or protects legal, financial, social or religious interest.

107.075. Jurisdiction; residency requirement

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) If the marriage was solemnized in this state and either party is a resident of or domiciled in the state at the time the suit is commenced, a suit for its annulment or dissolution may be maintained where the ground alleged is one set forth in ORS 106.020 or 107.015.

(2) When the marriage was not solemnized in this state or when any ground other than set forth in ORS 106.020 or 107.015 is alleged, at least one party must be a resident of or be domiciled in this state at the time the suit is commenced and continuously for a period of six months prior thereto.

(3) In a suit for separation, one of the parties must be a resident of or domiciled in this state at the time the suit is commenced.

(4) Residence or domicile under subsection (2) or (3) of this section is sufficient to give the court jurisdiction without regard to the place where the marriage was solemnized or where the cause of suit arose.

107.095. Provisions court may make after commencement of suit and before decree; entry of decree in lieu of hearing

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) After the commencement of a suit for marital annulment, dissolution or separation and until a general judgment therein, the court may provide as follows:

(a) That a party pay to the other party such amount of money as may be necessary to enable the other party to prosecute or defend the suit, including costs of expert witnesses, and also such amount of money to the other party as may be necessary to support and maintain the other party.

(b) For the care, custody, support and maintenance, by one party or jointly, of the minor children as described in ORS 107.105 (1)(a) and for the parenting time rights as described in ORS 107.105 (1)(b) of the parent not having custody of such children.

(c) For the restraint of a party from molesting or interfering in any manner with the other party or the minor children.

(d) That if minor children reside in the family home and the court considers it necessary for their best interest to do so, the court may require either party to move out of the home for such period of time and under such conditions as the court may determine, whether the home is rented, owned or being purchased by one party or both parties.

(e) Restraining and enjoining either party or both from encumbering or disposing of any of the real or personal property of either or both of the parties, except as ordered by the court.

(f) For the temporary use, possession and control of the real or personal property of the parties or either of them and the payment of installment liens and encumbrances thereon.

(g) That even if no minor children reside in the family home, the court may require one party to move out of the home for such period of time and under such conditions as the court determines, whether the home is rented, owned or being purchased by one party or both parties if that party assaults or threatens to assault the other.

(2) A limited judgment under ORS chapter 18 may be entered in an action for dissolution or annulment of a marriage providing for a support award, as defined by ORS 18.005, or other money award, as defined by ORS 18.005. Notwithstanding ORS 19.255, a limited judgment entered under this subsection may not be appealed. Any decision of the court in a limited judgment subject to this subsection may be appealed as otherwise provided by law upon entry of a general judgment.

(3) The court shall not require an undertaking in case of the issuance of an order under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of this section.

(4) In a suit for annulment or dissolution of marriage or for separation, wherein the parties are copetitioners or the respondent is found by the court to be in default or the respondent having appeared has waived further appearance or the parties stipulate to the entry of a judgment, the court may, when the cause is otherwise ready for hearing on the merits, in lieu of such hearing, enter a judgment of annulment or dissolution or for separation based upon a current affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury in the form required by ORCP 1 E, executed by the petitioner or copetitioners, setting forth a prima facie case, and covering such additional matters as the court may require. If custody of minor children is involved, then the affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury must also include the name of the party with whom the children currently reside and the length of time they have so resided.

(5) When a court orders relief under subsection (1)(c) or (d) of this section, the court may include in its order an expiration date for the order to allow entry of the order into the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice as provided in ORS 107.720. If the person being restrained was provided notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court shall also include in the order, when appropriate, terms and findings sufficient under 18 U.S.C. 922 (d)(8) or (g)(8) to affect the person’s ability to possess firearms and ammunition or engage in activities involving firearms.

107.105. Contents of decree; care and custody of children; spousal support; disposition of property; creation of trust; name change; judgment for money; tax implications; appeal; supplemental proceedings for partition of property

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Whenever the court renders a judgment of marital annulment, dissolution or separation, the court may provide in the judgment:

(a) For the future care and custody, by one party or jointly, of all minor children of the parties born, adopted or conceived during the marriage and for minor children born to the parties prior to the marriage, as the court may deem just and proper under ORS 107.137. The court may hold a hearing to decide the custody issue prior to any other issues. When appropriate, the court shall recognize the value of close contact with both parents and encourage joint parental custody and joint responsibility for the welfare of the children.

(b) For parenting time rights of the parent not having custody of such children and for visitation rights pursuant to a petition filed under ORS 109.119. When a parenting plan has been developed as required by ORS 107.102, the court shall review the parenting plan and, if approved, incorporate the parenting plan into the court’s final order. When incorporated into a final order, the parenting plan is determinative of parenting time rights. If the parents have been unable to develop a parenting plan or if either of the parents requests the court to develop a detailed parenting plan, the court shall develop the parenting plan in the best interest of the child, ensuring the noncustodial parent sufficient access to the child to provide for appropriate quality parenting time and ensuring the safety of the parties, if implicated. The court shall deny parenting time to a parent under this paragraph if the court finds that the parent has been convicted of rape under ORS 163.365 or 163.375 or other comparable law of another jurisdiction and the rape resulted in the conception of the child. Otherwise, the court may deny parenting time to the noncustodial parent under this subsection only if the court finds that parenting time would endanger the health or safety of the child. In the case of a noncustodial parent who has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), the court may consider the noncustodial parent’s disability in determining parenting time only if the court finds that behaviors or limitations related to the noncustodial parent’s disability are endangering or will likely endanger the health, safety or welfare of the child. The court shall recognize the value of close contact with both parents and encourage, when practicable, joint responsibility for the welfare of such children and extensive contact between the minor children of the divided marriage and the parties. If the court awards parenting time to a noncustodial parent who has committed abuse, other than being convicted for rape as described in this paragraph, the court shall make adequate provision for the safety of the child and the other parent in accordance with the provisions of ORS 107.718 (6).

(c) For the support of the children of the marriage by the parties. In ordering child support, the formula established under ORS 25.275 shall apply. The court may at any time require an accounting from the custodial parent with reference to the use of the money received as child support. The court is not required to order support for any minor child who has become self-supporting, emancipated or married or for any child who has ceased to attend school after becoming 18 years of age. A general judgment entered under this section may include an amount for support as requested in a petition filed under ORS 107.085 or under a motion for relief made pursuant to ORS 107.095 (1)(b) for which a limited judgment was not entered, payment of which commences no earlier than the date the petition or motion was served on the nonrequesting party, and the amount shall be considered a request for relief that has been decided by the general judgment for purposes of ORS 18.082 (3).

(d) For spousal support, an amount of money for a period of time as may be just and equitable for one party to contribute to the other, in gross or in installments or both. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the judgment and except for any unpaid balance of previously ordered spousal support, liability for the payment of spousal support shall terminate on the death of either party, and there shall be no liability for either the payment of spousal support or for any payment in cash or property as a substitute for the payment of spousal support after the death of either party. The court may approve an agreement for the entry of an order for the support of a party. A general judgment entered under this section may include an amount for support as requested in a petition filed under ORS 107.085 or under a motion for relief made pursuant to ORS 107.095 (1)(b) for which a limited judgment was not entered, payment of which commences no earlier than the date the petition or motion was served on the nonrequesting party, and the amount shall be considered a request for relief that has been decided by the general judgment for purposes of ORS 18.082 (3). In making the spousal support order, the court shall designate one or more categories of spousal support and shall make findings of the relevant factors in the decision. The court may order:

(A) Transitional spousal support as needed for a party to attain education and training necessary to allow the party to prepare for reentry into the job market or for advancement therein. The factors to be considered by the court in awarding transitional spousal support include but are not limited to:

(i) The duration of the marriage;

(ii) A party’s training and employment skills;

(iii) A party’s work experience;

(iv) The financial needs and resources of each party;

(v) The tax consequences to each party;

(vi) A party’s custodial and child support responsibilities; and

(vii) Any other factors the court deems just and equitable.

(B) Compensatory spousal support when there has been a significant financial or other contribution by one party to the education, training, vocational skills, career or earning capacity of the other party and when an order for compensatory spousal support is otherwise just and equitable in all of the circumstances. The factors to be considered by the court in awarding compensatory spousal support include but are not limited to:

(i) The amount, duration and nature of the contribution;

(ii) The duration of the marriage;

(iii) The relative earning capacity of the parties;

(iv) The extent to which the marital estate has already benefited from the contribution;

(v) The tax consequences to each party; and

(vi) Any other factors the court deems just and equitable.

(C) Spousal maintenance as a contribution by one spouse to the support of the other for either a specified or an indefinite period. The factors to be considered by the court in awarding spousal maintenance include but are not limited to:

(i) The duration of the marriage;

(ii) The age of the parties;

(iii) The health of the parties, including their physical, mental and emotional condition;

(iv) The standard of living established during the marriage;

(v) The relative income and earning capacity of the parties, recognizing that the wage earner’s continuing income may be a basis for support distinct from the income that the supported spouse may receive from the distribution of marital property;

(vi) A party’s training and employment skills;

(vii) A party’s work experience;

(viii) The financial needs and resources of each party;

(ix) The tax consequences to each party;

(x) A party’s custodial and child support responsibilities; and

(xi) Any other factors the court deems just and equitable.

(e) For the delivery to one party of such party’s personal property in the possession or control of the other at the time of the giving of the judgment.

(f) For the division or other disposition between the parties of the real or personal property, or both, of either or both of the parties as may be just and proper in all the circumstances. In determining the division of property under this paragraph, the following apply:

(A) A retirement plan or pension or an interest therein shall be considered as property.

(B) The court shall consider the contribution of a party as a homemaker as a contribution to the acquisition of marital assets.

(C) Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, there is a rebuttable presumption that both parties have contributed equally to the acquisition of property during the marriage, whether such property is jointly or separately held.

(D)(i) Property acquired by gift to one party during the marriage and separately held by that party on a continuing basis from the time of receipt is not subject to a presumption of equal contribution under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.

(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, “property acquired by gift” means property acquired by one party through gift, devise, bequest, operation of law, beneficiary designation or inheritance.

(E) Subsequent to the filing of a petition for annulment or dissolution of marriage or separation, the rights of the parties in the marital assets shall be considered a species of co-ownership, and a transfer of marital assets under a judgment of annulment or dissolution of marriage or of separation entered on or after October 4, 1977, shall be considered a partitioning of jointly owned property.

(F) The court shall require full disclosure of all assets by the parties in arriving at a just property division.

(G) In arriving at a just and proper division of property, the court shall consider reasonable costs of sale of assets, taxes and any other costs reasonably anticipated by the parties.

(H)(i) If a party has been awarded spousal support in lieu of a share of property, the court shall so state on the record and shall order the obligor to provide for and maintain life insurance in an amount commensurate with the obligation and designating the obligee as beneficiary for the duration of the obligation.

(ii) The obligee or attorney of the obligee shall cause a certified copy of the judgment to be delivered to the life insurance company or companies.

(iii) If the obligee or the attorney of the obligee delivers a true copy of the judgment to the life insurance company or companies, identifying the policies involved and requesting such notification under this section, the company or companies shall notify the obligee, as beneficiary of the insurance policy, whenever the policyholder takes any action that will change the beneficiary or reduce the benefits of the policy. Either party may request notification by the insurer when premium payments have not been made. If the obligor is ordered to provide for and maintain life insurance, the obligor shall provide to the obligee a true copy of the policy. The obligor shall also provide to the obligee written notice of any action that will reduce the benefits or change the designation of the beneficiaries under the policy.

(g) For the creation of trusts as follows:

(A) For the appointment of one or more trustees to hold, control and manage for the benefit of the children of the parties, of the marriage or otherwise such of the real or personal property of either or both of the parties, as the court may order to be allocated or appropriated to their support and welfare, and to collect, receive, expend, manage or invest any sum of money awarded for the support and welfare of minor children of the parties.

(B) For the appointment of one or more trustees to hold, manage and control such amount of money or such real or personal property of either or both of the parties, as may be set aside, allocated or appropriated for the support of a party.

(C) For the establishment of the terms of the trust and provisions for the disposition or distribution of such money or property to or between the parties, their successors, heirs and assigns after the purpose of the trust has been accomplished. Upon petition of a party or a person having an interest in the trust showing a change of circumstances warranting a change in the terms of the trust, the court may make and direct reasonable modifications in its terms.

(h) To change the name of either spouse to a name the spouse held before the marriage. The court shall order a change if it is requested by the affected party.

(i) For a money award for any sums of money found to be then remaining unpaid upon any order or limited judgment entered under ORS 107.095. If a limited judgment was entered under ORS 107.095, the limited judgment shall continue to be enforceable for any amounts not paid under the limited judgment unless those amounts are included in the money award made by the general judgment.

(j) For an award of reasonable attorney fees and costs and expenses reasonably incurred in the action in favor of a party or in favor of a party’s attorney.

(2) In determining the proper amount of support and the proper division of property under subsection (1)(c), (d) and (f) of this section, the court may consider evidence of the tax consequences on the parties of its proposed judgment.

(3) Upon the filing of the judgment, the property division ordered shall be deemed effective for all purposes. This transfer by judgment, which shall affect solely owned property transferred to the other spouse as well as commonly owned property in the same manner as would a declaration of a resulting trust in favor of the spouse to whom the property is awarded, is not a taxable sale or exchange.

(4) If an appeal is taken from a judgment of annulment or dissolution of marriage or of separation or from any part of a judgment rendered in pursuance of the provisions of ORS 107.005 to 107.086, 107.095, 107.105, 107.115 to 107.174, 107.405, 107.425, 107.445 to 107.520, 107.540 and 107.610, the court rendering the judgment may provide in a supplemental judgment for any relief provided for in ORS 107.095 and shall provide that the relief granted in the judgment is to be in effect only during the pendency of the appeal. A supplemental judgment under this subsection may be enforced as provided in ORS 33.015 to 33.155 and ORS chapter 18. A supplemental judgment under this subsection may be appealed in the same manner as provided for supplemental judgments modifying a domestic relations judgment under ORS 19.275.

(5) If an appeal is taken from the judgment or other appealable order in a suit for annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for separation and the appellate court awards costs and disbursements to a party, the court may also award to that party, as part of the costs, such additional sum of money as it may adjudge reasonable as an attorney fee on the appeal.

(6) If, as a result of a suit for the annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for separation, the parties to such suit become owners of an undivided interest in any real or personal property, or both, either party may maintain supplemental proceedings by filing a petition in such suit for the partition of such real or personal property, or both, within two years from the entry of the judgment, showing among other things that the original parties to the judgment and their joint or several creditors having a lien upon any such real or personal property, if any there be, constitute the sole and only necessary parties to such supplemental proceedings. The procedure in the supplemental proceedings, so far as applicable, shall be the procedure provided in ORS 105.405 for the partition of real property, and the court granting the judgment shall have in the first instance and retain jurisdiction in equity therefor.

107.108. Support or maintenance for child attending school

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Child attending school” means a child of the parties who:

(A) Is unmarried;

(B) Is 18 years of age or older and under 21 years of age;

(C) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school that the child attends; and

(D) Has a course load that is no less than one-half of the load that is determined by the school to constitute full-time enrollment.

(b) “Regularly scheduled break” means:

(A) A summer semester or term;

(B) A period of time not exceeding four months between graduation from or completion of school and the beginning of the next regularly scheduled term, semester or course of study at school;

(C) A period of time between the end and beginning of regularly scheduled consecutive school semesters, terms or courses of study; or

(D) Any other scheduled break between courses of study that is defined by the school as a regularly scheduled break.

(c) “School” means:

(A) An educational facility such as a high school, community college, four-year college or university;

(B) A course of professional, vocational or technical training, including the Job Corps, designed to fit the child for gainful employment; or

(C) A high school equivalency course, including but not limited to a General Educational Development (GED) program, an educational program for grade 12 or below and home schooling.

(2) A support order entered or modified under ORS 25.501 to 25.556 or this chapter or ORS chapter 25, 108, 109, 110, 125, 419B or 419C may require either parent, or both of them, to provide for the support or maintenance of a child attending school.

(3) Notwithstanding ORS 25.503, a child attending school is a party to any legal proceeding related to the support order. A child attending school may:

(a) Apply for services under ORS 25.080:

(A) If a support order provides for the support or maintenance of the child attending school; or

(B) In accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Justice;

(b) Request a judicial or administrative modification of the child support amount or may receive notice of and participate in any modification proceeding; and

(c) Agree, in the manner provided under ORS 25.020 (12), that payments not made to the Department of Justice should be credited for amounts that would have been paid to the child attending school if the payments had been made to the department.

(4) Regardless of whether the child is a child attending school, an unmarried child who is 18 years of age or older and under 21 years of age:

(a) Is a necessary party to a judicial proceeding under ORS 107.085, 107.135, 107.431, 108.110, 109.103 or 109.165 in which the child’s parents are parties and the court has authority to order or modify support for a child attending school; and

(b) May request notice of any proceeding initiated by the administrator to modify a support order that may affect the child’s rights as a child attending school. To receive notice, the child shall provide an address to the administrator, and the administrator shall notify the child of any modification proceeding by first class mail. To be a party to a proceeding, the child must send a written request to the administrator within 30 days after the date of the notice of the proceeding.

(5)(a) If a support order provides for the support or maintenance of a child attending school and the child qualifies as a child attending school, unless good cause is found for the distribution of the payment to be made in some other manner, support shall be distributed to the child if services are being provided under ORS 25.080 or shall be paid directly to the child if those services are not being provided.

(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, administrator or administrative law judge, when there are multiple children for whom support is ordered, the amount distributed or paid directly to a child attending school is a prorated share based on the number of children for whom support is ordered. However, if, due to a parenting time or split custody arrangement, support was not paid to the parent having primary physical custody of the child before the child turned 18 years of age, support may not be distributed or paid directly to the child attending school unless the support order is modified.

(c) The Department of Justice shall adopt rules to define good cause and circumstances under which the administrator or administrative law judge may allocate support by other than a prorated share and to determine how support is to be allocated in those circumstances.

(6)(a) For support payments to continue to be distributed or paid directly to the child attending school, the child shall provide to each parent ordered to pay support and, if services are being provided under ORS 25.080, to the department:

(A) Written notice of the child’s intent to attend or continue to attend school. The child shall provide the notice before reaching 18 years of age. The notice must include the name of the school and the expected graduation date or date when the child will stop attending classes. If the child changes schools, the child shall provide the information required by this subsection concerning the subsequent school before the expected graduation date or date when the child will stop attending classes at the previous school.

(B) Written consent that:

(i) Is directed to the child’s school and is in a form consistent with state and federal requirements that restrict disclosure of student records;

(ii) Gives the school authority to disclose to each parent ordered to pay support the child’s enrollment status, whether the child is maintaining satisfactory academic progress, a list of courses in which the child is enrolled and the child’s grades; and

(iii) States that the disclosure is for the purpose of permitting each parent to verify the child’s compliance with the requirements of this section.

(b) The child shall provide the written consent form described in paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection within 30 days after the beginning of the first term or semester after the child reaches 18 years of age, at the beginning of each academic year thereafter and as otherwise required by the school to disclose the information under this section.

(c) If an order of nondisclosure of information has been entered concerning the child under ORS 25.020, the child may provide the information described in paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection in the manner established by the department by rule.

(7) Each parent ordered to pay support shall continue to make support payments, to be distributed or paid directly, to the child during regularly scheduled breaks as long as the child intends to continue attending school the next scheduled term or semester.

(8) A parent’s obligation to pay support to a child attending school is suspended when:

(a) The child has reached 18 years of age and has not provided written notice of the child’s intent to attend or continue to attend school, or the child has graduated or reached the date to stop attending classes, as provided under subsection (6)(a)(A) of this section;

(b)(A) Services are not being provided under ORS 25.080;

(B) The parent has provided the child with a written notice of the parent’s intent to stop paying support directly to the child because the child is no longer a child attending school or the child has not provided the written consent required by subsection (6)(a)(B) of this section; and

(C) Thirty days have passed since the parent provided the notice to the child and the parent has not received:

(i) Written confirmation from the school that the child is enrolled in the school and is a child attending school; or

(ii) The written consent from the child as required by subsection (6)(a)(B) of this section;

(c)(A) Services are being provided under ORS 25.080;

(B) A parent ordered to pay support has provided the department with written notice that the child is no longer a child attending school or that the child has not provided the written consent required by subsection (6)(a)(B) of this section;

(C) The department has provided written notice to the child requiring:

(i) Written confirmation, on a form developed by the department, from the school that the child is enrolled in the school and is a child attending school; and

(ii) Proof that the written consent required by subsection (6)(a)(B) of this section has been provided to the parent ordered to pay support; and

(D) Thirty days have passed since the department provided the notice to the child and the department has not received:

(i) Written confirmation from the school that the child is enrolled in the school and is a child attending school; or

(ii) Proof that the written consent required by subsection (6)(a)(B) of this section has been provided to the parent ordered to pay support.

(9) When a parent’s support obligation has been suspended under subsection (8) of this section, the obligation is reinstated:

(a) If services are not being provided under ORS 25.080, effective on the date the parent receives written confirmation from the school that the child is enrolled in the school and is a child attending school and receives the written consent from the child as required by subsection (6)(a)(B) of this section; or

(b) If services are being provided under ORS 25.080, effective on the date the department receives written confirmation from the school that the child is enrolled in the school and is a child attending school and receives proof that the written consent required by subsection (6)(a)(B) of this section has been provided to the parent ordered to pay support.

(10) If a parent ordered to pay support is paying a prorated share under subsection (5) of this section and that obligation is suspended under subsection (8) of this section, the parent shall pay to the obligee the amount previously paid to the child attending school until such time as the support order is modified. The suspension of a parent’s obligation to pay support to a child attending school is a substantial change of circumstances for purposes of modifying a support order. In a proceeding to modify a support order, the court, administrator or administrative law judge may order a modified amount of support and may order an amount of support to be paid in the event that a support obligation is reinstated under subsection (9) of this section.

(11)(a) If services are being provided under ORS 25.080 and the department has suspended a support obligation under subsection (8) of this section or reinstated a support obligation under subsection (9) of this section, a party may request administrative review of the action within 30 days after the date of the notice that the department has suspended or reinstated the support obligation.

(b) The department may adopt rules specifying the issues that may be considered on review.

(c) A party may appeal the department’s decision on review under ORS 183.484.

(12)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a parent who is required to provide for the support or maintenance of a child attending school has established a higher education savings plan for the child’s continued education, the court may order payment in accordance with the plan instead of ordering support that would otherwise be distributed or paid directly to the child under this section.

(b) If the court orders payment in accordance with the plan, the court may not order compliance with or payment of that provision of the order through the department.

(c) As used in this subsection, “higher education savings plan” means a tax-advantaged account established by a parent on behalf of a child for the purpose of paying qualified higher education expenses of the child at eligible educational institutions.

(13) A support order that provides for the support or maintenance of a child attending school is subject to this section regardless of when the support order was entered.

(14) A support order that provides for the support or maintenance of a child attending school is intended to recognize the importance of continuing education for a child over 18 years of age who does not benefit from an intact family or who has been removed from the household. While support may serve to supplement the resources available to the child attending school, it is not intended to replace other resources or meet all of the financial needs of a child attending school.

107.137. Factors considered in determining best interest of minor child regarding custody

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, in determining custody of a minor child under ORS 107.105 or 107.135, the court shall give primary consideration to the best interests and welfare of the child. In determining the best interests and welfare of the child, the court shall consider the following relevant factors:

(a) The emotional ties between the child and other family members;

(b) The interest of the parties in and attitude toward the child;

(c) The desirability of continuing an existing relationship;

(d) The abuse of one parent by the other;

(e) The preference for the primary caregiver of the child, if the caregiver is deemed fit by the court; and

(f) The willingness and ability of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the other parent and the child. However, the court may not consider such willingness and ability if one parent shows that the other parent has sexually assaulted or engaged in a pattern of behavior of abuse against the parent or a child and that a continuing relationship with the other parent will endanger the health or safety of either parent or the child.

(2) The best interests and welfare of the child in a custody matter shall not be determined by isolating any one of the relevant factors referred to in subsection (1) of this section, or any other relevant factor, and relying on it to the exclusion of other factors. However, if a parent has committed abuse as defined in ORS 107.705, other than as described in subsection (6) of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interests and welfare of the child to award sole or joint custody of the child to the parent who committed the abuse.

(3) If a party has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), the court may not consider that party’s disability in determining custody unless the court finds that behaviors or limitations of the party that are related to the party’s disability are endangering or will likely endanger the health, safety or welfare of the child.

(4) In determining custody of a minor child under ORS 107.105 or 107.135, the court shall consider the conduct, marital status, income, social environment or lifestyle of either party only if it is shown that any of these factors are causing or may cause emotional or physical damage to the child.

(5) No preference in custody shall be given to the mother over the father for the sole reason that she is the mother, nor shall any preference be given to the father over the mother for the sole reason that he is the father.

(6)(a) The court determining custody of a minor child under ORS 107.105 or 107.135 shall not award sole or joint custody of the child to a parent if:

(A) The court finds that the parent has been convicted of rape under ORS 163.365 or 163.375 or other comparable law of another jurisdiction; and

(B) The rape resulted in the conception of the child.

(b) A denial of custody under this subsection does not relieve the parent of any obligation to pay child support.

Family Abuse Prevention Act

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

107.700 Short title.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

ORS 107.700 to 107.732 shall be known and may be cited as the “Family Abuse Prevention Act.”

107.705 Definitions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 107.700 to 107.735:

(1) “Abuse” means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between family or household members:

(a) Attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury.

(b) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly placing another in fear of imminent bodily injury.

(c) Causing another to engage in involuntary sexual relations by force or threat of force.

(2) “Child” means an unmarried person who is under 18 years of age.

(3) “Declaration under penalty of perjury” means a declaration under penalty of perjury in the form required by ORCP 1 E.

(4) “Family or household members” means any of the following:

(a) Spouses.

(b) Former spouses.

(c) Adult persons related by blood, marriage or adoption.

(d) Persons who are cohabiting or who have cohabited with each other.

(e) Persons who have been involved in a sexually intimate relationship with each other within two years immediately preceding the filing by one of them of a petition under ORS 107.710.

(f) Unmarried parents of a child.

(5) “Interfere” means to interpose in a manner that would reasonably be expected to hinder or impede a person in the petitioner’s situation.

(6) “Intimidate” means to act in a manner that would reasonably be expected to threaten a person in the petitioner’s situation, thereby compelling or deterring conduct on the part of the person.

(7) “Menace” means to act in a manner that would reasonably be expected to threaten a person in the petitioner’s situation.

(8) “Molest” means to act, with hostile intent or injurious effect, in a manner that would reasonably be expected to annoy, disturb or persecute a person in the petitioner’s position.

107.707 Application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, ORS 109.701 to 109.834, applies to proceedings under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.

107.710 Petition to circuit court for relief; burden of proof.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Any person who has been the victim of abuse within the preceding 180 days may petition the circuit court for relief under ORS 107.700 to 107.735, if the person is in imminent danger of further abuse from the abuser. The person may seek relief by filing a petition with the circuit court alleging that the person is in imminent danger of abuse from the respondent, that the person has been the victim of abuse committed by the respondent within the 180 days preceding the filing of the petition and particularly describing the nature of the abuse and the dates thereof. The abuse must have occurred not more than 180 days before the filing of the petition. The petition must include allegations made under oath or affirmation or a declaration under penalty of perjury. The circuit court shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.

(2) The petitioner has the burden of proving a claim under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 by a preponderance of the evidence.

(3) A person’s right to relief under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 shall not be affected by the fact that the person left the residence or household to avoid abuse.

(4) A petition filed under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 shall disclose the existence of any custody, Family Abuse Prevention Act or Elderly Persons and Persons With Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act proceedings, or any marital annulment, dissolution or separation proceedings, or any filiation proceeding, pending between the parties, and the existence of any other custody order affecting the children of the parties.

(5) When the petitioner requests custody of any child, the petition shall comply with ORS 109.767 and disclose:

(a) The child’s present residence and the length of time the child has resided at the residence;

(b) The county and state where the child resided for the five years immediately prior to the filing of the petition;

(c) The name and address of the party or other responsible person with whom the child is presently residing;

(d) The name and current address of any party or other responsible person with whom the child resided for the five years immediately prior to the filing of the petition;

(e) Whether the party participated as a party, witness or in any other capacity, in any other litigation concerning the custody of the child in this or any other state;

(f) Whether the party has information of any custody proceeding concerning the child pending in a court of this or any other state; and

(g) Whether the party knows of any person not a party to the proceedings who has physical custody of the child or claims to have custody, parenting time or visitation rights with respect to the child.

(6) For purposes of computing the 180-day period in this section and ORS 107.718, any time during which the respondent is incarcerated or has a principal residence more than 100 miles from the principal residence of the petitioner shall not be counted as part of the 180-day period.

107.716. Hearing; certificate of compliance; consent agreement to bring about cessation of abuse

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) If the respondent requests a hearing pursuant to ORS 107.718 (10), the court shall hold the hearing within 21 days after the request. However, if the respondent contests the order granting temporary child custody to the petitioner, the court shall hold the hearing within five days after the request.

(2)(a) If the court determines under ORS 107.718 (2) that exceptional circumstances exist that affect the custody of a child, the court shall hold a hearing within 14 days after issuance of the restraining order. The clerk of the court shall provide a notice of the hearing along with the petition and order to the petitioner and, in accordance with ORS 107.718 (8), to the county sheriff for service on the respondent.

(b) The respondent may request an earlier hearing, to be held within five days after the request. The hearing request form shall be available from the clerk of the court in the form prescribed by the State Court Administrator under ORS 107.718 (7). If the respondent requests an earlier hearing, the clerk of the court shall notify the parties of the scheduled hearing date by mailing a notice of the time and place of hearing to the addresses provided in the petition or, for the respondent, to the address provided in the request for hearing, or as otherwise designated by a party.

(c) When the court schedules a hearing under this subsection, the respondent may not request a hearing under ORS 107.718 (10).

(3) In a hearing held pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section:

(a) The court may continue any order issued under ORS 107.718 if the court finds that:

(A) Abuse has occurred within the period specified in ORS 107.710 (1);

(B) The petitioner reasonably fears for the petitioner’s physical safety; and

(C) The respondent represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the petitioner or the petitioner’s child.

(b) The court may cancel or change any order issued under ORS 107.718 and may assess against either party a reasonable attorney fee and such costs as may be incurred in the proceeding.

(4)(a) If service of a notice of hearing is inadequate to provide a party with sufficient notice of the hearing held pursuant to ORS 107.718 (2) or (10), the court may extend the date of the hearing for up to five days so that the party may seek representation.

(b) If one party is represented by an attorney at a hearing held pursuant to ORS 107.718 (2) or (10), the court may extend the date of the hearing for up to five days at the other party’s request so that the other party may seek representation.

(5) If the court continues the order, with or without changes, at a hearing about which the respondent received actual notice and the opportunity to participate, the court shall include in the order a certificate in substantially the following form in a separate section immediately above the signature of the judge:

 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

 

This protective order meets all full faith and credit requirements of the Violence Against Women Act, 18 U.S.C. 2265 (1994). This court has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter. The respondent was afforded notice and timely opportunity to be heard as provided by the law of this jurisdiction. This order is valid and entitled to enforcement in this and all other jurisdictions.

 

 

(6) The court may approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of abuse of the parties. However, the court may not approve a term in a consent agreement that provides for restraint of a party to the agreement unless the other party petitioned for and was granted an order under ORS 107.710. An order or consent agreement made under this section may be amended at any time and shall continue in effect for a period of two years from the date of the order issued under ORS 107.718, or until superseded as provided in ORS 107.722.

(7) No order or agreement made under ORS 107.705 to 107.720, 133.310 and 133.381 shall in any manner affect title to any real property.

(8) No undertaking shall be required in any proceeding under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.

(9) Any proceeding under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 shall be in addition to any other available civil or criminal remedies.

107.717. Appearance by telephone or other two-way electronic communication device

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A party may file a motion under ORS 45.400 requesting that the court allow the appearance of the party or a witness by telephone or by other two-way electronic communication device in a proceeding under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.
(2) In exercising its discretion to allow written notice less than 30 days before the proceeding as required under ORS 45.400 (2), the court shall consider the expedited nature of a proceeding under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.
(3) In addition to the factors listed in ORS 45.400 (3)(b) that would support a finding of good cause, the court shall consider whether the safety or welfare of the party or witness would be threatened if testimony were required to be provided in person at a proceeding under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.
(4) A motion or good cause determination under this section or ORS 45.400 is not required for ex parte hearings held by telephone under ORS 107.718.

107.718. Court order when petitioner in imminent danger of abuse; contents of petition, order and related forms

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) When a person files a petition under ORS 107.710, the circuit court shall hold an ex parte hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the following judicial day. Upon a showing that the petitioner has been the victim of abuse committed by the respondent within 180 days preceding the filing of the petition, that there is an imminent danger of further abuse to the petitioner and that the respondent represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the petitioner or the petitioner’s child, the court shall, if requested by the petitioner, order:

(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, that temporary custody of the children of the parties be awarded to the petitioner or, at the request of the petitioner, to the respondent, subject to reasonable parenting time rights of the noncustodial parent, which the court shall order, unless such parenting time is not in the best interest of the child;

(b) That the respondent be required to move from the petitioner’s residence, if in the sole name of the petitioner or if it is jointly owned or rented by the petitioner and the respondent, or if the parties are married to each other;

(c) That the respondent be restrained from entering, or attempting to enter, a reasonable area surrounding the petitioner’s current or subsequent residence if the respondent is required to move from petitioner’s residence;

(d) That a peace officer accompany the party who is leaving or has left the parties’ residence to remove essential personal effects of the party or the party’s children, or both, including but not limited to clothing, toiletries, diapers, medications, Social Security cards, certified copies of records of live birth, identification and tools of the trade;

(e) That the respondent be restrained from intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing the petitioner, or attempting to intimidate, molest, interfere with or menace the petitioner;

(f) That the respondent be restrained from intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing any children in the custody of the petitioner, or attempting to intimidate, molest, interfere with or menace any children in the custody of the petitioner;

(g) That the respondent be restrained from entering, or attempting to enter, on any premises and a reasonable area surrounding the premises when it appears to the court that such restraint is necessary to prevent the respondent from intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing the petitioner or children whose custody is awarded to the petitioner;

(h) Other relief that the court considers necessary to:

(A) Provide for the safety and welfare of the petitioner and the children in the custody of the petitioner, including but not limited to emergency monetary assistance from the respondent; and

(B) Prevent the neglect and protect the safety of any service or therapy animal or any animal kept for personal protection or companionship, but not an animal kept for any business, commercial, agricultural or economic purpose; or

(i) Except as described in subsection (12) of this section or parenting time ordered under this section, that the respondent have no contact with the petitioner in person, by telephone or by mail.

(2) If the court determines that exceptional circumstances exist that affect the custody of a child, the court shall order the parties to appear and provide additional evidence at a hearing to determine temporary custody and resolve other contested issues. Pending the hearing, the court may make any orders regarding the child’s residence and the parties’ contact with the child that the court finds appropriate to provide for the child’s welfare and the safety of the parties. The court shall set a hearing time and date as provided in ORS 107.716 (2) and issue a notice of the hearing at the same time the court issues the restraining order.

(3) The court’s order under subsection (1) of this section is effective for a period of two years or until the order is withdrawn or amended, or until the order is superseded as provided in ORS 107.722, whichever is sooner.

(4) If respondent is restrained from entering, or attempting to enter, an area surrounding petitioner’s residence or any other premises, the order restraining respondent shall specifically describe the area.

(5) Imminent danger under this section includes but is not limited to situations in which the respondent has recently threatened petitioner with additional bodily harm.

(6) If the court awards parenting time to a parent who committed abuse, the court shall make adequate provision for the safety of the child and of the petitioner. The order of the court may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) That exchange of a child between parents shall occur at a protected location.

(b) That parenting time be supervised by another person or agency.

(c) That the perpetrator of the abuse be required to attend and complete, to the satisfaction of the court, a program of intervention for perpetrators or any other counseling program designated by the court as a condition of the parenting time.

(d) That the perpetrator of the abuse not possess or consume alcohol or controlled substances during the parenting time and for 24 hours preceding the parenting time.

(e) That the perpetrator of the abuse pay all or a portion of the cost of supervised parenting time, and any program designated by the court as a condition of parenting time.

(f) That no overnight parenting time occur.

(7) The State Court Administrator shall prescribe the content and form of the petition, order and related forms for use under ORS 107.700 to 107.735. The clerk of the court shall make available the forms and an instructional brochure explaining the rights set forth under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.

(8) If the court orders relief:

(a) The clerk of the court shall provide without charge the number of certified true copies of the petition and order necessary to provide the petitioner with one copy and to effect service and shall have a true copy of the petition and order delivered to the county sheriff for service upon the respondent, unless the court finds that further service is unnecessary because the respondent appeared in person before the court. In addition and upon request by the petitioner, the clerk shall provide the petitioner, without charge, two exemplified copies of the petition and order.

(b) The county sheriff shall serve the respondent personally unless the petitioner elects to have the respondent served personally by a private party or by a peace officer who is called to the scene of a domestic disturbance at which the respondent is present, and who is able to obtain a copy of the order within a reasonable amount of time. Proof of service shall be made in accordance with ORS 107.720. When the order does not contain the respondent’s date of birth and service is effected by the sheriff or other peace officer, the sheriff or officer shall verify the respondent’s date of birth with the respondent and shall record that date on the order or proof of service entered into the Law Enforcement Data System under ORS 107.720.

(c) No filing fee, service fee or hearing fee shall be charged for proceedings seeking only the relief provided under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.

(9) If the county sheriff:

(a) Determines that the order and petition are incomplete, the sheriff shall return the order and petition to the clerk of the court. The clerk of the court shall notify the petitioner, at the address provided by the petitioner, of the error or omission.

(b) After accepting the order and petition, cannot complete service within 10 days, the sheriff shall notify the petitioner, at the address provided by the petitioner, that the documents have not been served. If the petitioner does not respond within 10 days, the sheriff shall hold the order and petition for future service and file a return to the clerk of the court showing that service was not completed.

(10)(a) Within 30 days after a restraining order is served under this section, the respondent therein may request a court hearing upon any relief granted. The hearing request form shall be available from the clerk of the court in the form prescribed by the State Court Administrator.

(b) If the respondent requests a hearing under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the clerk of the court shall notify the petitioner of the date and time of the hearing, and shall supply the petitioner with a copy of the respondent’s request for a hearing. The petitioner shall give to the clerk of the court information sufficient to allow such notification.

(c) The hearing shall not be limited to the issues raised in the respondent’s request for hearing form. If the respondent seeks to raise an issue at the hearing not previously raised in the request for hearing form, or if the petitioner seeks relief at the hearing not granted in the original order, the other party shall be entitled to a reasonable continuance for the purpose of preparing a response to the issue.

(11) If the respondent fails to request a hearing within 30 days after a restraining order is served, the restraining order is confirmed by operation of law. The provisions of this section are sufficient to meet the due process requirements of 18 U.S.C. 922(g) in that the respondent received actual notice of the right to request a hearing and the opportunity to participate at the hearing but the respondent failed to exercise those rights.

(12) Service of process or other legal documents upon the petitioner is not a violation of this section if the petitioner is served as provided in ORCP 7 or 9.

107.719 Removal of personal effects; party accompanied by peace officer.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A peace officer who accompanies a party removing essential personal effects pursuant to an order issued under ORS 107.718 shall remain for up to 20 minutes and may temporarily interrupt the removal of property at any time. Nothing in this subsection shall affect a peace officer’s duty to arrest under ORS 133.055 and 133.310.

(2) The party removing essential personal effects from the residence pursuant to an order issued under ORS 107.718 is entitled to be accompanied by a peace officer on one occasion only.

(3) A peace officer who accompanies a party removing essential personal effects pursuant to an order issued under ORS 107.718 shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, for any actions of the party committed during the removal of essential personal effects.

107.720 Restraining order; issuance; delivery to county sheriff; duties of sheriff; duration and termination of order; contempt proceedings; security

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1)(a) Whenever a restraining order, as authorized by ORS 107.095 (1)(c) or (d), 107.716 or 107.718, that includes a security amount and an expiration date pursuant to ORS 107.095, 107.716 or 107.718 and this section, is issued and the person to be restrained has actual notice of the order, the clerk of the court or any other person serving the petition and order shall immediately deliver to a county sheriff a true copy of proof of service, on which it is stated that personal service of the petition and order was served on the respondent, and copies of the petition and order. Proof of service may be made by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of perjury. If an order entered by the court recites that the respondent appeared in person before the court, the necessity for service of the order and proof of service is waived. Upon receipt of a copy of the order and notice of completion of any required service by a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall immediately enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System maintained by the Department of State Police and into the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice. If the petition and order were served on the respondent by a person other than a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System and databases of the National Crime Information Center upon receipt of a true copy of proof of service. The sheriff shall provide the petitioner with a true copy of any required proof of service. Entry into the Law Enforcement Data System constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures adequate to ensure that an officer at the scene of an alleged violation of the order may be informed of the existence and terms of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county or tribal land in this state.

(b) When a restraining order has been entered into the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice under paragraph (a) of this subsection, a county sheriff shall cooperate with a request from a law enforcement agency from any other jurisdiction to verify the existence of the restraining order or to transmit a copy of the order to the requesting jurisdiction.

(2)(a) A restraining order shall remain in effect until the order expires or is terminated by court order.

(b) When a restraining order has been entered under ORS 107.718, the restraining order shall not be terminated upon a motion for dismissal by the petitioner unless the motion is notarized.

(3) In any situation where a restraining order described in subsection (1) of this section is terminated before the expiration date, the clerk of the court shall immediately deliver a copy of the termination order to the county sheriff with whom the original order was filed. Upon receipt of the termination order, the county sheriff shall promptly remove the original order from the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice.

(4) Pending a contempt hearing for alleged violation of a restraining order issued under ORS 107.095 (1)(c) or (d), 107.716 or 107.718, a person arrested and taken into custody pursuant to ORS 133.310 may be released as provided in ORS 135.230 to 135.290. Whenever a restraining order is issued under ORS 107.095 (1)(c) or (d), 107.716 or 107.718, the issuing court shall set a security amount for the violation of the order.

107.721 Petitioner's change of residence without notice to other parent.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

If the court does not award parenting time under ORS 107.718 to the parent who committed abuse, the petitioner may move to a residence more than 60 miles from the other parent without giving notice to the other parent of the change of residence. However, the petitioner shall give to the clerk of the court information sufficient to allow notification under ORS 107.718 (10).

107.722 Effect of dissolution, separation or annulment decree or modification order on abuse prevention order.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) The provisions of an order or judgment, or of a modification to an order or judgment issued under ORS 107.095 (1)(b), 107.105,107.135, 109.103 or 109.155 supersede contrary provisions of a preexisting order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 only, except an order issued under ORS 107.095 (1)(b) supersede a preexisting order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.732 if the party requesting temporary relief consolidates the subsequently filed matter with the preexisting matter filed under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 and provides the nonmoving party with notice and an opportunity for a hearing.

(2) (a) In a proceeding under ORS 107.700 to 107.735, the court may modify the custody or parenting time provisions of a preexisting order or judgment issued under ORS 107.095 (1)(b), 107.105, 107.135, 109.103 or 109.155, or a similar order or judgment issued by the tribunal of another jurisdiction, if necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the child or the petitioner.

(b) If the court, in an order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735, modifies the custody provisions of a preexisting order or judgment issued under ORS 107.095 (1)(b), 107.105, 107.135, 109.103 or 109.155, the court shall specify in the order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 a period that the court considers adequate under the circumstances within which the party seeking relief may obtain a modification of the preexisting order or judgment under controlling law. Upon the expiration of the period specified by the court, if a modification of the preexisting order or judgment has not been obtained, the custody and parenting time provisions of the order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 expire and the custody and parenting time provisions of the preexisting order or judgment become immediately effective.

(c) If the court, in an order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735, modifies the custody provisions of a preexisting order or judgment issued by the tribunal of another jurisdiction, ORS 109.701 to 109.834 apply.

107.723 Restraining order; service; electronic communication of order

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A sheriff may serve a restraining order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 in the county in which the sheriff was elected and in any county that is adjacent to the county in which the sheriff was elected.

(2) A sheriff may serve and enter into the Law Enforcement Data System a copy of a restraining order under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 that was transmitted to the sheriff by a court or law enforcement agency using an electronic communication device. Before transmitting a copy of a restraining order to a sheriff under this subsection by telephonic facsimile or electronic mail, the person sending the copy must receive confirmation from the sheriff’s office that an electronic communication device is available and operating. For purposes of this subsection, “electronic communication device” means a device by which any kind of electronic communication can be made, including but not limited to communication by telephonic facsimile and electronic mail.

107.725 Renewal of order under ORS 107.716 or 107.718.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) The court may renew for a period of two years an order entered under ORS 107.716 or 107.718 or renewed under this section upon a finding that:

(a) A person in the petitioner’s situation would reasonably fear further acts of abuse by the respondent if the order is not renewed; or

(b) A person in the situation of a child who was in the petitioner’s custody during the time the order existed, who was also included as a protected person in the order and who has reached 18 years of age since the date the order was entered would reasonably fear further acts of abuse by the respondent if the order is not renewed.

(2) A finding that there has been a further act of abuse is not required to renew an order under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The court may renew an order under subsection (1)(b) of this section regardless of whether the original petitioner agrees to or seeks renewal of the order. If the petitioner does not agree to or seek renewal of the order concurrently with the request of the child who has reached 18 years of age, the court may modify the order upon renewal to exclude the petitioner as a protected person in the order. A child who has reached 18 years of age may seek renewal under this section without having to file a petition under ORS 107.710.

(4) A court may renew an order on the basis of an ex parte petition alleging facts supporting the required finding. The petition must include allegations made under oath or affirmation or a declaration under penalty of perjury. If the renewal order is granted, the provisions of ORS 107.716 (5) and 107.718 (8) to (10) apply except that the court may hear no issue other than the basis for renewal unless requested in the hearing request form and thereafter agreed to by the petitioner or the child who has reached 18 years of age. The court shall hold a hearing required under this section within 21 days after the respondent’s request.

107.726 Standing to petition for relief

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

A person who is under 18 years of age may petition the circuit court for relief under ORS 107.710 if:

(1) The person is:

(a) The spouse of the respondent;

(b) The former spouse of the respondent; or

(c) A person who has been in a sexually intimate relationship with the respondent; and

(2) The respondent is 18 years of age or older.

107.728 Venue

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

A petition under ORS 107.710 may be filed only in a county in which the petitioner or respondent resides. Any contempt proceedings for violation of a restraining order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 must be conducted by the court that issued the order, or by the circuit court for a county in which a violation of the restraining order occurs. If contempt proceedings are initiated in the circuit court for a county in which a violation of the restraining order occurs, the person initiating the contempt proceedings shall file with the court a copy of the restraining order, certified by the clerk of the court that issued the order. Upon filing of the certified copy of the restraining order, the court shall enforce the order as though that court had issued the order.

107.730 Modification of terms relating to custody and parenting time in order entered under ORS 107.700 to 107.735.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) At any time after an order has been issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 and after the time period set forth in ORS 107.718 (10)(a):

(a) A party may request that the court modify terms in the order that were entered under ORS 107.718 (1)(a), (b), (g) or (i) for good cause shown.

(b) A petitioner may request that the court modify by removing or making less restrictive terms in the order that were entered under ORS 107.718 (1)(b), (g) or (i) for good cause shown. Application to the court under this paragraph may be by ex parte motion.

(2) The clerk of the court shall provide without charge the number of certified true copies of the request for modification of the order and notice of hearing necessary to effect service and, at the election of the party requesting the modification, shall have a true copy of the request and notice delivered to the county sheriff for service upon the other party.

(3) The county sheriff shall personally serve the other party with a request under subsection (1)(a) of this section, unless the party requesting the modification under subsection (1)(a) of this section elects to have the other party personally served by a private party or unless otherwise ordered by the court.

(4) The provisions of ORS 107.716 (5) apply to a modification of an order under this section.

(5) The clerk of the court shall deliver a copy of an order of modification entered under subsection (1) of this section to the county sheriff for service and entry into the Law Enforcement Data System as provided in ORS 107.723.

(6)(a) The county sheriff shall serve a copy of an order of modification:

(A) Entered under subsection (1)(a) of this section by personal service on the nonrequesting party.

(B) Entered under subsection (1)(b) of this section by mailing a copy of the order to the nonrequesting party by first class mail.

(b) If the order of modification recites that the respondent appeared in person before the court, the necessity for service of the order and proof of service is waived.

(7) The court may assess against either party a reasonable attorney fee and costs that may be incurred in the proceeding.

107.732 Peace officer to assist in recovering custody of child.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) An order or a modification to an order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.732 that provides for the custody of a child shall, when requested by the party awarded custody, contain a provision ordering a peace officer to assist in recovering the custody of the child and authorizing the use of any reasonable force necessary to that end including directing forcible entry into specified premises.

(2)An order under ORS 107.718 directing the sheriff to use any reasonable force necessary to enforce the order authorizes the sheriff to make a forcible entry into the premises specified in the order.

(3) No peace officer shall be civilly or criminally liable for any action taken in recovering the custody of a child pursuant to an order issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.732, except for intentional torts outside the scope of the peace officer’s duties.

107.735 Responsibilities of the State Court Administrator

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

The State Court Administrator shall:

(1) Track the number of hearings that are scheduled or requested each year under ORS 107.716(2) or 107.718(2).

(2) In accordance with ORS 3.438(4)(a)(B), develop training information and materials concerning the issues and hearings under ORS 107.716(2) or 107.718(2) related to temporary custody of children. The training information and materials are for use by courts, state agencies, legal service providers and others as determined by the State Court Administrator.

Chapter 109. Parent and Child Rights and Relationships

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

109.103. Proceeding to determine custody or support of child

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) If a child is born to an unmarried person and parentage has been established under ORS 109.065, or if a child is born to a married person by a person other than the birth mother’s spouse and parentage between the person and the child has been established under ORS 109.065, either parent may initiate a civil proceeding to determine the custody or support of, or parenting time with, the child. The proceeding shall be brought in the circuit court of the county in which the child resides or is found or in the circuit court of the county in which either parent resides. The parents have the same rights and responsibilities regarding the custody and support of, and parenting time with, their child that married or divorced parents would have, and the provisions of ORS 107.094 to 107.449 that relate to custody, support and parenting time, the provisions of ORS 107.755 to 107.795 that relate to mediation procedures, and the provisions of ORS 107.810, 107.820 and 107.830 that relate to life insurance, apply to the proceeding.

(2) A parent may initiate the proceeding by filing with the court a petition setting forth the facts and circumstances upon which the parent relies. The parent shall state in the petition, to the extent known:

(a) Whether there is pending in this state or any other jurisdiction any type of support proceeding involving the child, including one brought under ORS 25.501 to 25.556, 109.100, 109.165, 125.025 or 419B.400 or ORS chapter 110; and

(b) Whether there exists in this state or any other jurisdiction a support order, as defined in ORS 110.503, involving the child.

(3) The parent shall include with the petition a certificate regarding any pending support proceeding and any existing support order. The parent shall use a certificate that is in a form established by court rule and include information required by court rule and subsection (2) of this section.

(4) When a parent initiates a proceeding under this section and the child support rights of one of the parents or of the child have been assigned to the state, the parent initiating the proceeding shall serve, by mail or personal delivery, a copy of the petition on the Administrator of the Division of Child Support or on the branch office providing support services to the county in which the suit is filed.

(5)(a) After a petition is filed under this section and upon service of summons and petition upon the respondent as provided in ORCP 7, a restraining order is issued and in effect against the petitioner and the respondent until a final judgment is issued, until the petition is dismissed or until further order of the court, restraining the petitioner and the respondent from:

(A) Canceling, modifying, terminating or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums any policy of health insurance that one party maintains to provide coverage for the other party or a minor child of the parties, or any life insurance policy that names either of the parties or a minor child of the parties as a beneficiary; and

(B) Changing beneficiaries or covered parties under any policy of health insurance that one party maintains to provide coverage for a minor child of the parties, or any life insurance policy.

(b) Either party restrained under this subsection may apply to the court for further temporary orders, including modification or revocation of the restraining order issued under this subsection.

(c) The restraining order issued under this subsection shall include a notice that either party may request a hearing on the restraining order by filing a request for hearing with the court.

(d) A copy of the restraining order issued under this subsection must be attached to the summons.

(e) A party who violates a term of a restraining order issued under this subsection is subject to imposition of remedial sanctions under ORS 33.055 based on the violation, but is not subject to:

(A) Criminal prosecution based on the violation; or

(B) Imposition of punitive sanctions under ORS 33.065 based on the violation.

109.510. Age of majority

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Except as provided in ORS 109.520, in this state any person shall be deemed to have arrived at majority at the age of 18 years, and thereafter shall:

(1) Have control of the person’s own actions and business; and

(2) Have all the rights and be subject to all the liabilities of a citizen of full age.

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(Enforcement)

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

109.787. Registration of child custody determination; notice; hearing

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to any circuit court in this state:

(a) A letter or other document requesting registration;

(b) The filing fee established under ORS 21.145;

(c) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and

(d) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 109.767, the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody, parenting time or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.

(2) On receipt of the documents required by subsection (1) of this section, the registering court shall cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form.

(3) The person seeking registration of a child custody determination shall serve notice upon the persons named under subsection (1)(d) of this section notifying them of the opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section.

(4) The notice required by subsection (3) of this section must state that:

(a) A registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this state;

(b) A hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination must be requested within 21 days after service of notice; and

(c) Failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child custody determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.

(5) A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing within 21 days after service of the notice and pay the filing fee established under ORS 21.145. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes that:

(a) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under ORS 109.741 to 109.771;

(b) The child custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under ORS 109.741 to 109.771; or

(c) The person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of ORS 109.724, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.

(6) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting registration and all persons served must be notified of the confirmation.

(7) Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.

109.791. Enforcement of registered determination

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

(2) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with ORS 109.741 to 109.771, a registered child custody determination of a court of another state.

Title 13. Protective Proceedings; Powers of Attorney; Trusts

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Chapter 124. Abuse of the Elderly, Disabled and Incapacitated

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Abuse Prevention and Reporting; Civil Action for Abuse

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

124.005. Definitions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 124.005 to 124.040:

(1) “Abuse” means one or more of the following:

(a) Any physical injury caused by other than accidental means, or that appears to be at variance with the explanation given of the injury.

(b) Neglect that leads to physical harm through withholding of services necessary to maintain health and well-being.

(c) Abandonment, including desertion or willful forsaking of an elderly person or a person with a disability or the withdrawal or neglect of duties and obligations owed an elderly person or a person with a disability by a caregiver or other person.

(d) Willful infliction of physical pain or injury.

(e) Use of derogatory or inappropriate names, phrases or profanity, ridicule, harassment, coercion, threats, cursing, intimidation or inappropriate sexual comments or conduct of such a nature as to threaten significant physical or emotional harm to the elderly person or person with a disability.

(f) Causing any sweepstakes promotion to be mailed to an elderly person or a person with a disability who had received sweepstakes promotional material in the United States mail, spent more than $500 in the preceding year on any sweepstakes promotions, or any combination of sweepstakes promotions from the same service, regardless of the identities of the originators of the sweepstakes promotion and who represented to the court that the person felt the need for the court’s assistance to prevent the person from incurring further expense.

(g) Wrongfully taking or appropriating money or property, or knowingly subjecting an elderly person or person with a disability to alarm by conveying a threat to wrongfully take or appropriate money or property, which threat reasonably would be expected to cause the elderly person or person with a disability to believe that the threat will be carried out.

(h) Sexual contact with a nonconsenting elderly person or person with a disability or with an elderly person or person with a disability considered incapable of consenting to a sexual act as described in ORS 163.315. As used in this paragraph, “sexual contact” has the meaning given that term in ORS 163.305.

(2) “Declaration under penalty of perjury” means a declaration under penalty of perjury in the form required by ORCP 1 E.

(3) “Elderly person” means any person 65 years of age or older.

(4) “Guardian petitioner” means a guardian or guardian ad litem for an elderly person or a person with a disability who files a petition under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 on behalf of the elderly person or person with a disability.

(5) “Interfere” means to interpose in a way that hinders or impedes.

(6) “Intimidate” means to compel or deter conduct by a threat.

(7) “Menace” means to act in a threatening manner.

(8) “Molest” means to annoy, disturb or persecute with hostile intent or injurious effect.

(9) “Person with a disability” means a person described in:

(a) ORS 410.040 (7); or

(b) ORS 410.715.

(10) “Petitioner” means an elderly person or a person with a disability who files a petition under ORS 124.005 to 124.040.

(11) “Sweepstakes” means:

(a) A procedure for awarding a prize that is based on chance;

(b) A procedure in which a person is required to purchase anything, pay anything of value or make a donation as a condition of winning a prize or of receiving or obtaining information about a prize; or

(c) A procedure that is advertised in a way that creates a reasonable impression that a payment of anything of value, purchase of anything or making a donation is a condition of winning a prize or receiving or obtaining information about a prize.

(12) “Sweepstakes promotion” means an offer to participate in a sweepstakes.

124.010. Necessary content and time limits for petition for relief; retention of rights

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, an elderly person or a person with a disability who has been the victim of abuse within the preceding 180 days or a guardian or guardian ad litem of an elderly person or a person with a disability who has been the victim of abuse within the preceding 180 days may petition the circuit court for relief under ORS 124.005 to 124.040, if the person is in immediate and present danger of further abuse from the abuser.

(b) The elderly person or person with a disability or the guardian or guardian ad litem of the person may seek relief by filing a petition with the circuit court alleging that the person is in immediate and present danger of further abuse from the respondent, alleging that the person has been the victim of abuse committed by the respondent within the 180 days preceding the filing of the petition and describing the nature of the abuse and the approximate dates thereof. The abuse must have occurred not more than 180 days before the filing of the petition.

(c) A petitioner or guardian petitioner is not required to provide in the petition information regarding the relationship between the elderly person or person with a disability and the respondent.

(d) The petition must include allegations made under oath or affirmation or a declaration under penalty of perjury. The circuit court has jurisdiction over all proceedings under ORS 124.005 to 124.040.

(2) The petitioner or guardian petitioner has the burden of proving a claim under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 by a preponderance of the evidence.

(3) The right to petition for relief under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 is not affected by the fact that the elderly person or person with a disability has left the residence or household to avoid abuse.

(4) A petition filed under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 must disclose the existence of any Elderly Persons and Persons With Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act proceedings, any Abuse Prevention Act proceedings, any marital annulment, dissolution or separation proceedings pending between the parties or any protective proceedings under ORS chapter 125.

(5) Upon the filing of a petition under ORS 124.005 to 124.040, the clerk of the court shall give the petitioner or guardian petitioner information provided by the Department of Human Services about local adult protective services, domestic violence shelters and local legal services available.

(6) For purposes of computing the 180-day period in this section and ORS 124.020, any time during which the respondent is incarcerated or has a principal residence more than 100 miles from the principal residence of the elderly person or person with a disability is not counted as part of the 180-day period.

(7) If a guardian or guardian ad litem files a petition under this section on behalf of an elderly person or a person with a disability, the elderly person or person with a disability retains the right to:

(a) Contact and retain counsel;

(b) Have access to personal records;

(c) File objections to the restraining order;

(d) Request a hearing; and

(e) Present evidence and cross-examine witnesses at any hearing.

(8) An elderly person or a person with a disability may not file a petition under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 against a guardian or conservator for the person.

124.012. Venue

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February 2, 2024

A petition under ORS 124.010 may be filed only in a county in which the petitioner or respondent resides. Any contempt proceedings for violation of a restraining order issued under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 must be conducted by the court that issued the order, or by the circuit court for a county in which a violation of the restraining order occurs. If contempt proceedings are initiated in the circuit court for a county in which a violation of the restraining order occurs, the person initiating the contempt proceedings shall file with the court a copy of the restraining order, certified by the clerk of the court that issued the order. Upon filing of the certified copy of the restraining order, the court shall enforce the order as though that court had issued the order.

124.015. Request for hearing; relief; settlement; effect of proceedings

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February 2, 2024

(1) The court shall hold a hearing within 21 days following the request, and may cancel or change any order issued under ORS 124.020 if the respondent, elderly person or person with a disability requests a hearing pursuant to ORS 124.020 (9).

(2) In addition to the relief granted under ORS 124.020, the court, in a hearing held pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, may:

(a) Require either party to move from any residence whose title or right to occupy such premises is held jointly by the parties; and

(b) Assess against any party reasonable attorney fees and such costs as may be incurred in the hearing.

(3)(a) If the respondent is represented by an attorney, time for the hearing may be extended for up to five days at the request of the petitioner or guardian petitioner so that the petitioner or guardian petitioner may seek representation.

(b) If the elderly person or person with a disability is represented by an attorney, time for the hearing may be extended for up to five days at the request of the respondent or guardian petitioner so that the respondent or guardian petitioner may seek representation.

(4) The court may approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of abuse of the parties. However, the court may not approve a term in a consent agreement that provides for restraint of a party to the agreement unless the other party petitioned for and was granted an order under ORS 124.010. An order or consent agreement made under this section may be amended at any time and shall continue in effect for a period of one year from the date of the order issued under ORS 124.020.

(5) An order or agreement made under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 or ORS 133.310 and 133.381 may not in any manner affect title to any real property.

(6) No undertaking shall be required in any proceeding under ORS 124.005 to 124.040.

(7) Any proceeding under ORS 124.005 to 124.040 shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other available civil or criminal remedies.

(8) Notwithstanding any right or remedy established in ORS chapter 90 or ORS 105.105 to 105.168, a petitioner or guardian petitioner may enforce an order issued under ORS 124.005 to 124.040.

124.020. Ex parte hearing

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February 2, 2024

(1) When a petitioner or guardian petitioner files a petition under ORS 124.010, the circuit court shall hold an ex parte hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the following judicial day. Upon a showing that the elderly person or person with a disability named in the petition has been the victim of abuse committed by the respondent within 180 days preceding the filing of the petition and that there is an immediate and present danger of further abuse to the person, the court shall, if requested by the petitioner or guardian petitioner, order, for a period of one year or until the order is withdrawn or amended, whichever is sooner:

(a) That the respondent be required to move from the residence of the elderly person or person with a disability, if in the sole name of the person or if jointly owned or rented by the person and the respondent, or if the parties are married to each other;

(b) That a peace officer accompany the party who is leaving or has left the parties’ residence to remove essential personal effects of the party;

(c) That the respondent be restrained from abusing, intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing the elderly person or person with a disability, or attempting to abuse, intimidate, molest, interfere with or menace the person;

(d) That the respondent be restrained from entering, or attempting to enter, on any premises when it appears to the court that such restraint is necessary to prevent the respondent from abusing, intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing the elderly person or person with a disability;

(e) That the respondent be:

(A) Restrained, effective on a date not less than 150 days from the date of the order, from mailing the elderly person or person with a disability any sweepstakes promotion;

(B) Required to remove the elderly person or person with a disability from the respondent’s sweepstakes promotion mailing list or place the person on a list of persons to whom sweepstakes promotions may not be mailed; and

(C) Required to promptly refund any payment received in any form from the elderly person or person with a disability after the date the order is entered by the court; or

(f) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, other relief that the court considers necessary to provide for the safety and welfare of the elderly person or person with a disability.

(2)(a) If the court finds that the elderly person or person with a disability has been the victim of abuse as defined in ORS 124.005 (1)(g), the court may order only relief that the court considers necessary to prevent or remedy the wrongful taking or appropriation of the money or property of the person, including but not limited to:

(A) Directing the respondent to refrain from exercising control over the money or property of the person;

(B) Requiring the respondent to return custody or control of the money or property of the person to the person;

(C) Requiring the respondent to follow the instructions of the guardian or conservator of the person; or

(D) Prohibiting the respondent from transferring the money or property of the elderly person or person with a disability to any person other than the elderly person or person with a disability.

(b) The court may not use a restraining order issued under ORS 124.005 to 124.040:

(A) To allow any person other than the elderly person or person with a disability to assume responsibility for managing any of the money or property of the elderly person or person with a disability; or

(B) For relief that is more appropriately obtained in a protective proceeding filed under ORS chapter 125 including, but not limited to, giving control and management of the financial accounts or property of the elderly person or person with a disability for any purpose other than the relief granted under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(3) The showing required under subsection (1) of this section may be made by testimony of:

(a) The elderly person or person with a disability;

(b) The guardian or guardian ad litem of the elderly person or person with a disability;

(c) Witnesses to the abuse; or

(d) Adult protective services workers who have conducted an investigation.

(4) Immediate and present danger under this section includes but is not limited to situations in which the respondent has recently threatened the elderly person or person with a disability with additional abuse.

(5) When a guardian petitioner files a petition on behalf of an elderly person or a person with a disability, the guardian petitioner shall provide information about the person and not about the guardian petitioner where the petition, order or related forms prescribed under subsection (6) of this section require information about the petitioner.

(6) The State Court Administrator shall prescribe the content and form of the petition, order and related forms for use under ORS 124.005 to 124.040. The clerk of the court shall make available the forms and an instruction brochure.

(7) If the court orders relief:

(a) The clerk of the court shall provide without charge the number of certified true copies of the petition and order necessary to effect service and shall have a true copy of the petition and order delivered to the county sheriff for service upon the respondent, unless the court finds that further service is unnecessary because the respondent appeared in person before the court.

(b) The county sheriff shall serve the respondent personally unless the petitioner or guardian petitioner elects to have the respondent served personally by a private party or by a peace officer who is called to the scene of a domestic disturbance at which the respondent is present, and who is able to obtain a copy of the order within a reasonable amount of time. Proof of service shall be made in accordance with ORS 124.030.

(c) A respondent accused of committing abuse by means of a sweepstakes promotion may be served:

(A) Personally;

(B) By mailing certified true copies of the petition and order by certified mail to the address to which the elderly person or person with a disability would have sent the payment for goods or services promoted in the sweepstakes promotion had the elderly person or person with a disability been ordering the goods or services; or

(C) In the manner directed by the court.

(d) No filing fee, service fee or hearing fee shall be charged for proceedings seeking only the relief provided under ORS 124.005 to 124.040.

(8) If the county sheriff:

(a) Determines that the order and petition are incomplete, the order and petition shall be returned to the clerk of the court. The clerk of the court shall notify the petitioner or guardian petitioner, at the address provided by the petitioner or guardian petitioner, of the error or omission.

(b) After accepting the order and petition, cannot complete service within 10 days, the sheriff shall notify the petitioner or guardian petitioner, at the address provided by the petitioner or guardian petitioner, that the documents have not been served. If the petitioner or guardian petitioner does not respond within 10 days, the county sheriff shall hold the order and petition for future service and file a return to the clerk of the court showing that service was not completed.

(9)(a) Within 30 days after a restraining order is served on the respondent under this section or within 30 days after notice is served on the elderly person or person with a disability under ORS 124.024, the respondent, elderly person or person with a disability may request a court hearing upon any relief granted. The hearing request form shall be available from the clerk of the court in the form prescribed by the State Court Administrator.

(b) If the respondent, elderly person or person with a disability requests a hearing under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the clerk of the court shall notify the petitioner or guardian petitioner of the date and time of such hearing, and shall supply the petitioner or guardian petitioner with a copy of the request for a hearing. The petitioner or guardian petitioner shall give to the clerk of the court information sufficient to allow such notification.

(c) The hearing is not limited to the issues raised in the request for hearing form and may include testimony from witnesses to the abuse and adult protective services workers. The hearing may be held in person or by telephone. If the respondent, elderly person or person with a disability seeks to raise an issue at the hearing not previously raised in the request for hearing form, the petitioner or guardian petitioner is entitled to a reasonable continuance for the purpose of preparing a response to the issue.

(d) The court shall exercise its discretion in a manner that protects the elderly person or person with a disability from traumatic confrontation with the respondent.

124.022. Restraining order; service; electronic communication of order

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February 2, 2024

(1) A sheriff may serve a restraining order issued under ORS 124.020 in the county in which the sheriff was elected and in any county that is adjacent to the county in which the sheriff was elected.

(2) A sheriff may serve and enter into the Law Enforcement Data System a copy of a restraining order under ORS 124.020 that was transmitted to the sheriff by a court or law enforcement agency using an electronic communication device. Before transmitting a restraining order to a sheriff under this subsection by telephonic facsimile or electronic mail, the person sending the copy must receive confirmation from the sheriff’s office that an electronic communication device is available and operating. For purposes of this subsection, “electronic communication device” means a device by which any kind of electronic communication can be made, including but not limited to communication by telephonic facsimile and electronic mail.

124.024. Notice to elderly person or person with disabilities; proof of service

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February 2, 2024

(1) A guardian petitioner must give notice of the petition, order and related forms prescribed under ORS 124.020 (6) to the elderly person or person with a disability named in the petition.

(2) The guardian petitioner must also serve on the elderly person or person with a disability a notice that contains a statement of the rights of the person as follows:

(a) The right to contact and retain counsel;

(b) The right to have access to personal records;

(c) The right to file objections to the restraining order;

(d) The right to request a hearing to contest all or part of the restraining order; and

(e) The right to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses at any hearing.

(3) Notice provided under subsection (1) of this section must be similar to the notice provided to the respondent and must contain an objection form that the elderly person or person with a disability may complete and mail to the court.

(4) Notice under this section must be personally served on the elderly person or person with a disability. The date of personal service must be not later than 72 hours after the court issues a restraining order under ORS 124.020.

(5) Proof of service under this section must be filed in the proceeding before the court holds a hearing under ORS 124.015.

124.025. Procedure for removal of personal effects

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February 2, 2024

(1) A peace officer who accompanies a party removing essential personal effects pursuant to an order issued under ORS 124.020 shall remain for up to 20 minutes and may temporarily interrupt the removal of property at any time. Nothing in this subsection shall affect a peace officer’s duty to arrest under ORS 133.055 and 133.310.

(2) The party removing essential personal effects from the residence pursuant to an order issued under ORS 124.020 is entitled to be accompanied by a peace officer on one occasion only.

(3) A peace officer who accompanies a party removing essential personal effects pursuant to an order issued under ORS 124.020 shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, for any actions of the party committed during the removal of essential personal effects.

124.030. Restraining order; issuance; delivery to county sheriff; duties of sheriff; duration and termination of order; contempt proceedings; security

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February 2, 2024

(1) Whenever a restraining order, as authorized by ORS 124.015 or 124.020, that includes a security amount and an expiration date pursuant to ORS 124.015 and 124.020 and this section, is issued and the person to be restrained has actual notice of the order, the clerk of the court or any other person serving the petition and order shall immediately deliver to a county sheriff a true copy of proof of service, on which it is stated that personal service of the petition and order was served on the respondent, and copies of the petition and order. Proof of service may be made by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of perjury. If an order entered by the court recites that the respondent appeared in person before the court, the necessity for service of the order and proof of service is waived. Upon receipt of a copy of the order and notice of completion of any required service by a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall immediately enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System maintained by the Department of State Police. If the petition and order were served on the respondent by a person other than a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System upon receipt of a true copy of proof of service. Entry into the Law Enforcement Data System constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures adequate to ensure that an officer at the scene of an alleged violation of the order may be informed of the existence and terms of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in this state.

(2)(a) A restraining order shall remain in effect until the order expires or is terminated by court order.

(b) When a restraining order has been entered under ORS 124.020, the restraining order shall not be terminated upon a motion for dismissal by the petitioner or guardian petitioner unless the motion is notarized.

(3) In any situation where a restraining order described in subsection (1) of this section is terminated before the expiration date, the clerk of the court shall immediately deliver a copy of the termination order to the county sheriff with whom the original order was filed. Upon receipt of the termination order, the county sheriff shall promptly remove the original order from the Law Enforcement Data System.

(4) Pending a contempt hearing for an alleged violation of a restraining order issued under ORS 124.015 or 124.020, a person arrested and taken into custody pursuant to ORS 133.310 may be released as provided in ORS 135.230 to 135.290. Whenever a restraining order is issued under ORS 124.015 or 124.020, the issuing court shall set a security amount for the violation of the order.

124.035. Renewal of restraining order

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February 2, 2024

For good cause shown, the court may renew an order entered under ORS 124.015 or 124.020, and the court may do so regardless of whether there has been a further act of abuse.

124.040. Short title

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February 2, 2024

ORS 124.005 to 124.040 shall be known and may be cited as the “Elderly Persons and Persons With Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act.”

Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally

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February 2, 2024

Chapter 133. Arrest and Related Procedures; Search and Seizure; Extradition

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February 2, 2024

Arrest

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February 2, 2024

133.310. Arrests without warrants

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February 2, 2024

(1) A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed any of the following:

(a) A felony.

(b) A misdemeanor.

(c) An unclassified offense for which the maximum penalty allowed by law is equal to or greater than the maximum penalty allowed for a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) Any other crime committed in the officer’s presence.

(2) A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant when the peace officer is notified by telegraph, telephone, radio or other mode of communication by another peace officer of any state that there exists a duly issued warrant for the arrest of a person within the other peace officer’s jurisdiction.

(3) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody a person without a warrant when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that:

(a) There exists an order issued pursuant to ORS 30.866, 107.095 (1)(c) or (d), 107.716, 107.718, 124.015, 124.020, 133.035, 163.738, 163.765, 163.767 or 419B.845 restraining the person;

(b) A true copy of the order and proof of service on the person has been filed as required in ORS 107.720, 124.030, 133.035, 163.741, 163.773 or 419B.845; and

(c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of that order.

(4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody a person without a warrant if:

(a) The person protected by a foreign restraining order as defined by ORS 24.190 presents a physical or electronic copy of the foreign restraining order to the officer and represents to the officer that the order supplied is the most recent order in effect between the parties and that the person restrained by the order has been personally served with a copy of the order or has actual notice of the order; and

(b) The peace officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has violated the terms of the foreign restraining order.

(5) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody a person without a warrant if:

(a) A foreign restraining order as defined by ORS 24.190 has been filed with a court or has been entered into the Law Enforcement Data System or in the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice; and

(b) The peace officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has violated the terms of the foreign restraining order.

(6) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody a person without a warrant if the peace officer has probable cause to believe:

(a) The person has been charged with an offense and is presently released as to that charge under ORS 135.230 to 135.290; and(b) The person has failed to comply with a no contact condition of the release agreement.

Chapter 135. Arraignment and Pretrial Provisions

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February 2, 2024

Release of Defendant

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February 2, 2024

135.250. Release agreement conditions

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February 2, 2024

(1) If a defendant is released before judgment, the conditions of the release agreement shall be that the defendant will:

(a) Appear to answer the charge in the court having jurisdiction on a day certain and thereafter as ordered by the court until the defendant is discharged or the judgment is entered;

(b) Submit to the orders and process of the court;

(c) Not depart this state without leave of the court; and

(d) Comply with such other conditions as the court may impose.

(2)(a) In addition to the conditions listed in subsection (1) of this section, if the defendant is charged with an offense that also constitutes domestic violence, the court shall include as a condition of the release agreement that the defendant not contact the victim of the violence.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the court may enter an order waiving the condition that the defendant have no contact with the victim if:

(A) The victim petitions the court for a waiver; and

(B) The court finds, after a hearing on the petition, that waiving the condition is in the best interests of the parties and the community.

(c) If the defendant was provided notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court shall also include in the agreement, when appropriate, terms and findings sufficient under 18 U.S.C. 922 (d)(8) and (g)(8) to affect the defendant’s ability to possess firearms and ammunition or engage in activities involving firearms.

(d) ORS 107.720 applies to release agreements executed by defendants charged with an offense that constitutes domestic violence, except that proof of service of the release agreement is not required and the agreement may not be terminated at the request of the victim without a hearing.

Title 16. Crimes and Punishments

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February 2, 2024

Chapter 161. General Provisions

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February 2, 2024

Classes of Offenses

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February 2, 2024

161.525. “Felony” defined

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February 2, 2024

Except as provided in ORS 161.585 and 161.705, a crime is a felony if it is so designated in any statute of this state or if a person convicted under a statute of this state may be sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of more than one year.

Disposition of Offenders

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February 2, 2024

161.605. Maximum terms of imprisonment; felonies

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February 2, 2024

The maximum term of an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for a felony is as follows:

(1) For a Class A felony, 20 years.

(2) For a Class B felony, 10 years.

(3) For a Class C felony, 5 years.

(4) For an unclassified felony as provided in the statute defining the crime.

161.615. Sentences for misdemeanors

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February 2, 2024

Sentences for misdemeanors shall be for a definite term. The court shall fix the term of imprisonment within the following maximum limitations:

(1) For a Class A misdemeanor, 364 days.

(2) For a Class B misdemeanor, 6 months.

(3) For a Class C misdemeanor, 30 days.

(4) For an unclassified misdemeanor, as provided in the statute defining the crime.

161.625. Felonies; fines

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February 2, 2024

(1) A sentence to pay a fine for a felony shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding:

(a) $500,000 for murder or aggravated murder.

(b) $375,000 for a Class A felony.

(c) $250,000 for a Class B felony.

(d) $125,000 for a Class C felony.

(2) A sentence to pay a fine for an unclassified felony shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, as provided in the statute defining the crime.

(3)(a) If a person has gained money or property through the commission of a felony, then upon conviction thereof the court, in lieu of imposing the fine authorized for the crime under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, may sentence the defendant to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding double the amount of the defendant’s gain from the commission of the crime.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection do not apply to the felony theft of a companion animal, as defined in ORS 164.055, or a captive wild animal.

(4) As used in this section, “gain” means the amount of money or the value of property derived from the commission of the felony, less the amount of money or the value of property returned to the victim of the crime or seized by or surrendered to lawful authority before the time sentence is imposed. “Value” shall be determined by the standards established in ORS 164.115.

(5) When the court imposes a fine for a felony the court shall make a finding as to the amount of the defendant’s gain from the crime. If the record does not contain sufficient evidence to support a finding the court may conduct a hearing upon the issue.

(6) Except as provided in ORS 161.655, this section does not apply to a corporation.

161.635. Misdemeanors; fines

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February 2, 2024

(1) A sentence to pay a fine for a misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding:

(a) $6,250 for a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) $2,500 for a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) $1,250 for a Class C misdemeanor.

(2) A sentence to pay a fine for an unclassified misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, as provided in the statute defining the crime.

(3) If a person has gained money or property through the commission of a misdemeanor, then upon conviction thereof the court, instead of imposing the fine authorized for the offense under this section, may sentence the defendant to pay an amount fixed by the court, not exceeding double the amount of the defendant’s gain from the commission of the offense. In that event, ORS 161.625 (4) and (5) apply.

(4) This section does not apply to corporations.

Chapter 163. Offenses Against Persons

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February 2, 2024

Assault and Related Offenses

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February 2, 2024

163.160. Assault in the fourth degree

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February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the fourth degree if the person:

(a) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to another;

(b) With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly weapon; or

(c) With criminal negligence causes serious physical injury to another who is a vulnerable user of a public way, as defined in ORS 801.608, by means of a motor vehicle.

(2) Assault in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, assault in the fourth degree under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section is a Class C felony if the person commits the crime of assault in the fourth degree and:

(a) The assault is committed in the immediate presence of, or is witnessed by, the person’s or the victim’s minor child or stepchild or a minor child residing within the household of the person or victim;

(b) The person has been previously convicted of violating this section or ORS 163.165, 163.175, 163.185, 163.187 or 163.190, or of committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction, and the victim in the previous conviction is the same person who is the victim of the current crime;

(c) The person has at least three previous convictions for violating this section or ORS 163.165, 163.175, 163.185, 163.187 or 163.190 or for committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction, in any combination; or

(d) The person commits the assault knowing that the victim is pregnant.

(4) If a person is convicted of misdemeanor assault in the fourth degree constituting domestic violence as an element of the crime as described ORS 132.586, the court shall ensure that the judgment document reflects that the conviction constitutes domestic violence.(5) For purposes of subsection (3) of this section, an assault is witnessed if the assault is seen or directly perceived in any other manner by the child.

163.165. Assault in the third degree

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February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if the person:

(a) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon;

(b) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;

(c) Recklessly causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;

(d) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes, by means other than a motor vehicle, physical injury to the operator of a public transit vehicle while the operator is in control of or operating the vehicle. As used in this paragraph, “public transit vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.116;

(e) While being aided by another person actually present, intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another;

(f) While committed to a youth correction facility, intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another knowing the other person is a staff member while the other person is acting in the course of official duty;

(g) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to an emergency medical services provider, as defined in ORS 682.025, while the emergency medical services provider is performing official duties;

(h) Being at least 18 years of age, intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to a child 10 years of age or younger;

(i) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes, by means other than a motor vehicle, physical injury to the operator of a taxi while the operator is in control of the taxi; or

(j) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to a flagger or a highway worker while the flagger or highway worker is performing official duties.

(2)(a) Assault in the third degree is a Class C felony.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, assault in the third degree under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section is a Class B felony if:

(A) The assault resulted from the operation of a motor vehicle; and

(B) The defendant was the driver of the motor vehicle and was driving while under the influence of intoxicants.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) “Flagger” has the meaning given that term in ORS 811.230.

(b) “Highway worker” has the meaning given that term in ORS 811.230.

(c) “Staff member” means:

(A) A corrections officer as defined in ORS 181A.355, a youth correction officer, a youth correction facility staff member, a Department of Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority staff member or a person employed pursuant to a contract with the department or youth authority to work with, or in the vicinity of, adults in custody, youths or adjudicated youths; and

(B) A volunteer authorized by the department, youth authority or other entity in charge of a corrections facility to work with, or in the vicinity of, adults in custody, youths or adjudicated youths.(d) “Youth correction facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 162.135.

163.175. Assault in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if the person:
(a) Intentionally or knowingly causes serious physical injury to another;
(b) Intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon; or
(c) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
(2) Assault in the second degree is a Class B felony.

163.185. Assault in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the first degree if the person:

(a) Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon;

(b) Intentionally or knowingly causes serious physical injury to a child under six years of age;

(c) Violates ORS 163.175 knowing that the victim is pregnant; or

(d) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes serious physical injury to another while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 and:

(A) In the 10 years prior to the date of the current offense the person has been convicted of at least three of any of the following offenses in any combination:

(i) Driving under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010, or its statutory counterpart in another jurisdiction;

(ii) A driving under the influence of intoxicants offense in another jurisdiction that involved the impaired driving or operation of a vehicle, an aircraft or a boat due to the use of intoxicants or any combination thereof; or

(iii) An offense in another jurisdiction that involved driving or operating a vehicle, an aircraft or a boat while having a blood alcohol content above that jurisdiction’s permissible blood alcohol content; or

(B)(i) The person has a previous conviction for any of the crimes described in subsection (2) of this section, or their statutory counterparts in any jurisdiction; and

(ii) The victim’s death or serious physical injury in the previous conviction was caused by the person driving a motor vehicle.

(2) The previous convictions to which subsection (1)(d)(B) of this section apply are:

(a) Manslaughter in the first degree under ORS 163.118;

(b) Manslaughter in the second degree under ORS 163.125;

(c) Criminally negligent homicide under ORS 163.145;

(d) Assault in the first degree under this section;

(e) Assault in the second degree under ORS 163.175; or

(f) Assault in the third degree under ORS 163.165.

(3) Assault in the first degree is a Class A felony.

(4) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under subsection (1)(d)(B) of this section that the defendant was not under the influence of intoxicants at the time of the conduct that resulted in the previous conviction.

(5) As used in this section, “intoxicant” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of this 2023 Act.

163.187. Strangulation

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of strangulation if the person knowingly impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by:

(a) Applying pressure on the throat, neck or chest of the other person; or

(b) Blocking the nose or mouth of the other person.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to legitimate medical or dental procedures or good faith practices of a religious belief.

(3) Strangulation is a Class A misdemeanor.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, strangulation is a Class C felony if:

(a) The crime is committed in the immediate presence of, or is witnessed by, the person’s or the victim’s minor child or stepchild or a minor child residing within the household of the person or the victim;

(b) The victim is under 10 years of age;

(c) The victim is a family or household member, as defined in ORS 135.230, of the person;

(d) During the commission of the crime, the person used, attempted to use or threatened to use a dangerous or deadly weapon, as those terms are defined in ORS 161.015, unlawfully against another;

(e) The person has been previously convicted of violating this section or ORS 163.160, 163.165, 163.175, 163.185 or 163.190, or of committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction, and the victim in the previous conviction is the same person who is the victim of the current crime;

(f) The person has at least three previous convictions for violating this section or ORS 163.160, 163.165, 163.175, 163.185 or 163.190 or for committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction, in any combination; or

(g) The person commits the strangulation knowing that the victim is pregnant.

(5) For purposes of subsection (4)(a) of this section, a strangulation is witnessed if the strangulation is seen or directly perceived in any other manner by the child.

(6) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify strangulation committed under the circumstances described in subsection (4)(c) of this section as crime category 5 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission.

163.190. Menacing

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of menacing if by word or conduct the person intentionally attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.

(2) Menacing is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) If a person is convicted of menacing constituting domestic violence as an element of the crime as described ORS 132.586, the court shall ensure that the judgment document reflects that the conviction constitutes domestic violence.

163.192. Endangering a person protected by a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order; crime

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of endangering a person protected by a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order if the person:
(a) Has been served with the order as provided in ORS 107.718, unless service was waived under ORS 107.720 because the person appeared before the court;
(b) Intentionally engaged in conduct prohibited by the order while the order was in effect; and
(c) By engaging in the prohibited conduct, recklessly created a substantial risk of physical injury to a person protected by the order, or intentionally attempted to place a person protected by the order in fear of imminent physical injury.
(2) Endangering a person protected by a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order is a Class C felony.

Kidnapping and related offenses

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.245 Custodial interference in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of custodial interference in the second degree if, knowing or having reason to know that the person has no legal right to do so, the person takes, entices or keeps another person from the other person’s lawful custodian or in violation of a valid joint custody order with intent to hold the other person permanently or for a protracted period.

(2) Expenses incurred by a lawful custodial parent or a parent enforcing a valid joint custody order in locating and regaining physical custody of the person taken, enticed or kept in violation of this section are “economic damages” for purposes of restitution under ORS 137.103 to 137.109.

(3) Custodial interference in the second degree is a Class C felony.

163.257 Custodial interference in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of custodial interference in the first degree if the person violates ORS 163.245 and:

(a) Causes the person taken, enticed or kept from the lawful custodian or in violation of a valid joint custody order to be removed from the state; or

(b) Exposes that person to a substantial risk of illness or physical injury.

(2) Expenses incurred by a lawful custodial parent or a parent enforcing a valid joint custody order in locating and regaining physical custody of the person taken, enticed or kept in violation of this section are “economic damages” for purposes of restitution under ORS 137.103 to 137.109.

(3) Custodial interference in the first degree is a Class B felony.

Sexual Offenses

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.305. Definitions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Forcible compulsion” means to compel by:

(a) Physical force; or

(b) A threat, express or implied, that places a person in fear of immediate or future death or physical injury to self or another person, or in fear that the person or another person will immediately or in the future be kidnapped.

(2) “Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is rendered incapable of appraising or controlling the conduct of the person at the time of the alleged offense.

(3) “Oral or anal sexual intercourse” means sexual conduct between persons consisting of contact between the sex organs or anus of one person and the mouth or anus of another.

(4) “Physically helpless” means that a person is unconscious or for any other reason is physically unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.

(5) “Sexual contact” means any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person or causing such person to touch the sexual or other intimate parts of the actor for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either party.

(6) “Sexual intercourse” has its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however slight; emission is not required.

163.315. Capability to consent; lack of resistance

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person is considered incapable of consenting to a sexual act if the person is:

(a) Under 18 years of age;

(b) Incapable of appraising the nature of the person’s conduct;

(c) Mentally incapacitated; or

(d) Physically helpless.

(2) A lack of verbal or physical resistance does not, by itself, constitute consent but may be considered by the trier of fact along with all other relevant evidence.

(3) A person is incapable of appraising the nature of the person’s conduct if:

(a) The person is unable to understand the nature of the conduct;

(b) The person is unable to understand the right to choose whether and how to engage in conduct, including the right to revoke a prior decision to engage in conduct; or

(c) The person is unable to communicate a decision to engage in conduct.

163.325. Knowledge of victim's age

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) In any prosecution under ORS 163.355 to 163.445 in which the criminality of conduct depends on a child’s being under the age of 16, it is no defense that the defendant did not know the child’s age or that the defendant reasonably believed the child to be older than the age of 16.

(2) When criminality depends on the child’s being under a specified age other than 16, it is an affirmative defense for the defendant to prove that the defendant reasonably believed the child to be above the specified age at the time of the alleged offense.

(3) In any prosecution under ORS 163.355 to 163.445 in which the victim’s lack of consent is based solely upon the incapacity of the victim to consent because the victim is mentally incapacitated, physically helpless or incapable of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct, it is an affirmative defense for the defendant to prove that at the time of the alleged offense the defendant did not know of the facts or conditions responsible for the victim’s incapacity to consent.

163.345. Age; defense

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) In any prosecution under ORS 163.355, 163.365, 163.385, 163.395, 163.415, 163.425, 163.427 or 163.435 in which the victim’s lack of consent was due solely to incapacity to consent by reason of being less than a specified age, it is a defense that the actor was less than three years older than the victim at the time of the alleged offense.

(2) In any prosecution under ORS 163.408, when the object used to commit the unlawful sexual penetration was the hand or any part thereof of the actor and in which the victim’s lack of consent was due solely to incapacity to consent by reason of being less than a specified age, it is a defense that the actor was less than three years older than the victim at the time of the alleged offense.

(3) In any prosecution under ORS 163.445 in which the victim’s lack of consent was due solely to incapacity to consent by reason of being less than a specified age, it is a defense that the actor was less than three years older than the victim at the time of the alleged offense if the victim was at least 15 years of age at the time of the alleged offense.

163.355. Rape in the third degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of rape in the third degree if the person has sexual intercourse with another person under 16 years of age.

(2) Rape in the third degree is a Class C felony.

163.365. Rape in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person who has sexual intercourse with another person commits the crime of rape in the second degree if the other person is under 14 years of age.

(2) Rape in the second degree is a Class B felony.

163.375. Rape in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person who has sexual intercourse with another person commits the crime of rape in the first degree if:

(a) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the person;

(b) The victim is under 12 years of age;

(c) The victim is under 16 years of age and is the person’s sibling, of the whole or half blood, the person’s child or the person’s spouse’s child; or

(d) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of mental incapacitation, physical helplessness or incapability of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct.

(2) Rape in the first degree is a Class A felony.

163.385. Sodomy in the third degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the third degree if the person engages in oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person under 16 years of age or causes that person to engage in oral or anal sexual intercourse.
 

(2) Sodomy in the third degree is a Class C felony.

163.395. Sodomy in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person who engages in oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person or causes another to engage in oral or anal sexual intercourse commits the crime of sodomy in the second degree if the victim is under 14 years of age.
 

(2) Sodomy in the second degree is a Class B felony.

163.405. Sodomy in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person who engages in oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person or causes another to engage in oral or anal sexual intercourse commits the crime of sodomy in the first degree if:
 

(a) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor;
 

(b) The victim is under 12 years of age;
 

(c) The victim is under 16 years of age and is the actor’s brother or sister, of the whole or half blood, the son or daughter of the actor or the son or daughter of the actor’s spouse; or
 

(d) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of mental incapacitation, physical helplessness or incapability of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct.
 

(2) Sodomy in the first degree is a Class A felony.

163.408. Unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as permitted under ORS 163.412, a person commits the crime of unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree if the person penetrates the vagina, anus or penis of another with any object and the victim is under 14 years of age.

(2) Unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree is a Class B felony.

(3) As used in this section, “object” includes any body part of the actor.

(4) When multiple crimes are charged based on one penetrative act, the court may not enter separate convictions for each crime, and may enter only one conviction for the conduct.

163.411. Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as permitted under ORS 163.412, a person commits the crime of unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree if the person penetrates the vagina, anus or penis of another with any object and:

(a) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion;

(b) The victim is under 12 years of age; or

(c) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of mental incapacitation, physical helplessness or incapability of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct.

(2) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree is a Class A felony.

(3) As used in this section, “object” includes any body part of the actor.

(4) When multiple crimes are charged based on one penetrative act, the court may not enter separate convictions for each crime, and may enter only one conviction for the conduct.

163.415. Sexual abuse in the third degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the third degree if:
 

(a) The person subjects another person to sexual contact and:
 

(A) The victim does not consent to the sexual contact; or
 

(B) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of being under 18 years of age; or
 

(b) For the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of the person or another person, the person intentionally propels any dangerous substance at a victim without the consent of the victim.
 

(2) Sexual abuse in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
 

(3) As used in this section, “dangerous substance” means blood, urine, semen or feces.

163.425. Sexual abuse in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the second degree when:
 

(a) The person subjects another person to sexual intercourse, oral or anal sexual intercourse or, except as provided in ORS 163.412, penetration of the vagina, anus or penis with any object other than the penis or mouth of the actor and the victim does not consent thereto; or
 

(b)(A) The person violates ORS 163.415 (1)(a)(B);
 

(B) The person is 21 years of age or older; and
 

(C) At any time before the commission of the offense, the person was the victim’s coach or teacher, as those terms are defined in ORS 163.426.
 

(2) Sexual abuse in the second degree is a Class C felony.

163.427. Sexual abuse in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree when that person:
 

(a) Subjects another person to sexual contact and:
 

(A) The victim is less than 14 years of age;
 

(B) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor; or
 

(C) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally incapacitated, physically helpless or incapable of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct; or
 

(b) Intentionally causes a person under 18 years of age to touch or contact the mouth, anus or sex organs of an animal for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of a person.
 

(2) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class B felony.

163.445. Sexual misconduct

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of sexual misconduct if the person engages in sexual intercourse or oral or anal sexual intercourse with an unmarried person under 18 years of age.

(2) Sexual misconduct is a Class C misdemeanor.

163.472. Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image if:

(a) The person, with the intent to harass, humiliate or injure another person, knowingly causes to be disclosed an identifiable image of the other person whose intimate parts are visible or who is engaged in sexual conduct;

(b) The person knows or reasonably should have known that the other person does not consent to the disclosure;

(c) The other person is harassed, humiliated or injured by the disclosure; and

(d) A reasonable person would be harassed, humiliated or injured by the disclosure.

(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unlawful dissemination of an intimate image is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image is a Class C felony if the person has a prior conviction under this section at the time of the offense.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) “Disclose” includes, but is not limited to, transfer, publish, distribute, exhibit, advertise and offer.

(b) “Identifiable” means that a reasonable person would be able to recognize the individual depicted in the image as the other person.

(c) “Image” includes, but is not limited to, a photograph, film, videotape, recording, digital picture and other visual reproduction, regardless of the manner in which the image is stored.

(d) “Information content provider” has the meaning given that term in 47 U.S.C. 230(f).

(e) “Interactive computer service” has the meaning given that term in 47 U.S.C. 230(f).

(f) “Intimate parts” means uncovered human genitals, pubic areas or female nipples.

(g) “Sexual conduct” means sexual intercourse or oral or anal sexual intercourse, as those terms are defined in ORS 163.305, or masturbation.

(4) This section does not apply to:

(a) Activity by law enforcement agencies investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses;

(b) Legitimate medical, scientific or educational activities;

(c) Legal proceedings, when disclosure is consistent with common practice in civil proceedings or necessary for the proper functioning of the criminal justice system;

(d) The reporting of unlawful conduct to a law enforcement agency;

(e) Disclosures that serve a lawful public interest;

(f) Disclosures of images:

(A) Depicting the other person voluntarily displaying, in a public area, the other person’s intimate parts or engaging in sexual conduct; or

(B) Originally created for a commercial purpose with the consent of the other person; or

(g) The provider of an interactive computer service for an image of intimate parts provided by an information content provider.

Offenses Against Family

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.535. Abandonment of a child

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of abandonment of a child if, being a parent, lawful guardian or other person lawfully charged with the care or custody of a child under 15 years of age, the person deserts the child in any place with intent to abandon it.
 

(2) Abandonment of a child is a Class C felony.
 

(3) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating subsection (1) of this section that the child was left in accordance with ORS 418.017.

163.537. Buying or selling a person under 18 years of age

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of buying or selling a person under 18 years of age if the person buys, sells, barters, trades or offers to buy or sell the legal or physical custody of a person under 18 years of age.
 

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not:
 

(a) Prohibit a person in the process of adopting a child from paying the fees, costs and expenses related to the adoption as allowed in ORS 109.281.
 

(b) Prohibit a negotiated satisfaction of child support arrearages or other settlement in favor of a parent of a child in exchange for consent of the parent to the adoption of the child by the current spouse of the child’s other parent.
 

(c) Apply to fees for services charged by the Department of Human Services or adoption agencies licensed under ORS 412.001 to 412.161 and 412.991 and ORS chapter 418.
 

(d) Apply to fees for services in an adoption pursuant to a surrogacy agreement.
 

(e) Prohibit discussion or settlement of disputed issues between parties in a domestic relations proceeding.
 

(3) Buying or selling a person under 18 years of age is a Class B felony.

163.545. Child neglect in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person having custody or control of a child under 10 years of age commits the crime of child neglect in the second degree if, with criminal negligence, the person leaves the child unattended in or at any place for such period of time as may be likely to endanger the health or welfare of such child.
 

(2) Child neglect in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

163.547. Child neglect in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1)(a) A person having custody or control of a child under 16 years of age commits the crime of child neglect in the first degree if the person knowingly leaves the child, or allows the child to stay:
 

(A) In a vehicle where controlled substances or cannabinoid extracts as defined in ORS 475C.009 are being criminally delivered or manufactured;
 

(B) In or upon premises, or in the immediate proximity of premises, where a cannabinoid extract as defined in ORS 475C.009 is being processed, if the premises have not been licensed under ORS 475C.085;
 

(C) In or upon premises and in the immediate proximity where controlled substances are criminally delivered or manufactured for consideration or profit or where a chemical reaction involving one or more precursor substances:
 

(i) Is occurring as part of unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance or grinding, soaking or otherwise breaking down a precursor substance for the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance; or
 

(ii) Has occurred as part of unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance or grinding, soaking or otherwise breaking down a precursor substance for the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance and the premises have not been certified as fit for use under ORS 453.885; or
 

(D) In or upon premises that have been determined to be not fit for use under ORS 453.855 to 453.912.
 

(b) As used in this subsection, “vehicle” and “premises” do not include public places, as defined in ORS 161.015.
 

(2) Child neglect in the first degree is a Class B felony.
 

(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the controlled substance is marijuana and is delivered for no consideration.
 

(4) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify child neglect in the first degree as crime category 6 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission if the controlled substance being delivered or manufactured is methamphetamine.

163.555. Criminal nonsupport

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of criminal nonsupport if, being the parent, lawful guardian or other person lawfully charged with the support of a child under 18 years of age, born in or out of wedlock, the person knowingly fails to provide support for such child.
 

(2) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that either parent has contracted a subsequent marriage, that issue has been born of a subsequent marriage, that the defendant is the parent of issue born of a prior marriage or that the child is being supported by another person or agency.
 

(3) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant has a lawful excuse for failing to provide child support.
 

(4) If the defendant intends to rely on the affirmative defense created in subsection (3) of this section, the defendant must give the district attorney written notice of the intent to do so at least 30 days prior to trial. The notice must describe the nature of the lawful excuse upon which the defendant proposes to rely. If the defendant fails to file notice as required by this subsection, the defendant may not introduce evidence of a lawful excuse unless the court finds there was just cause for the defendant’s failure to file the notice within the required time.
 

(5) Criminal nonsupport is a Class C felony.

163.575. Endangering the welfare of a minor

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor if the person knowingly:
 

(a) Induces, causes or permits an unmarried person under 18 years of age to witness an act of sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse as defined in ORS 167.060;
 

(b) Permits a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain in a place where unlawful activity involving controlled substances or cannabis is maintained or conducted;
 

(c) Induces, causes or permits a person under 18 years of age to participate in gambling as defined in ORS 167.117; or
 

(d) Sells to a person under 18 years of age any device in which cannabis, cocaine or any controlled substance, as defined in ORS 475.005, is burned and the principal design and use of which is directly or indirectly to deliver cannabis smoke, cocaine smoke or smoke from any controlled substance into the human body, including but not limited to:
 

(A) Pipes, water pipes, hookahs, wooden pipes, carburetor pipes, electric pipes, air driven pipes, corncob pipes, meerschaum pipes and ceramic pipes, with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads or punctured metal bowls;
 

(B) Carburetion tubes and devices, including carburetion masks;
 

(C) Bongs;
 

(D) Chillums;
 

(E) Ice pipes or chillers;
 

(F) Rolling papers and rolling machines; and
 

(G) Cocaine free basing kits.
 

(2) Endangering the welfare of a minor is a Class A misdemeanor.

Invasion of Privacy

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.700. Invasion of personal privacy in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as provided in ORS 163.702, a person commits the crime of invasion of personal privacy in the second degree if:
 

(a)(A) For the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of the person, the person is in a location to observe another person in a state of nudity without the consent of the other person; and
 

(B) The other person is in a place and circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of personal privacy; or
 

(b)(A) The person knowingly makes or records a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording of another person’s intimate area without the consent of the other person; and
 

(B) The person being recorded has a reasonable expectation of privacy concerning the intimate area.
 

(2) As used in this section and ORS 163.701:
 

(a) “Intimate area” means nudity, or undergarments that are being worn by a person and are covered by clothing.
 

(b) “Makes or records a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording” includes, but is not limited to:
 

(A) Making or recording or employing, authorizing, permitting, compelling or inducing another person to make or record a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording.
 

(B) Making or recording a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording through the use of an unmanned aircraft system as defined in ORS 837.300, even if the unmanned aircraft system is operated for commercial purposes in compliance with authorization granted by the Federal Aviation Administration.
 

(c) “Nudity” means any part of the uncovered or less than opaquely covered:
 

(A) Genitals;
 

(B) Pubic area; or
 

(C) Female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola.
 

(d) “Places and circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of personal privacy” includes, but is not limited to, a bathroom, dressing room, locker room that includes an enclosed area for dressing or showering, tanning booth and any area where a person undresses in an enclosed space that is not open to public view.
 

(e) “Public view” means that an area can be readily seen and that a person within the area can be distinguished by normal unaided vision when viewed from a public place as defined in ORS 161.015.
 

(f) “Reasonable expectation of privacy concerning the intimate area” means that the person intended to protect the intimate area from being seen and has not exposed the intimate area to public view.
 

(3) Invasion of personal privacy in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

163.701. Invasion of personal privacy in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as provided in ORS 163.702, a person commits the crime of invasion of personal privacy in the first degree if:
 

(a)(A) The person knowingly makes or records a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording of another person in a state of nudity without the consent of the other person; and
 

(B) At the time the visual recording is made or recorded the person being recorded is in a place and circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of personal privacy; or
 

(b) The person violates ORS 163.700 and, at the time of the offense, has a prior conviction for:
 

(A) Invasion of personal privacy in any degree, public indecency, private indecency or a sex crime as defined in ORS 163A.005; or
 

(B) The statutory counterpart of an offense described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph in another jurisdiction.
 

(2)(a) Invasion of personal privacy in the first degree is a Class C felony.
 

(b) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify invasion of personal privacy in the first degree as crime category 6 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission.
 

(3) The court may designate invasion of personal privacy in the first degree as a sex crime under ORS 163A.005 if the court finds that the circumstances of the offense require the defendant to register and report as a sex offender for the safety of the community.

Miscellaneous

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.715. Unlawful use of a global positioning system device

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful use of a global positioning system device if the person knowingly affixes a global positioning system device to a motor vehicle without consent of the owner of the motor vehicle.
 

(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unlawful use of a global positioning system device is a Class A misdemeanor.
 

(b) Unlawful use of a global positioning system device is a Class C felony if, at the time of the offense, the person:
 

(A) Has been previously convicted of stalking under ORS 163.732, violating a court’s stalking order under ORS 163.750 or committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction; or
 

(B) Is the subject of a citation issued under ORS 163.735, an order issued under ORS 30.866, 107.700 to 107.735 or 163.738 or another court order prohibiting the person from contacting another person.
 

(3) This section does not apply to:
 

(a) A police officer who affixes a global positioning system device to a motor vehicle pursuant to a warrant or court order; or
 

(b) A person who affixes a global positioning system device to a motor vehicle operated by a motor carrier.
 

(4) As used in this section:
 

(a) “Global positioning system device” means an electronic device that permits the tracking of a person or object by means of global positioning system coordinates.
 

(b) “Motor carrier” has the meaning given that term in ORS 825.005.
 

(c) “Police officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 133.525.

Stalking

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.730. Definitions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 30.866 and 163.730 to 163.750, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Alarm” means to cause apprehension or fear resulting from the perception of danger.

(2) “Coerce” means to restrain, compel or dominate by force or threat.

(3) “Contact” includes but is not limited to:

(a) Coming into the visual or physical presence of the other person;

(b) Following the other person;

(c) Waiting outside the home, property, place of work or school of the other person or of a member of that person’s family or household;

(d) Sending or making written or electronic communications in any form to the other person;

(e) Speaking with the other person by any means;

(f) Communicating with the other person through a third person;

(g) Committing a crime against the other person;

(h) Communicating with a third person who has some relationship to the other person with the intent of affecting the third person’s relationship with the other person;

(i) Communicating with business entities with the intent of affecting some right or interest of the other person;

(j) Damaging the other person’s home, property, place of work or school;

(k) Delivering directly or through a third person any object to the home, property, place of work or school of the other person; or

(L) Service of process or other legal documents unless the other person is served as provided in ORCP 7 or 9.

(4) “Household member” means any person residing in the same residence as the victim.

(5) “Immediate family” means father, mother, child, sibling, spouse, grandparent, stepparent and stepchild.

(6) “Law enforcement officer” means:

(a) A person employed in this state as a police officer by:

(A) A county sheriff, constable or marshal;

(B) A police department established by a university under ORS 352.121 or 353.125; or

(C) A municipal or state police agency; or

(b) An authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.680.

(7) “Repeated” means two or more times.

(8) “School” means a public or private institution of learning or a child care facility.

163.732 Stalking.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of stalking if:

(a) The person knowingly alarms or coerces another person or a member of that person’s immediate family or household by engaging in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person;

(b) It is objectively reasonable for a person in the victim’s situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and

(c) The repeated and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the victim or a member of the victim’s immediate family or household.

(2)(a) Stalking is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, stalking is a Class C felony if the person has a prior conviction for:

(A) Stalking; or

(B) Violating a court’s stalking protective order.

(c) When stalking is a Class C felony pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection, stalking shall be classified as a person felony and as crime category 8 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.

163.735 Citation; form.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Upon a complaint initiated as provided in ORS 163.744, a law enforcement officer shall issue a citation ordering the person to appear in court within three judicial days and show cause why the court should not enter a court’s stalking protective order when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

(a) The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person or a member of that person’s immediate family or household thereby alarming or coercing the other person;

(b) It is objectively reasonable for a person in the victim’s situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and

(c) The repeated and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the victim or a member of the victim’s immediate family or household.

(2) The Department of State Police shall develop and distribute a form for the citation. The form shall be uniform throughout the state and shall contain substantially the following in addition to any other material added by the department:

OFFICER:______________

AGENCY:______________

PETITIONER:_____________

PERSON TO BE PROTECTED IF OTHER THAN PETITIONER:__________

RESPONDENT:____________

On behalf of petitioner, I affirm that I am a law enforcement officer in the State of Oregon.

You, the respondent, must appear at ___________ (name and location of court at which respondent is to appear) on ______ (date and time respondent is to appear in court). At this hearing, you must be prepared to establish why the court should not enter a court’s stalking protective order which shall be for an unlimited duration unless limited by law or court order. If you fail to appear at this hearing, the court shall immediately issue a warrant for your arrest and shall enter a court’s stalking protective order.

If the court issues a stalking protective order at this hearing, and while the protective order is in effect, federal law may prohibit you from:

Traveling across state lines or tribal land lines with the intent to violate this order and then violating this order.

Causing the person protected by the order, if the person is your spouse or intimate partner, to cross state lines or tribal land lines for your purpose of violating the order.

Possessing, receiving, shipping or transporting any firearm or firearm ammunition.

Whether or not a stalking protective order is in effect, federal law may prohibit you from:

Traveling across state lines or tribal land lines with the intent to injure or harass another person and during, or because of, that travel placing that person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to that person or to a member of that person’s immediate family.

Traveling across state lines or tribal land lines with the intent to injure your spouse or intimate partner and then intentionally committing a crime of violence causing bodily injury to that person.

Causing your spouse or intimate partner to travel across state lines or tribal land lines if your intent is to cause bodily injury to that person or if the travel results in your causing bodily injury to that person.

It has been alleged that you have alarmed or coerced the petitioner, or person to be protected if other than the petitioner. If you engage in contact that alarms or coerces the petitioner, or person to be protected if other than the petitioner, in violation of ORS 163.732, you may be arrested for the crime of stalking.

Date: ______ Time: ______

Signed: ______________________

(Respondent)

Signed: ______________________

(Law enforcement officer).

163.738. Contents of citation; hearing; protective order

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1)(a) A citation shall notify the respondent of a circuit court hearing where the respondent shall appear at the place and time set forth in the citation. The citation shall contain:

(A) The name of the court at which the respondent is to appear;

(B) The name of the respondent;

(C) A copy of the stalking complaint;

(D) The date, time and place at which the citation was issued;

(E) The name of the law enforcement officer who issued the citation;

(F) The time, date and place at which the respondent is to appear in court;

(G) Notice to the respondent that failure to appear at the time, date and place set forth in the citation shall result in the respondent’s arrest and entry of a court’s stalking protective order; and

(H) Notice to the respondent of potential liability under federal law for the possession or purchase of firearms or firearm ammunition and for other acts prohibited by 18 U.S.C. 2261 to 2262.

(b) The officer shall notify the petitioner in writing of the place and time set for the hearing.

(2)(a) The hearing shall be held as indicated in the citation. At the hearing, the petitioner may appear in person or by telephonic appearance. The respondent shall be given the opportunity to show cause why a court’s stalking protective order should not be entered. The hearing may be continued for up to 30 days. The court may enter:

(A) A temporary stalking protective order pending further proceedings; or

(B) A court’s stalking protective order if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(i) The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person or a member of that person’s immediate family or household thereby alarming or coercing the other person;

(ii) It is objectively reasonable for a person in the victim’s situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and

(iii) The repeated and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the victim or a member of the victim’s immediate family or household.

(b) In the order, the court shall specify the conduct from which the respondent is to refrain, which may include all contact listed in ORS 163.730 and any attempt to make contact listed in ORS 163.730. The order is of unlimited duration unless limited by law. If the respondent was provided notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court shall also include in the order, when appropriate, terms and findings sufficient under 18 U.S.C. 922 (d)(8) and (g)(8) to affect the respondent’s ability to possess firearms and ammunition or engage in activities involving firearms.

(3) The circuit court may enter an order under this section against a minor respondent without appointment of a guardian ad litem.

(4) If the respondent fails to appear at the time, date and place specified in the citation, the circuit court shall issue a warrant of arrest as provided in ORS 133.110 in order to ensure the appearance of the respondent at court and shall enter a court’s stalking protective order.

(5) The circuit court may also order the respondent to undergo mental health evaluation and, if indicated by the evaluation, treatment. If the respondent is without sufficient resources to obtain the evaluation or treatment, or both, the court shall refer the respondent to the mental health agency designated by the community mental health director for evaluation or treatment, or both.

(6) If the circuit court, the mental health evaluator or any other persons have probable cause to believe that the respondent is dangerous to self or others or is unable to provide for basic personal needs, the court shall initiate commitment procedures as provided in ORS 426.070 or 426.180.

(7) A law enforcement officer shall report the results of any investigation arising from a complaint under ORS 163.744 to the district attorney within three days after presentation of the complaint.

(8) Except for purposes of impeachment, a statement made by the respondent at a hearing under this section may not be used as evidence in a prosecution for stalking as defined in ORS 163.732 or for violating a court’s stalking protective order as defined in ORS 163.750.

163.741. Stalking order; issuance; delivery to county sheriff; duties of sheriff; termination of order

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Service of a stalking protective order shall be made by personal delivery of a copy of the order to the respondent. The respondent need not be served if an order of the court indicates that the respondent appeared in person before the court.

(2) Whenever a stalking protective order, as authorized by ORS 163.735 or 163.738, is served on a respondent, the person serving the order shall immediately deliver to the county sheriff a true copy of proof of service, on which it is stated that personal service of the order was made on the respondent, and a copy of the order. Proof of service may be made by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of perjury in the form required by ORCP 1 E. If service of the order is not required under subsection (1) of this section, a copy of the order must be delivered to the sheriff by the court. Upon receipt of a copy of the order and notice of completion of any required service by a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall immediately enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System maintained by the Department of State Police and into the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice. If the order was served on the respondent by a person other than a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System and databases of the National Crime Information Center upon receipt of a true copy of proof of service. The sheriff shall provide the complainant with a true copy of any required proof of service. Entry into the Law Enforcement Data System constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures adequate to ensure that an officer at the scene of an alleged violation of the order may be informed of the existence and terms of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in this state.

(3) When a stalking protective order has been entered into the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice under subsection (1) of this section, a county sheriff shall cooperate with a request from a law enforcement agency from any other jurisdiction to verify the existence of the stalking protective order or to transmit a copy of the order to the requesting jurisdiction.

(4) When a stalking protective order is terminated by order of the court, the clerk of the court shall immediately deliver a copy of the termination order to the county sheriff with whom the original order was filed. Upon receipt of the termination order, the county sheriff shall promptly remove the original order from the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice.

163.744 Complaint form.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person may initiate an action seeking a citation under ORS 163.735 by presenting a complaint to a law enforcement officer or to any law enforcement agency. The complaint shall be a statement setting forth with particularity the conduct that is the basis for the complaint. The petitioner must affirm the truth of the facts in the complaint.

(2) The Department of State Police shall develop and distribute the form of the complaint. The form shall include the standards for reviewing the complaint and for action. The form shall be uniform throughout the state and shall include substantially the following material:

STALKING COMPLAINT

Name of petitioner (person presenting complaint): _______________

Name of person being stalked if other than the petitioner: _____________

______________________________

Name of respondent (alleged stalker):
______________________________

Description of respondent:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________

Length of period of conduct:
______________________________
______________________________

Description of relationship (if any) between petitioner or person being stalked, if other than the petitioner, and respondent:
______________________________
______________________________

Description of contact:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________

Subscribed to and affirmed by:

______________________________

(signature of petitioner)

(printed name of petitioner)

______________________________

Dated: ___________________

(3) A parent may present a complaint to protect a minor child. A guardian may present a complaint to protect a dependent person.

(4) By signing the complaint, a person is making a sworn statement for purposes of ORS 162.055 to 162.425.

163.750 Violating court's stalking protective order.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of violating a court’s stalking protective order when:

(a) The person has been served with a court’s stalking protective order as provided in ORS 30.866 or 163.738 or if further service was waived under ORS 163.741 because the person appeared before the court;

(b) The person, subsequent to the service of the order, has engaged intentionally, knowingly or recklessly in conduct prohibited by the order; and

(c) If the conduct is prohibited contact as defined in ORS 163.730 (3)(d), (e), (f), (h) or (i), the subsequent conduct has created reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of a person protected by the order.

(2)(a) Violating a court’s stalking protective order is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, violating a court’s stalking protective order is a Class C felony if the person has a prior conviction for:

(A) Stalking; or

(B) Violating a court’s stalking protective order.

(c) When violating a court’s stalking protective order is a Class C felony pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection, violating a court’s stalking protective order shall be classified as a person felony and as crime category 8 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.

163.753. Law enforcement officer; immunity

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

A law enforcement officer acting in good faith shall not be liable in any civil action for issuing or not issuing a citation under ORS 163.735.

163.755 Conduct authorized or protected by labor laws.

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Nothing in ORS 30.866 or 163.730 to 163.750 shall be construed to permit the issuance of a court’s stalking protective order under ORS 30.866 or 163.738, the issuance of a citation under ORS 163.735, a criminal prosecution under ORS 163.732 or a civil action under ORS 30.866:

(a) For conduct that is authorized or protected by the labor laws of this state or of the United States.

(b) By or on behalf of a person who is in the legal or physical custody of a law enforcement unit or is in custody under ORS chapter 419C.

(c) By or on behalf of a person not described in paragraph (b) of this subsection to or against another person who:

(A) Is a parole and probation officer or an officer, employee or agent of a law enforcement unit, a county juvenile department or the Oregon Youth Authority; and

(B) Is acting within the scope of the other person’s official duties.

(2) As used in this section, “law enforcement unit” and “parole and probation officer” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 181.610.

Sexual Abuse Restraining Orders

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.760. Definitions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 163.760 to 163.777:

(1) “Declaration under penalty of perjury,” “family or household members,” “interfere,” “intimidate,” “menace” and “molest” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 107.705.

(2) “Sexual abuse” means sexual contact with:

(a) A person who does not consent to the sexual contact; or

(b) A person who is considered incapable of consenting to a sexual act under ORS 163.315, unless the sexual contact would be lawful under ORS 163.325 or 163.345.

(3) “Sexual contact” has the meaning given that term in ORS 163.305.

163.763. Persons subjected to sexual abuse and fearing for physical safety; request for restraining order; petition

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person who has been subjected to sexual abuse and who reasonably fears for the person’s physical safety may petition the circuit court for a restraining order if:

(a) The person and the respondent are not family or household members;

(b) The respondent is at least 18 years of age; and

(c) The respondent is not prohibited from contacting the person pursuant to a foreign restraining order as defined in ORS 24.190, an order issued under ORS 30.866, 124.015, 124.020, 163.738 or 419B.845 or an order entered in a criminal action.

(2)(a) A petition seeking relief under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 must be filed in the circuit court for the county in which the petitioner or the respondent resides. The petition may be filed, without the appointment of a guardian ad litem, by a person who is at least 12 years of age or by a parent or lawful guardian of a person who is under 18 years of age.

(b) The petition must allege that:

(A) The petitioner reasonably fears for the petitioner’s physical safety with respect to the respondent; and

(B) The respondent subjected the petitioner to sexual abuse.

(c) The petition must include allegations made under oath or affirmation or a declaration under penalty of perjury.

(d) The petitioner has the burden of proving a claim under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 by a preponderance of the evidence.

163.765. Ex parte hearing; order; contents; service

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) When a petition is filed in accordance with ORS 163.763, the circuit court shall hold an ex parte hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the following judicial day. Upon a finding that it is objectively reasonable for a person in the petitioner’s situation to fear for the person’s physical safety if an order granting relief under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 is not entered and that the respondent has subjected the petitioner to sexual abuse, the circuit court:

(a) Shall enter an order restraining the respondent from contacting the petitioner and from intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing the petitioner, or attempting to intimidate, molest, interfere with or menace the petitioner.

(b) If the petitioner requests, may order:

(A) That the respondent be restrained from contacting the petitioner’s children or family or household members;

(B) That the respondent be restrained from entering, or attempting to enter, a reasonable area surrounding the petitioner’s residence;

(C) That the respondent be restrained from intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing any children or family or household members of the petitioner, or attempting to intimidate, molest, interfere with or menace any children or family or household members of the petitioner;

(D) That the respondent be restrained from entering, or attempting to enter, any premises and a reasonable area surrounding the premises when necessary to prevent the respondent from intimidating, molesting, interfering with or menacing the petitioner or the petitioner’s children or family or household members; and

(E) Other relief necessary to provide for the safety and welfare of the petitioner or the petitioner’s children or family or household members.

(2) If the respondent is restrained from entering or attempting to enter an area surrounding the petitioner’s residence or any other premises, the restraining order must specifically describe the area or premises.

(3) When the circuit court enters a restraining order under this section, the court shall set a security amount for the violation of the order.

(4) If the circuit court enters a restraining order under subsection (1) of this section:

(a) The clerk of the court shall provide, without charge, the number of certified true copies of the petition and the restraining order necessary to provide the petitioner with one copy and to effect service and shall have a true copy of the petition and the restraining order delivered to the county sheriff for service upon the respondent, unless the circuit court finds that further service is unnecessary because the respondent appeared in person before the court. In addition and upon request by the petitioner, the clerk of the court shall provide the petitioner, without charge, two exemplified copies of the petition and the restraining order.

(b) The county sheriff shall serve the respondent personally unless the petitioner elects to have the respondent served personally by another party. Proof of service shall be made in accordance with ORS 163.773. When the restraining order does not contain the respondent’s date of birth and service is effected by the sheriff, the sheriff shall verify the respondent’s date of birth with the respondent and shall record that date on the restraining order or proof of service entered into the Law Enforcement Data System under ORS 163.773.

(5)(a) If the county sheriff:

(A) Determines that the restraining order and petition are incomplete, the sheriff shall return the restraining order and petition to the clerk of the court. The clerk of the court shall notify the petitioner, at the address provided by the petitioner, of the error or omission.

(B) Cannot complete service within 10 days after accepting the restraining order and petition, the sheriff shall notify the petitioner, at the address provided by the petitioner, that the documents have not been served. If the petitioner does not respond within 10 days, the sheriff shall hold the restraining order and petition for future service and file a return to the clerk of the court showing that service was not completed.

(b) If a petitioner receives notice of incomplete service under paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection and cannot effect service on the respondent within 30 days after the granting or renewal of the restraining order, the circuit court may order service by an alternative method in accordance with ORCP 7 D(6) on proof of the petitioner’s due diligence in attempting to effect service. If appropriate, the court may order the use of a summons to effect service. The summons must include notice of where the respondent may obtain a complete copy of the order.

(6)(a) Within 30 days after a restraining order is served under this section, the respondent may request a circuit court hearing upon any relief granted.

(b) If the respondent requests a hearing under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the clerk of the court shall notify the petitioner of the date and time of the hearing and shall supply the petitioner with a copy of the respondent’s request for a hearing. The petitioner shall give the clerk of the court information sufficient to allow such notification.

(7) If the respondent fails to request a hearing within 30 days after a restraining order is served, the restraining order is confirmed by operation of law.

(8)(a) A restraining order entered under this section is effective for a period of five years or, if the petitioner is under 18 years of age at the time of entry, until January 1 of the year following the petitioner’s 18th birthday, whichever occurs later, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) or (c) of this subsection or unless the restraining order is renewed, modified or terminated in accordance with ORS 163.760 to 163.777.

(b) The circuit court shall enter a permanent restraining order if, at the time of the petition or renewal of the order, the respondent has been convicted of a crime described in ORS 163.355 to 163.445 committed against the petitioner.

(c) The circuit court may enter a permanent restraining order if the court finds that it is objectively reasonable for a person in the petitioner’s situation to fear for the person’s physical safety and that the passage of time or a change in circumstances would not dissipate that fear. In making the finding, the court shall consider any information offered by the petitioner to support the request for a permanent restraining order, including but not limited to:

(A) Information that the respondent has a history of engaging in sexual abuse or domestic violence as defined in ORS 135.230;

(B) If the petitioner is a minor, the fact that the respondent is related to the petitioner by blood or marriage; or(C) Any vulnerability of the petitioner that is not likely to change over time.

163.767. Hearing at request of respondent; certificate of compliance; consent agreement

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) If the respondent requests a hearing under ORS 163.765 (6), the circuit court shall hold the hearing within 21 days after the request. At the hearing, the circuit court may terminate or modify the restraining order issued under ORS 163.765.

(2)(a) If service of a notice of hearing is inadequate to provide a party with sufficient notice of the hearing, the circuit court may extend the date of the hearing for up to five days so that the party may seek representation.

(b) If one party is represented by an attorney at the hearing, the circuit court may extend the date of the hearing for up to five days at the other party’s request so that the other party may seek representation.

(3) If the circuit court continues the restraining order issued under ORS 163.765, with or without modification, at a hearing about which the respondent received actual notice and the opportunity to be heard, the court shall include in the restraining order a certificate in substantially the following form in a separate section immediately above the signature of the judge:

——————————————————————————

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994

This protective order meets all full faith and credit requirements of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. 2265. This court has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter. The respondent was afforded notice and timely opportunity to be heard as provided by the law of this jurisdiction. This protective order is valid and entitled to enforcement in this and all other jurisdictions.

——————————————————————————-

(4) The circuit court may approve a consent agreement if the court determines that the agreement provides sufficient protections to the petitioner. The circuit court may not approve a term in a consent agreement that provides for restraint of a party to the agreement unless the other party petitioned for and was granted a restraining order issued under ORS 163.765.

(5) A restraining order entered under this section, or a consent agreement entered into under this section, shall continue for a period of five years from the date of the restraining order issued under ORS 163.765 or, if the petitioner is under 18 years of age at the time of issuance, until the petitioner attains 19 years of age, whichever occurs later, unless the court enters a permanent order under ORS 163.765 (8) or the restraining order is renewed, modified or terminated in accordance with ORS 163.775.

163.770. Appearance by telephone or other two-way electronic communication device

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A party may file a motion under ORS 45.400 requesting that the circuit court allow the appearance of the party or a witness by telephone or by other two-way electronic communication device in a proceeding under ORS 163.760 to 163.777.
(2) In determining whether to allow written notice less than 30 days before the proceeding under ORS 45.400 (2), the circuit court shall consider the expedited nature of a proceeding under ORS 163.760 to 163.777.
(3) In addition to the factors listed in ORS 45.400 (3)(b) that would support a finding of good cause, the circuit court shall consider whether the safety or welfare of the party or witness would be threatened if testimony were required to be provided in person at a proceeding under ORS 163.760 to 163.777.
(4) A motion or good cause determination is not required for ex parte hearings held by telephone under ORS 163.765.

163.773. Issuance of restraining order; entry into databases; service

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1)(a) When a restraining order is issued in accordance with ORS 163.760 to 163.777 and the person to be restrained has actual notice of the restraining order, the clerk of the court or any other person serving the petition and the restraining order shall immediately deliver to a county sheriff copies of the petition and the restraining order and a true copy of proof of service on which it is stated that the petition and the restraining order were served personally on the respondent. If alternative service is ordered by the court, the person performing service shall instead immediately deliver to the county sheriff copies of the petition, the restraining order and, if applicable, the summons, and a true copy of proof of service on which it is stated that alternative service was completed in accordance with ORCP 7 D(6). Proof of service may be made by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of perjury. If a restraining order entered by the circuit court recites that the respondent appeared in person before the court, the necessity for service of the restraining order and proof of service is waived.

(b) Upon receipt of a copy of the restraining order and notice of completion of any required service by a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall immediately enter the restraining order into the Law Enforcement Data System maintained by the Department of State Police and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice. If the petition and the restraining order were served on the respondent by a person other than a member of a law enforcement agency, or if alternative service was ordered by the court and completed in accordance with ORCP 7 D(6), the county sheriff shall enter the restraining order into the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center upon receipt of a true copy of proof of service. The sheriff shall provide the petitioner with a true copy of any required proof of service.

(c) Entry into the Law Enforcement Data System constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the restraining order. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures adequate to ensure that an officer at the scene of an alleged violation of the restraining order may be informed of the existence and terms of the restraining order. The restraining order is fully enforceable in any county or tribal land in this state.

(d) When a restraining order has been entered into the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice under this subsection, a county sheriff shall cooperate with a request from a law enforcement agency from any other jurisdiction to verify the existence of the restraining order or to transmit a copy of the restraining order to the requesting jurisdiction.

(2) A sheriff may serve a restraining order issued under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 in the county in which the sheriff was elected and in any county that is adjacent to the county in which the sheriff was elected.

(3)(a) A sheriff may serve and enter into the Law Enforcement Data System a copy of a restraining order issued under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 that was transmitted to the sheriff by a circuit court or law enforcement agency through an electronic communication device. Before transmitting a copy of a restraining order to a sheriff under this subsection through an electronic communication device, the person transmitting the copy must receive confirmation from the sheriff’s office that an electronic communication device is available and operating.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, “electronic communication device” means a device by which any kind of electronic communication can be made, including but not limited to communication by telephonic facsimile and electronic mail.

(4) When a circuit court enters an order terminating a restraining order issued under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 before the expiration date, the clerk of the court shall immediately deliver a copy of the termination order to the county sheriff with whom the original restraining order was filed. Upon receipt of the termination order, the county sheriff shall promptly remove the original restraining order from the Law Enforcement Data System and the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice.

(5)(a) A contempt proceeding for an alleged violation of a restraining order issued under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 must be conducted by the circuit court that issued the restraining order or by the circuit court for the county in which the alleged violation of the restraining order occurs. If contempt proceedings are initiated in the circuit court for the county in which the alleged violation of the restraining order occurs, the person initiating the contempt proceedings shall file with the court a copy of the restraining order that is certified by the clerk of the court that originally issued the restraining order. Upon filing of the certified copy of the restraining order, the circuit court shall enforce the restraining order as though that court had originally issued the restraining order.

(b) Pending a contempt hearing for an alleged violation of a restraining order issued under ORS 163.760 to 163.777, a person arrested and taken into custody pursuant to ORS 133.310 may be released as provided in ORS 135.230 to 135.290.

(c) Service of process or other legal documents upon the petitioner is not a violation of a restraining order entered under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 if the petitioner is served as provided in ORCP 7 or 9.

163.775. Renewal of restraining order; modification

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1)(a) A circuit court may renew a restraining order entered under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 upon a finding that it is objectively reasonable for a person in the petitioner’s situation to fear for the person’s physical safety if the restraining order is not renewed. A finding that the respondent has subjected the petitioner to additional sexual abuse is not required.

(b) A circuit court may renew a restraining order on the basis of an ex parte petition alleging facts supporting the required finding. The petition must include allegations made under oath or affirmation or a declaration under penalty of perjury. If the renewal order is granted, the provisions of ORS 163.765 (4) to (8) and 163.767 (3) apply, except that the court may hear no issue other than the basis for renewal, unless requested in the hearing request form and thereafter agreed to by the petitioner. The circuit court shall hold a hearing required under this paragraph within 21 days after the respondent’s request.

(2) At any time after the time period set forth in ORS 163.765 (6):

(a) A party may request that the circuit court modify terms in the restraining order for good cause shown.

(b) A petitioner may request that the circuit court remove terms in the restraining order or make terms in the order less restrictive. Application to the circuit court under this paragraph may be by ex parte motion.

(3) The clerk of the court shall provide without charge the number of certified true copies of the request for modification of the restraining order and notice of hearing necessary to effect service and, at the election of the party requesting the modification, shall have a true copy of the request and notice delivered to the county sheriff for service upon the other party.

(4) The county sheriff shall serve the other party with a request for modification of a restraining order under subsection (2)(a) of this section by personal service, unless the party requesting the modification elects to have the other party personally served by a private party or unless otherwise ordered by the circuit court.

(5) The provisions of ORS 163.767 (3) apply to a modification of a restraining order under this section.

(6) The clerk of the court shall deliver a copy of an order of modification entered under this section to the county sheriff for service and entry into the Law Enforcement Data System as provided in ORS 163.773.

(7)(a) The county sheriff shall serve a copy of an order of modification:

(A) Entered under subsection (2)(a) of this section by personal service on the nonrequesting party.

(B) Entered under subsection (2)(b) of this section by mailing a copy of the order of modification to the respondent by first class mail.

(b) If the order of modification recites that the respondent appeared in person before the circuit court, the necessity for service of the order and proof of service is waived.

(8) A restraining order entered under ORS 163.760 to 163.777 may not be terminated on motion of the petitioner, unless the motion is notarized.

163.777. Fees prohibited; other remedies available; forms and instructional brochure

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February 2, 2024

(1)(a) A filing fee, service fee or hearing fee may not be charged for proceedings seeking only the relief provided under sections 1 to 8 of this 2013 Act.

(b) An undertaking may not be required in any proceeding under sections 1 to 8 of this 2013 Act.

(2) A proceeding under sections 1 to 8 of this 2013 Act is in addition to any other available civil or criminal remedies.

(3)(a) After obtaining the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force shall produce:

(A) The forms for petitions and restraining orders, hearing requests and any related forms for use under sections 1 to 8 of this 2013 Act; and

(B) An instructional brochure explaining the rights set forth in sections 1 to 8 of this 2013 Act.

(b) After obtaining the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the forms and instructional brochures produced pursuant to this subsection, the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force shall provide the forms and copies of the instructional brochure to the clerks of the circuit court who shall make the forms and brochures available to the public.

Chapter 165. Offenses Involving Fraud or Deception

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February 2, 2024

Miscellaneous

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February 2, 2024

165.800 Identity theft

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February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of identity theft if the person, with the intent to deceive or to defraud, obtains, possesses, transfers, creates, utters or converts to the person’s own use the personal identification of another person.

 

(2) Identity theft is a Class C felony.
 

(3) It is an affirmative defense to violating subsection (1) of this section that the person charged with the offense:
 

(a) Was under 21 years of age at the time of committing the offense and the person used the personal identification of another person solely for the purpose of purchasing alcohol, tobacco products as defined in ORS 431A.175 or inhalant delivery systems as defined in ORS 431A.175; or
 

(b) Used the personal identification of another person solely for the purpose of misrepresenting the person’s age to gain access to a:
 

(A) Place the access to which is restricted based on age; or
 

(B) Benefit based on age.
 

(4) As used in this section:
 

(a) “Another person” means an individual, whether living or deceased, an imaginary person or a firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company, corporation, limited liability company, professional corporation or other private or public entity.
 

(b) “Personal identification” includes, but is not limited to, any written document or electronic data that does, or purports to, provide information concerning:
 

(A) A person’s name, address or telephone number;
 

(B) A person’s driving privileges;
 

(C) A person’s Social Security number or tax identification number;
 

(D) A person’s citizenship status or an identification number assigned to a noncitizen;
 

(E) A person’s employment status, employer or place of employment;
 

(F) The identification number assigned to a person by a person’s employer;
 

(G) The maiden name of a person or a person’s mother;
 

(H) The identifying number of a person’s depository account at a “financial institution” or “trust company,” as those terms are defined in ORS 706.008, or a credit card account;
 

(I) A person’s signature or a copy of a person’s signature;
 

(J) A person’s electronic mail name, electronic mail signature, electronic mail address or electronic mail account;
 

(K) A person’s photograph;
 

(L) A person’s date of birth; and
 

(M) A person’s personal identification number.

165.803 Aggravated identity theft

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February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of aggravated identity theft if:

(a) The person violates ORS 165.800 in 10 or more separate incidents within a 180-day period;

(b) The person violates ORS 165.800 and the person has a previous conviction for aggravated identity theft;

(c) The person violates ORS 165.800 and the losses incurred in a single or aggregate transaction are $ 10,000 or more within a 180-day period; or

(d) The person violates ORS 165.800 and has in the person’s custody, possession or control 10 or more pieces of personal identification from 10 or more different persons.

(2) Aggravated identity theft is a Class B felony.

(3) As used in this section, “previous conviction” includes:

(a) Convictions occurring before, on or after January 1, 2008; and

(b) Convictions entered in any other state or federal court for comparable offenses.

(4) The state shall plead in the accusatory instrument and prove beyond a reasonable doubt, as an element of the offense, the previous conviction for aggravated identity theft.

Chapter 166. Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering

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February 2, 2024

Riot, Disorderly Conduct, Harassment and Related Offenses

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

166.065. Harassment

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February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits the crime of harassment if the person intentionally:
 

(a) Harasses or annoys another person by:
 

(A) Subjecting such other person to offensive physical contact; or
 

(B) Publicly insulting such other person by abusive words or gestures in a manner intended and likely to provoke a violent response;
 

(b) Subjects another to alarm by conveying a false report, known by the conveyor to be false, concerning death or serious physical injury to a person, which report reasonably would be expected to cause alarm; or
 

(c) Subjects another to alarm by conveying a telephonic, electronic or written threat to inflict serious physical injury on that person or to commit a felony involving the person or property of that person or any member of that person’s family, which threat reasonably would be expected to cause alarm.
 

(2)(a) A person is criminally liable for harassment if the person knowingly permits any telephone or electronic device under the person’s control to be used in violation of subsection (1) of this section.
 

(b) Harassment that is committed under the circumstances described in subsection (1)(c) of this section is committed in either the county in which the communication originated or the county in which the communication was received.
 

(3) Harassment is a Class B misdemeanor.
 

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, harassment is a Class A misdemeanor if a person violates:
 

(a) Subsection (1)(a)(A) of this section by subjecting another person to offensive physical contact and:
 

(A) The offensive physical contact consists of touching the sexual or other intimate parts of the other person; or
 

(B)(i) The victim of the offense is a family or household member of the person; and
 

(ii) The offense is committed in the immediate presence of, or is witnessed by, the person’s or the victim’s minor child or stepchild or a minor child residing within the household of the person or victim; or
 

(b) Subsection (1)(c) of this section and:
 

(A) The person has a previous conviction under subsection (1)(c) of this section and the victim of the current offense was the victim or a member of the family of the victim of the previous offense;
 

(B) At the time the offense was committed, the victim was protected by a stalking protective order, a restraining order as defined in ORS 24.190 or any other court order prohibiting the person from contacting the victim;
 

(C) At the time the offense was committed, the person reasonably believed the victim to be under 18 years of age and more than three years younger than the person; or
 

(D)(i) The person conveyed a threat to kill the other person or any member of the family of the other person;
 

(ii) The person expressed the intent to carry out the threat; and
 

(iii) A reasonable person would believe that the threat was likely to be followed by action.
 

(c) Subsection (1)(a)(A), (b) or (c) of this section by committing the crime of harassment against:
 

(A) An election worker who is performing the election worker’s official duties at the time the harassment occurs; or
 

(B) An election worker because of an action taken or decision made by the election worker during the performance of the election worker’s official duties.
 

(5) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify harassment as described in subsection (4)(a)(B) of this section as a person Class A misdemeanor under the rules of the commission.
 

(6)(a) As used in this section:
 

(A) “Election worker” has the meaning given that term in ORS 247.965.
 

(B) “Electronic threat” means a threat conveyed by electronic mail, the Internet, a telephone text message or any other transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, cellular system, electromagnetic system or other similar means.
 

(C) “Family or household member” has the meaning given that term in ORS 135.230.
 

(b) For purposes of subsection (4) of this section, an offense is witnessed if the offense is seen or directly perceived in any other manner by the minor child.

166.090. Telephonic harassment

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A telephone caller commits the crime of telephonic harassment if the caller intentionally harasses or annoys another person:

(a) By causing the telephone of the other person to ring, such caller having no communicative purpose;

(b) By causing such other person’s telephone to ring, knowing that the caller has been forbidden from so doing by a person exercising lawful authority over the receiving telephone; or

(c) By sending to, or leaving at, the other person’s telephone a text message, voice mail or any other message, knowing that the caller has been forbidden from so doing by a person exercising lawful authority over the receiving telephone.

(2) Telephonic harassment is a Class B misdemeanor.

(3) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating subsection (1) of this section that the caller is a debt collector, as defined in ORS 646.639, who engaged in the conduct proscribed by subsection (1) of this section while attempting to collect a debt. The affirmative defense created by this subsection does not apply if the debt collector committed the unlawful collection practice described in ORS 646.639 (2)(a) while engaged in the conduct proscribed by subsection (1) of this section.

Bias Crime

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

166.155. Bias crime in the second degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits a bias crime in the second degree if the person:

(a) Tampers or interferes with property, having no right to do so nor reasonable ground to believe that the person has such right, with the intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another person because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin;

(b) Intentionally subjects another person to offensive physical contact because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin; or

(c) Intentionally, because of the person’s perception of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin of another person or of a member of the other person’s family, subjects the other person to alarm by threatening:

(A) To inflict serious physical injury upon or to commit a felony affecting the other person, or a member of the other person’s family; or

(B) To cause substantial damage to the property of the other person or of a member of the other person’s family.

(2) A bias crime in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) As used in this section and ORS 166.165:

(a) “Gender identity” means an individual’s gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether the identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that associated with the gender assigned to the individual at birth.

(b) “Property” means any tangible personal property or real property.

166.165. Bias crime in the first degree

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits a bias crime in the first degree if the person:

(a) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to another person because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin;

(b) With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin; or

(c) Intentionally, because of the person’s perception of another person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, places another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.

(2) A bias crime in the first degree is a Class C felony.

Possession and Use of Weapons

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

166.250. Unlawful possession of firearms

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 166.260, 166.270, 166.273, 166.274, 166.291, 166.292 or 166.410 to 166.470, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly:
 

(a) Carries any firearm concealed upon the person;
 

(b) Possesses a handgun that is concealed and readily accessible to the person within any vehicle;
 

(c) Possesses a firearm and:
 

(A) Is under 18 years of age;
 

(B)(i) While a minor, was found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or a misdemeanor involving violence, as defined in ORS 166.470; and
 

(ii) Was discharged from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court within four years prior to being charged under this section;
 

(C) Has been convicted of a felony;
 

(D) Was committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130;
 

(E) Was found to be a person with mental illness and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;
 

(F) Is presently subject to an order under ORS 426.133 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm;
 

(G) Has been found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a felony; or
 

(H) The possession of the firearm by the person is prohibited under ORS 166.255; or
 

(d) Possesses an unfinished frame or receiver and is prohibited from possessing firearms under paragraph (c) of this subsection.
 

(2) This section does not prohibit:
 

(a) A minor, who is not otherwise prohibited under subsection (1)(c) of this section, from possessing a firearm:
 

(A) Other than a handgun, if the firearm was transferred to the minor by the minor’s parent or guardian or by another person with the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian; or
 

(B) Temporarily for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose; or
 

(b) Any citizen of the United States over the age of 18 years who resides in or is temporarily sojourning within this state, and who is not within the excepted classes prescribed by ORS 166.270 and subsection (1) of this section, from owning, possessing or keeping within the person’s place of residence or place of business any handgun, and no permit or license to purchase, own, possess or keep any such firearm at the person’s place of residence or place of business is required of any such citizen. As used in this subsection, “residence” includes a recreational vessel or recreational vehicle while used, for whatever period of time, as residential quarters.
 

(3) Firearms carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed within the meaning of this section.
 

(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, a handgun is readily accessible within the meaning of this section if the handgun is within the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
 

(b) If a vehicle, other than a vehicle described in paragraph (c) of this subsection, has no storage location that is outside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a handgun is not readily accessible within the meaning of this section if:
 

(A) The handgun is stored in a closed and locked glove compartment, center console or other container; and
 

(B) The key is not inserted into the lock, if the glove compartment, center console or other container unlocks with a key.
 

(c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle, an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile, a handgun is not readily accessible within the meaning of this section if:
 

(A) The handgun is in a locked container within or affixed to the vehicle; or
 

(B) The handgun is equipped with a trigger lock or other locking mechanism that prevents the discharge of the firearm.
 

(5) Unlawful possession of a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.

166.255. Unlawful possession of firearm or ammunition

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm or ammunition if:

(a) The person is the subject of a court order that:

(A)(i) Was issued or continued after a hearing for which the person had actual notice and during the course of which the person had an opportunity to be heard; or

(ii) Was issued, continued or remains in effect, by order or operation of law, after the person received notice of the opportunity to request a hearing in which to be heard on the order, and either requested a hearing but did not attend the hearing or withdrew the request before the hearing occurred, or did not request a hearing during the time period in which the opportunity was available;

(B) Restrains the person from stalking, intimidating, molesting or menacing a family or household member of the person, a child of a family or household member of the person or a child of the person; and

(C) Includes a finding that the person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of a family or household member of the person, a child of a family or household member of the person or a child of the person;

(b) The person has been convicted of a qualifying misdemeanor and, at the time of the offense, the person was:

(A) A family or household member of the victim of the offense; or

(B) A parent or guardian of the victim of the offense; or

(c) The person has been convicted of stalking under ORS 163.732.

(2) The prohibition described in subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply with respect to the transportation, shipment, receipt, possession or importation of any firearm or ammunition imported for, sold or shipped to or issued for the use of the United States Government or any federal department or agency, or any state or department, agency or political subdivision of a state.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) “Convicted” means:

(A) The person was represented by counsel or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel;

(B) The case was tried to a jury, if the crime was one for which the person was entitled to a jury trial, or the person knowingly and intelligently waived the person’s right to a jury trial; and

(C) The conviction has not been set aside or expunged, and the person has not been pardoned.

(b) “Deadly weapon” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.015.

(c) “Family or household member” has the meaning given that term in ORS 135.230.

(d) “Possess” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.015.

(e) “Qualifying misdemeanor” means a misdemeanor that has, as an element of the offense, the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon.

166.260. Exceptions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) ORS 166.250 does not apply to or affect:

(a) A parole and probation officer, police officer or reserve officer, as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355.

(b) A federal officer, as defined in ORS 133.005, or a certified reserve officer or corrections officer, as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355, while the federal officer, certified reserve officer or corrections officer is acting within the scope of employment.

(c) An honorably retired law enforcement officer, unless the person who is a retired law enforcement officer has been convicted of an offense that would make the person ineligible to obtain a concealed handgun license under ORS 166.291 and 166.292.

(d) Any person summoned by an officer described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace, while the summoned person is engaged in assisting the officer.

(e) The possession or transportation by any merchant of unloaded firearms as merchandise.

(f) Active or reserve members of:

(A) The Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or Marine Corps of the United States, or of the National Guard, when on duty;

(B) The commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; or

(C) The Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, when detailed by proper authority for duty with the Army or Navy of the United States.

(g) Organizations which are by law authorized to purchase or receive weapons described in ORS 166.250from the United States, or from this state.

(h) Duly authorized military or civil organizations while parading, or the members thereof when going to and from the places of meeting of their organization.

(i) A person who is licensed under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun.

(2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating ORS 166.250 (1)(c)(C) that the person has been granted relief from the disability under ORS 166.274.

(3) Except for persons who are otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under ORS 166.250 (1)(c) or 166.270, ORS 166.250 does not apply to or affect:

(a) Members of any club or organization, for the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon the established target ranges, whether public or private, while such members are using any of the firearms referred to in ORS 166.250 upon such target ranges, or while going to and from such ranges.

(b) Licensed hunters or fishermen while engaged in hunting or fishing, or while going to or returning from a hunting or fishing expedition.

(4) The exceptions listed in subsection (1)(d) to (i) of this section constitute affirmative defenses to a charge of violating ORS 166.250.

166.270. Possession of weapons by felons

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

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(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the United States, who owns or has in the person’s possession or under the person’s custody or control any firearm commits the crime of felon in possession of a firearm.

(2) Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the United States, who owns or has in the person’s possession or under the person’s custody or control any instrument or weapon having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force or any blackjack, slungshot, sandclub, sandbag, sap glove, metal knuckles or an Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology device as defined in ORS 165.540, or who carries a dirk, dagger or stiletto, commits the crime of felon in possession of a restricted weapon.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a person “has been convicted of a felony” if, at the time of conviction for an offense, that offense was a felony under the law of the jurisdiction in which it was committed. Such conviction shall not be deemed a conviction of a felony if:

(a) The court declared the conviction to be a misdemeanor at the time of judgment; or

(b) The offense was possession of marijuana and the conviction was prior to January 1, 1972.

(4) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any person who has been:

(a) Convicted of only one felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of only one felony under the laws of the United States, which felony did not involve criminal homicide, as defined in ORS 163.005, or the possession or use of a firearm or a weapon having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, and who has been discharged from imprisonment, parole or probation for said offense for a period of 15 years prior to the date of alleged violation of subsection (1) of this section; or

(b) Granted relief from the disability under 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or ORS 166.274 or has had the person’s record expunged under the laws of this state or equivalent laws of another jurisdiction.

(5) Felon in possession of a firearm is a Class C felony. Felon in possession of a restricted weapon is a Class A misdemeanor.

166.279. Forfeiture of firearm or other deadly weapon at sentencing

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, ORS 131.550 to 131.600 do not apply to the forfeiture of a firearm or other deadly weapon that was possessed, used or available for use to facilitate a criminal offense.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, at the time of sentencing for any criminal offense in which a firearm or other deadly weapon was possessed, used or available for use to facilitate the offense, the court shall declare the weapon to be contraband and order that the weapon be forfeited.

(3) If a firearm or other deadly weapon that was possessed, used or available for use to facilitate a criminal offense was stolen from its lawful owner and was recovered from a person other than the lawful owner, the court may not order that the weapon be forfeited but shall order that the weapon be restored to the lawful owner as soon as the weapon is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes.

(4) The court shall release a firearm or other deadly weapon forfeited under subsection (2) of this section to the law enforcement agency that seized the weapon. The law enforcement agency may destroy or sell the weapon, use the weapon as a service weapon or use the weapon for training, identification or demonstration purposes. When a weapon is sold pursuant to this subsection, the law enforcement agency shall pay the proceeds from the sale, less the costs of the sale, as provided in ORS 131.594 and 131.597.

(5) As used in this section, “deadly weapon” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.015.

166.291. Concealed handgun license

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) The sheriff of a county, upon a person’s application for an Oregon concealed handgun license, upon receipt of the appropriate fees and after compliance with the procedures set out in this section, shall issue the person a concealed handgun license if the person:
 

(a)(A) Is a citizen of the United States; or
 

(B) Is a legal resident noncitizen who can document continuous residency in the county for at least six months and has declared in writing to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services the intent to acquire citizenship status and can present proof of the written declaration to the sheriff at the time of application for the license;
 

(b) Is at least 21 years of age;
 

(c) Is a resident of the county;
 

(d) Has no outstanding warrants for arrest;
 

(e) Is not free on any form of pretrial release;
 

(f) Demonstrates competence with a handgun by any one of the following:
 

(A) Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife or a similar agency of another state if handgun safety was a component of the course;
 

(B) Completion of any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course if handgun safety was a component of the course;
 

(C) Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by law enforcement, community college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or a law enforcement agency if handgun safety was a component of the course;
 

(D) Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, reserve law enforcement officers or any other law enforcement officers if handgun safety was a component of the course;
 

(E) Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a handgun through participation in organized shooting competition or military service;
 

(F) Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in this state, unless the license has been revoked; or
 

(G) Completion of any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a firearms instructor certified by a law enforcement agency or the National Rifle Association if handgun safety was a component of the course;
 

(g) Has never been convicted of a felony or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS 161.295, of a felony;
 

(h) Has not been convicted of a misdemeanor or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS 161.295, of a misdemeanor within the four years prior to the application, including a misdemeanor conviction for the possession of marijuana as described in paragraph (L) of this subsection;
 

(i) Has not been committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130;
 

(j) Has not been found to be a person with mental illness and is not subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;
 

(k) Has been discharged from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for more than four years if, while a minor, the person was found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or a misdemeanor involving violence, as defined in ORS 166.470;
 

(L) Has not been convicted of an offense involving controlled substances or participated in a court-supervised drug diversion program, except this disability does not operate to exclude a person if:
 

(A) The person can demonstrate that the person has been convicted only once of a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense, and has not completed a drug diversion program for a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense; or
 

(B) The person can demonstrate that the person has only once completed a drug diversion program for a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense, and has not been convicted of a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense;
 

(m) Is not subject to a citation issued under ORS 163.735 or an order issued under ORS 30.866, 107.700 to 107.735 or 163.738;
 

(n) Has not received a dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States;
 

(o) Is not required to register as a sex offender in any state; and
 

(p) Is not presently subject to an order under ORS 426.133 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm.
 

(2) A person who has been granted relief under ORS 166.273, 166.274 or 166.293 or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or has had the person’s record expunged under the laws of this state or equivalent laws of other jurisdictions is not subject to the disabilities in subsection (1)(g) to (L) of this section.
 

(3) Before the sheriff may issue a license:
 

(a) The application must state the applicant’s legal name, current address and telephone number, date and place of birth, hair and eye color and height and weight. The application must also list the applicant’s residence address or addresses for the previous three years. The application must contain a statement by the applicant that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. The application may include the Social Security number of the applicant if the applicant voluntarily provides this number. The application must be signed by the applicant.
 

(b) The applicant must submit to fingerprinting and photographing by the sheriff. The sheriff shall fingerprint and photograph the applicant and shall conduct any investigation necessary to corroborate the requirements listed under subsection (1) of this section. If a nationwide criminal records check is necessary, the sheriff shall request the Department of State Police to conduct the check, including fingerprint identification, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall return the fingerprint cards used to conduct the criminal records check and may not keep any record of the fingerprints. The Department of State Police shall report the results of the fingerprint-based criminal records check to the sheriff. The Department of State Police shall also furnish the sheriff with any information about the applicant that the Department of State Police may have in its possession including, but not limited to, manual or computerized criminal offender information.
 

(4) Application forms for concealed handgun licenses shall be supplied by the sheriff upon request. The forms shall be uniform throughout this state in substantially the following form:
 

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO CARRY
CONCEALED HANDGUN
 

    Date    
 

I hereby declare as follows:
 

I am a citizen of the United States or a legal resident noncitizen who can document continuous residency in the county for at least six months and have declared in writing to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services my intention to become a citizen and can present proof of the written declaration to the sheriff at the time of this application. I am at least 21 years of age. I have been discharged from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for more than four years if, while a minor, I was found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or a misdemeanor involving violence, as defined in ORS 166.470. I have never been convicted of a felony or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS 161.295, of a felony in the State of Oregon or elsewhere. I have not, within the last four years, been convicted of a misdemeanor or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS 161.295, of a misdemeanor. Except as provided in ORS 166.291 (1)(L), I have not been convicted of an offense involving controlled substances or completed a court-supervised drug diversion program. There are no outstanding warrants for my arrest and I am not free on any form of pretrial release. I have not been committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130, nor have I been found to be a person with mental illness and presently subject to an order prohibiting me from purchasing or possessing a firearm because of mental illness. I am not under a court order to participate in assisted outpatient treatment that includes an order prohibiting me from purchasing or possessing a firearm. If any of the previous conditions do apply to me, I have been granted relief or wish to petition for relief from the disability under ORS 166.273, 166.274 or 166.293 or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or have had the records expunged. I am not subject to a citation issued under ORS 163.735 or an order issued under ORS 30.866, 107.700 to 107.735 or 163.738. I have never received a dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States. I am not required to register as a sex offender in any state. I understand I will be fingerprinted and photographed.
 

 

Legal name    
 
            

Age _______________ Date of birth    
 
    

Place of birth    
 
        

Social Security number    
 
    

(Disclosure of your Social Security account number is voluntary. Solicitation of the number is authorized under ORS 166.291. It will be used only as a means of identification.)
 

Proof of identification (Two pieces of current identification are required, one of which must bear a photograph of the applicant. The type of identification and the number on the identification are to be filled in by the sheriff.):
 

1.    
 
                
2.    
 
                

Height __________ Weight __________
 

Hair color __________ Eye color __________
 

Current address    
 
    
    (List residence addresses for the
 

    past three years on the back.)
 

City __________ County __________ Zip __________
 

Phone __________
 

 

I have read the entire text of this application, and the statements therein are correct and true. (Making false statements on this application is a misdemeanor.)
 

                
                (Signature of Applicant)
 

                

Character references.
 

        

    Name:
 
    Address
 
        

        

    Name:
 
    Address
 
        
                

Approved _______ Disapproved _______ by _______
 

Competence with handgun demonstrated by __________ (to be filled in by sheriff)
 

Date __________ Fee Paid __________
 

License No. __________
 

 

(5)(a) Fees for concealed handgun licenses are:
 

(A) $15 to the Department of State Police for conducting the fingerprint check of the applicant.
 

(B) $100 to the sheriff for the initial issuance of a concealed handgun license.
 

(C) $75 to the sheriff for the renewal of a concealed handgun license.
 

(D) $15 to the sheriff for the duplication of a license because of loss or change of address.
 

(b) The sheriff may enter into an agreement with the Department of Transportation to produce the concealed handgun license.
 

(6) No civil or criminal liability shall attach to the sheriff or any authorized representative engaged in the receipt and review of, or an investigation connected with, any application for, or in the issuance, denial or revocation of, any license under ORS 166.291 to 166.295 as a result of the lawful performance of duties under those sections.
 

(7) Immediately upon acceptance of an application for a concealed handgun license, the sheriff shall enter the applicant’s name into the Law Enforcement Data System indicating that the person is an applicant for a concealed handgun license or is a license holder.
 

(8) The county sheriff may waive the residency requirement in subsection (1)(c) of this section for a resident of a contiguous state who has a compelling business interest or other legitimate demonstrated need.
 

(9) For purposes of subsection (1)(c) of this section, a person is a resident of a county if the person:
 

(a) Has a current Oregon driver license issued to the person showing a residence address in the county;
 

(b) Is registered to vote in the county and has a voter notification card issued to the person under ORS 247.181 showing a residence address in the county;
 

(c) Has documentation showing that the person currently leases or owns real property in the county; or
 

(d) Has documentation showing that the person filed an Oregon tax return for the most recent tax year showing a residence address in the county.
 

(10) As used in this section, “drug diversion program” means a program in which a defendant charged with a marijuana possession offense completes a program under court supervision and in which the marijuana possession offense is dismissed upon successful completion of the diversion program.

166.293. Denial or revocation of license; seizure of gun; review

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) If the application for the concealed handgun license is denied, the sheriff shall set forth in writing the reasons for the denial. The denial shall be sent to the applicant by certified mail, restricted delivery, within 45 days after the application was made. If no decision is issued within 45 days, the person may seek review under the procedures in subsection (5) of this section.

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 166.291 (1), and subject to review as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a sheriff may deny a concealed handgun license if the sheriff has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant has been or is reasonably likely to be a danger to self or others, or to the community at large, as a result of the applicant’s mental or psychological state or as demonstrated by the applicant’s past pattern of behavior involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful violence.

(3)(a) Any act or condition that would prevent the issuance of a concealed handgun license is cause for revoking a concealed handgun license.

(b) A sheriff may revoke a concealed handgun license by serving upon the licensee a notice of revocation. The notice must contain the grounds for the revocation and must be served either personally or by certified mail, restricted delivery. The notice and return of service shall be included in the file of the licensee. The revocation is effective upon the licensee’s receipt of the notice.

(4) Any peace officer or corrections officer may seize a concealed handgun license and return it to the issuing sheriff if the license is held by a person who has been arrested or cited for a crime that can or would otherwise disqualify the person from being issued a concealed handgun license. The issuing sheriff shall hold the license for 30 days. If the person is not charged with a crime within the 30 days, the sheriff shall return the license unless the sheriff revokes the license as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(5) A person denied a concealed handgun license or whose license is revoked or not renewed under ORS 166.291 to 166.295 may petition the circuit court in the petitioner’s county of residence to review the denial, nonrenewal or revocation. The petition must be filed within 30 days after the receipt of the notice of denial or revocation.

(6) The judgment affirming or overturning the sheriff’s decision shall be based on whether the petitioner meets the criteria that are used for issuance of a concealed handgun license and, if the petitioner was denied a concealed handgun license, whether the sheriff has reasonable grounds for denial under subsection (2) of this section. Whenever the petitioner has been previously sentenced for a crime under ORS 161.610 or for a crime of violence for which the person could have received a sentence of more than 10 years, the court shall grant relief only if the court finds that relief should be granted in the interest of justice.

(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 9.320, a corporation, the state or any city, county, district or other political subdivision or public corporation in this state, without appearance by attorney, may appear as a party to an action under this section.

(8) Petitions filed under this section shall be heard and disposed of within 15 judicial days of filing or as soon as practicable thereafter.

(9) Filing fees for actions shall be as for any civil action filed in the court. If the petitioner prevails, the amount of the filing fee shall be paid by the respondent to the petitioner and may be incorporated into the court order.

(10) Initial appeals of petitions shall be heard de novo.

(11) Any party to a judgment under this section may appeal to the Court of Appeals in the same manner as for any other civil action.

(12) If the governmental entity files an appeal under this section and does not prevail, it shall be ordered to pay the attorney fees for the prevailing party.

166.470. Limitations and conditions for sales of firearms

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Unless relief has been granted under ORS 166.273 or 166.274 or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or the expunction laws of this state or an equivalent law of another jurisdiction, a person may not intentionally sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the recipient:

(a) Is under 18 years of age;

(b) Has been convicted of a felony;

(c) Has any outstanding felony warrants for arrest;

(d) Is free on any form of pretrial release for a felony;

(e) Was committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130;

(f) After January 1, 1990, was found to be a person with mental illness and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;

(g) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving violence or found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a misdemeanor involving violence within the previous four years. As used in this paragraph, “misdemeanor involving violence” means a misdemeanor described in ORS 163.160, 163.187, 163.190, 163.195 or 166.155 (1)(b);

(h) Is presently subject to an order under ORS 426.133 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm; or

(i) Has been found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a felony.

(2) A person may not sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm that the person knows or reasonably should know is stolen.

(3) Subsection (1)(a) of this section does not prohibit:

(a) The parent or guardian, or another person with the consent of the parent or guardian, of a minor from transferring to the minor a firearm, other than a handgun; or

(b) The temporary transfer of any firearm to a minor for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose.

(4) Violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Extreme Risk Protection Orders

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

166.525. Definitions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 166.525 to 166.543:

(1) “Deadly weapon” means:

(a) Any instrument, article or substance specifically designed for and presently capable of causing death or serious physical injury; or

(b) A firearm, whether loaded or unloaded.

(2) “Family or household member” means a spouse, intimate partner, mother, father, child or sibling of the respondent, or any person living within the same household as the respondent.

(3) “Gun dealer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.412.

(4) “Law enforcement agency” means an agency or department of the State of Oregon or of a political subdivision of the State of Oregon whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders.

(5) “Law enforcement officer” means a member of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff, a municipal police officer or an authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.680.

(6) “Petitioner” means a person who petitions for an order under ORS 166.525 to 166.543.

(7) “Respondent” means a person against whom an order is filed under ORS 166.525 to 166.543.

166.527. Petition for an extreme risk protection order; hearing; issuance

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A law enforcement officer or a family or household member of a person may file a petition requesting that the court issue an extreme risk protection order enjoining the person from having in the person’s custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a deadly weapon.

(2) An extreme risk protection order petition shall be heard by the court and issued or denied on the same day the petition is submitted to the court or on the judicial business day immediately following the day the petition is filed.

(3) The petition for an extreme risk protection order must be supported by a written affidavit signed by the petitioner under oath, or an oral statement taken under oath by the petitioner or any other witness the petitioner may produce.

(4) In determining whether to issue an extreme risk protection order, the court shall consider the following:

(a) A history of suicide threats or attempts or acts of violence by the respondent directed against another person;

(b) A history of use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force by the respondent against another person;

(c) A previous conviction for:

(A) A misdemeanor involving violence as defined in ORS 166.470;

(B) A stalking offense under ORS 163.732 or 163.750, or a similar offense in another jurisdiction;

(C) An offense constituting domestic violence as defined in ORS 135.230;

(D) Driving under the influence of intoxicants under ORS 813.010 or 813.011; or

(E) An offense involving cruelty or abuse of animals;

(d) Evidence of recent unlawful use of controlled substances;

(e) Previous unlawful and reckless use, display or brandishing of a deadly weapon by the respondent;

(f) A previous violation by the respondent of a court order issued pursuant to ORS 107.716 or 107.718;

(g) Evidence of an acquisition or attempted acquisition within the previous 180 days by the respondent of a deadly weapon; and

(h) Any additional information the court finds to be reliable, including a statement by the respondent.

(5)(a) The petitioner has the burden of proof at the ex parte hearing.

(b) The petitioner may appear in person or by electronic video transmission.

(c) The court may continue a hearing under this section upon a showing of good cause.

(6)(a) The court shall issue an extreme risk protection order if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence, based on the petition and supporting documentation and after considering a statement by the respondent, if provided, that the respondent presents a risk in the near future, including an imminent risk, of suicide or of causing physical injury to another person. The court may not include in the findings any mental health diagnosis or any connection between the risk presented by the respondent and mental illness.

(b) Upon making the findings described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the court shall issue an extreme risk protection order prohibiting the respondent from having in the respondent’s custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a deadly weapon.

(7) An extreme risk protection order issued under this section must include:

(a) A statement of the evidence and the court’s findings supporting issuance of the order;

(b) The date and time the order was issued;

(c) A description of the manner in which the respondent may request a hearing described in subsection (9) of this section;

(d) The address of the court to which a request for a hearing must be sent;

(e) A description of the requirements for surrender of deadly weapons in the respondent’s possession under ORS 166.537; and

(f) A statement in substantially the following form:

To the subject of this protection order: An extreme risk protection order has been issued by the court and is now in effect. You are required to surrender all deadly weapons in your custody, control or possession. You may not have in your custody or control, purchase, possess, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, deadly weapons while this order is in effect. You must, within 24 hours, surrender all deadly weapons in your custody, control or possession to (insert name of local law enforcement agency), a gun dealer or a third party who may lawfully possess the deadly weapons. You must, within 24 hours, surrender to (insert name of local law enforcement agency) any concealed handgun license issued to you. You may request a hearing to contest this order. If you do not request a hearing, the extreme risk protection order against you will be in effect for one year unless terminated by the court. You have the right to request one hearing to terminate this order during the 12 months that this order is in effect starting from the date of this order. You may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with this order.

(8)(a) The respondent shall be personally served with both a copy of the extreme risk protection order and a hearing request form described in subsection (9) of this section.

(b) Whenever an extreme risk protective order is served on a respondent, the person serving the order shall immediately deliver to the county sheriff a true copy of proof of service, on which it is stated that personal service of the order was made on the respondent, and a copy of the order. Proof of service may be made by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of perjury in the form required by ORCP 1 E.

(c) If the person serving the order cannot complete service within 10 days, the person shall notify the petitioner, at the address provided by the petitioner, that the documents have not been served. If the petitioner does not respond within 10 days, the person shall hold the order and petition for future service and file a return to the clerk of the court showing that service was not completed.

(d) Upon receipt of a copy of the order and notice of completion of service by a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall immediately enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System maintained by the Department of State Police and request that the order be entered into the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice. If the order was served on the respondent by a person other than a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System, and shall request that the information be entered into the databases of the National Crime Information Center, upon receipt of a true copy of proof of service. The sheriff shall provide the petitioner with a true copy of the proof of service. Entry into the Law Enforcement Data System constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures adequate to ensure that an officer at the scene of an alleged violation of the order may be informed of the existence and terms of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in this state.

(9)(a) Within 30 days after an extreme risk protection order is served on the respondent under this section, the respondent may request a court hearing using a form prescribed by the State Court Administrator.

(b) If the respondent requests a hearing under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the clerk of the court shall notify the petitioner and the respondent of the date and time of the hearing and shall supply the petitioner with a copy of the respondent’s request for a hearing. The petitioner and the respondent shall give to the clerk of the court information sufficient to allow such notification.

(c) The hearing shall occur within 21 days of the date of the respondent’s request for a hearing.

(10) If the respondent fails to request a hearing within 30 days after an extreme risk protection order is served, the protection order is confirmed by operation of law and is effective for a period of one year from the date the original order was issued or until the order is terminated, whichever is sooner.

(11) A filing fee, service fee or hearing fee may not be charged for proceedings under this section or ORS 166.530 or 166.533.

(12) If the court declines to issue an extreme risk protection order under this section, the court shall state with particularity the reasons for the denial on the record.

166.530. Hearing on extreme risk protection order; hearing requested by respondent

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) At a hearing on an extreme risk protection order requested by the respondent under ORS 166.527 (9), the court may:

(a) Examine under oath the petitioner, the respondent and any witness either party may produce, including a mental health professional selected by the respondent, or, in lieu of examination, consider sworn affidavits of the petitioner, the respondent or a witness of either party; and

(b) Ensure that a reasonable search has been conducted for criminal history records related to the respondent.

(2)(a) The Oregon Evidence Code shall apply in a hearing under this section.

(b) The court may continue a hearing under this section upon a showing of good cause. If the court continues a hearing under this paragraph, the extreme risk protection order shall remain in effect until the next hearing date.

(3)(a) At the hearing, the court shall determine:

(A) Whether to terminate the extreme risk protection order or continue the order for a duration of one year; and

(B) Whether any deadly weapons surrendered to a law enforcement agency pursuant to ORS 166.537 shall be returned to the respondent or retained by the law enforcement agency.

(b) The petitioner has the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent presents a risk in the near future, including an imminent risk, of suicide or of causing physical injury to another person.

(c) If the court finds that the petitioner has met the burden of proof, the court shall:

(A) Order that the extreme risk protection order continue for the duration of one year from the date the original order was issued.

(B) Order that any deadly weapons surrendered to a law enforcement agency pursuant to ORS 166.537 remain in the custody of the law enforcement agency while the order is in effect.

(d) The court may not include in findings made under this subsection any mental health diagnosis or any connection between the risk presented by the respondent and mental illness.

(4) An extreme risk protection order continued under this section must include:

(a) A statement of the evidence and the court’s findings supporting issuance of the order;

(b) The date and time the order was issued;

(c) The date and time of the expiration of the order;

(d) A description of the requirements for surrender of deadly weapons in the respondent’s possession under ORS 166.537; and

(e) A statement in substantially the following form:

To the subject of this protection order: This order is valid until the date and time noted above. If you have not done so already, you are required to surrender all deadly weapons in your custody. You must immediately surrender all deadly weapons in your custody, control or possession to (insert name of local law enforcement agency), a gun dealer or a third party who may lawfully possess the deadly weapons. You must immediately surrender to (insert name of local law enforcement agency) any concealed handgun license issued to you. You may not have in your custody or control, purchase, possess, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, a deadly weapon while this order is in effect. You have the right to request one hearing to terminate this order during the 12 months that this order is in effect starting from the date of this order. You may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with this order.

(5) When the court continues an extreme risk protection order under this section, the court shall inform the respondent that the respondent is entitled to request termination of the order in the manner described in ORS 166.533. The court shall provide the respondent with a form with which to request a termination hearing.

(6) The respondent need not be served if an order of the court indicates that the respondent appeared in person before the court.

(7) If the court terminates an extreme risk protection order after a hearing under this section:

(a) The court shall state with particularity the reasons for the termination on the record.

(b) The clerk of the court shall immediately deliver a copy of the termination order to the county sheriff with whom the original order was filed. Upon receipt of the termination order, the county sheriff shall promptly remove the original order from the Law Enforcement Data System and shall request that the order be removed from the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice.

166.535. Renewal of extreme risk protection order

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A law enforcement officer or a family or household member of a respondent, including but not limited to the law enforcement officer or family or household member who petitioned the court for the original extreme risk protection order issued under ORS 166.527, may request a renewal of the order within 90 days before the expiration date of the order by filing a written request with the court.

(2) Upon receipt of the request for renewal described in subsection (1) of this section, the court shall schedule a hearing and provide notice of the hearing to both parties at least 14 days before the hearing.

(3) At a hearing to determine whether to renew an extreme risk protection order under this section, the court may:

(a) Examine under oath the petitioner, the respondent and any witness either party may produce or, in lieu of examination, consider sworn affidavits of the petitioner, the respondent or a witness of either party; and

(b) Ensure that a reasonable search has been conducted for criminal history records related to the respondent.

(4) The person requesting the renewal of the extreme risk protection order has the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent continues to present a risk in the near future, including an imminent risk, of suicide or of causing physical injury to another person.

(5)(a) The Oregon Evidence Code shall apply in a hearing under this section.

(b) The court may continue a hearing under this section upon a showing of good cause. If the court continues a hearing under this paragraph, the original extreme risk protection order shall remain in effect until the next hearing date.

(c) The petitioner may appear in person or by electronic video transmission.

(6)(a) If the court finds that the petitioner has met the burden of proof, the court may renew the extreme risk protection order for a duration of up to one year.

(b) The court may not include in findings made under this subsection any mental health diagnosis or any connection between the risk presented by the respondent and mental illness.

(7) An extreme risk protection order renewed under this section must include:

(a) A statement of the evidence and the court’s findings supporting issuance of the order;

(b) The date and time the order was issued;

(c) The date and time of the expiration of the order;

(d) A description of the requirements for surrender of deadly weapons in the respondent’s possession under ORS 166.537; and

(e) A statement in substantially the following form:

To the subject of this protection order: This renewed order is valid until the date and time noted above. If you have not done so already, you are required to surrender all deadly weapons in your custody. You must immediately surrender all deadly weapons in your custody, control or possession to (insert name of local law enforcement agency), a gun dealer or a third party who may lawfully possess the deadly weapons. You must immediately surrender to (insert name of local law enforcement agency) any concealed handgun license issued to you. You may not have in your custody or control, purchase, possess, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, a deadly weapon while this order is in effect. You have the right to request one hearing to terminate this renewed order every 12 months that this order is in effect, starting from the date of this order. You may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with this order.

(8) When the court renews an extreme risk protection order, the court shall inform the respondent that the respondent is entitled to request termination of the renewed order in the manner described in ORS 166.533. The court shall provide the respondent with a form with which to request a termination hearing.

(9)(a) Service of a renewed extreme risk protective order shall be made by personal delivery of a copy of the order to the respondent. The respondent need not be served if an order of the court indicates that the respondent appeared in person before the court.

(b) Whenever a renewed extreme risk protective order is served on a respondent, the person serving the order shall immediately deliver to the county sheriff a true copy of proof of service, on which it is stated that personal service of the order was made on the respondent, and a copy of the order. Proof of service may be made by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of perjury in the form required by ORCP 1 E.

(c) If service of the order is not required under paragraph (a) of this subsection, a copy of the order must be delivered to the sheriff by the court.

(d) Upon receipt of a copy of the order and notice of completion of any required service by a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall immediately enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System maintained by the Department of State Police and request that the order be entered into the databases of the National Crime Information Center of the United States Department of Justice. If the order was served on the respondent by a person other than a member of a law enforcement agency, the county sheriff shall enter the order into the Law Enforcement Data System and request that the order be entered into the databases of the National Crime Information Center upon receipt of a true copy of proof of service. The sheriff shall provide the petitioner with a true copy of any required proof of service. Entry into the Law Enforcement Data System constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures adequate to ensure that an officer at the scene of an alleged violation of the order may be informed of the existence and terms of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in this state.

(10) If the court declines to renew an extreme risk protection order, the court shall state with particularity the reasons for the denial on the record.

(11) A renewed extreme risk protection order may be further renewed as described in this section.

166.537. Respondent surrender of deadly weapons and concealed handgun licenses

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) Upon issuance of an extreme risk protection order under ORS 166.527, the court shall further order that the respondent:

(a) Within 24 hours surrender all deadly weapons in the respondent’s custody, control or possession to a law enforcement agency, a gun dealer or a third party who may lawfully possess the deadly weapons; and

(b) Within 24 hours surrender to a law enforcement agency any concealed handgun license issued to the respondent under ORS 166.291 and 166.292.

(2) Upon continuance of an extreme risk protection order after a hearing under ORS 166.530, or renewal of an extreme risk protection order under ORS 166.535, the court shall further order that the respondent:

(a) Immediately surrender all deadly weapons in the respondent’s custody, control or possession to a law enforcement agency, a gun dealer or a third party who may lawfully possess the deadly weapons; and

(b) Immediately surrender to a law enforcement agency any concealed handgun license issued to the respondent under ORS 166.291 and 166.292.

(3)(a) A law enforcement officer serving an extreme risk protection order issued under ORS 166.527 shall request that the respondent immediately surrender to the officer all deadly weapons in the respondent’s custody, control or possession and any concealed handgun license issued to the respondent under ORS 166.291 and 166.292. The law enforcement officer shall take possession of all deadly weapons appearing to be in the custody, control or possession of the respondent that are surrendered by the respondent. If the respondent indicates an intention to surrender the deadly weapons to a gun dealer or a third party, the law enforcement officer shall request that the respondent identify the gun dealer or third party.

(b) A law enforcement officer serving an extreme risk protection order continued after a hearing under ORS 166.530, or renewed under ORS 166.535, shall request that the respondent immediately surrender to the officer all deadly weapons in the respondent’s custody, control or possession and any concealed handgun license issued to the respondent under ORS 166.291 and 166.292. The officer may conduct any search permitted by law for deadly weapons in the custody, control or possession of the respondent and shall take possession of all deadly weapons appearing to be in the custody, control or possession of the respondent that are surrendered, in plain sight or discovered pursuant to a lawful search.

(4) At the time of the surrender of any deadly weapons or concealed handgun licenses under subsection (3) of this section, the law enforcement officer taking possession shall issue a receipt identifying all surrendered items and provide a copy of the receipt to the respondent. Within 72 hours after service of the order, the law enforcement officer serving the order shall file the original receipt with the court and shall ensure that the law enforcement agency employing the law enforcement officer retains a copy of the receipt.

(5) If a third party claims lawful ownership or right of possession of a deadly weapon surrendered pursuant to this section, the law enforcement agency may return the deadly weapon to the third party if the third party provides proof of lawful ownership or right of possession of the deadly weapon, in a sworn affidavit, affirms that:

(a) The third party may lawfully possess the deadly weapon;

(b) The third party did not consent to the prior possession of the deadly weapon by the respondent; and

(c) The third party will prevent the respondent from accessing or possessing the deadly weapon in the future.

166.543. Possession of deadly weapon by extreme risk protection order respondent; false petition for extreme risk protection order; penalties

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if:

(a) The person knowingly possesses a deadly weapon; and

(b) The person is prohibited from possessing deadly weapons pursuant to an extreme risk protection order:

(A) Issued after notice and a hearing under ORS 166.530;

(B) Confirmed by operation of law after the person failed to request a hearing under ORS 166.527 (9); or

(C) Renewed under ORS 166.535.

(2) A person convicted under subsection (1) of this section shall be prohibited from having in the person’s custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, any firearms for a five-year period beginning when the extreme risk protection order expires or is terminated, or the judgment of conviction is entered, whichever occurs later.

(3) A person who files a petition for any extreme risk protection order under ORS 166.525 to 166.543 with the intent to harass the respondent, or knowing that the information in the petition is false, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Title 34. Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Chapter 410 Senior and Disability Services

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

410.040. Definitions

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

As used in ORS 409.010, 410.040 to 410.320, 411.159 and 441.630:

(1) “Appropriate living arrangement” means any arrangement for an elderly person or a person with a disability in a residential setting which is appropriate for the person considering, in order of priority, the following criteria:

(a) The desires and goals of the person;

(b) The right of the person to live as independently as possible, in the least restrictive environment; and

(c) The cost of the living arrangement compared to other types of living arrangements, based on the criteria in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.

(2) “Area agency” means:

(a) An established or proposed type A or type B Area Agency on Aging within a planning and service area designated under Section 305 of the Older Americans Act; [FN1] or

(b) Any public or nonprofit private agency which is designated as a type A or type B Area Agency on Aging under Section 305 of the Older Americans Act.

(3) “Area agency board” means the local policy-making board which directs the actions of the area agency within state and federal laws and regulations.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Human Services.

(5) “Elderly person” means a person who is served by a type A area agency or type B area agency or by the department and who is 60 years of age or older.

(6) “Local government” means a political subdivision of the state whose authority is general or a combination of units of general purpose local governments.

(7) “Person with a disability” means a person with a physical or mental disability:

(a) Who is eligible for Supplemental Security Income or for general assistance; and

(b) Who meets one of the following criteria:

(A) Has a developmental disability or is mentally or emotionally disturbed, and resides in or needs placement in a residential program administered by the department.

(B) Is an alcohol or drug abuser and resides in or needs placement in a residential program administered by the department.

(C) Has a physical or mental disability other than those described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.

(8) “Preadmission screening” means a professional program within the department or type B area agencies, with staff that includes registered nurses and social workers, that assesses the needs of clients and recommends appropriate placements in residential programs administered by the department or type B area agencies.

(9) “Protective services” means a service to be provided by the department directly or through type B area agencies, in response to the need for protection from harm or neglect to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

(10) “Title XIX” means long term care and health services programs in Title XIX of the Social Security Act [FN2] available to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

(11) “Type A area agency” means an area agency:

(a) For which either the local government or the area agency board does not agree to accept local administrative responsibility for Title XIX; and

(b) That provides a service to elderly persons.

(12) “Type B area agency” means an area agency:

(a) For which the local government agrees to accept local administrative responsibility for Title XIX;

(b) That provides a service to elderly persons or to elderly persons and persons with disabilities who require services similar to those required by elderly persons; and

(c) That uses the term “disabled services” or “disability services” in its title to communicate the fact that it provides services to both populations described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

410.715. Person suffering brain injury considered disabled

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

It is the policy of the state that any person experiencing an injury defined as an injury to the brain caused by extrinsic forces where the injury results in the loss of cognitive, psychological, social, behavioral or physiological function for a sufficient time to affect that person’s ability to perform activities of daily living shall be considered a person with a disability.

Oregon Administrative Rules

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Chapter 137. Department of Justice

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

Division 50. Support Enforcement

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

137-050-0710. Calculating Child Support

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) To calculate the guideline support amount:

(a) Determine each parent’s income as provided in OAR 137-050-0715.

(b) Determine each parent’s adjusted income and percentage share of adjusted income as provided in OAR 137-050-0720.

(c) Determine each parent’s income available for support (“available income”) by deducting the self-support reserve from the parent’s adjusted income as provided in OAR 137-050-0745.

(d) Determine the basic support obligation and each parent’s share, of the basic support obligation as provided in OAR 137-050-0725.

(e) Add to each parent’s basic support obligation the parent’s share of child care costs as provided in OAR 137-050-0735.

(f) Determine each parent’s medical support obligation as provided in OAR 137-050-0750. Add each parent’s share of health care coverage costs to the parent’s obligation. Round cash medical support, if any, to the nearest dollar.

(g) Determine each parent’s parenting time credit as provided in OAR 137-050-0730.

(h) Credit each parent’s cash child support obligation for:

(A) parenting time as provided in OAR 137-050-0730,

(B) the parent’s allowed out-of pocket costs for child care as provided in OAR 137-050-0735(1)–(4), and

(C) the parent’s out-of-pocket health insurance costs for the child as provided in OAR 137-050-0750.

(i) Determine whether the parent will be ordered to pay cash child support or cash medical support for minor children as follows:

(A) Only the parent with the greater net support obligation for minor children may be ordered to pay cash child support and, if applicable, cash medical support, for the minor children, except as provided in subsection (D).

(B) To determine each parent’s net obligation for minor children, determine the minor children’s share of the parent’s basic support obligation determined in OAR 137-050-0725(6). Add the parent’s share of child care costs determined in 137-050-0735(5), and the minor children’s share of the parent’s health care coverage costs determined in 137-050-0750(14). Subtract each parent’s parenting time credit determined in 137-050-0730(7), child care credit determined in section (1)(h)(B) of this rule, and the minor children’s share of the health care coverage costs credit determined in section (1)(h)(C) of this rule.

(C) For purposes of determining the minor children’s shares under this subsection, each child is allocated an equal share of the total obligation, cost, or credit.

(D) If a minor child lives with a caretaker or is in state care, both parents may be ordered to pay cash child support and, if applicable, cash medical support for minor children.

(j) Determine whether the minimum order applies and apply any necessary increase as provided in OAR 137-050-0755.

(k) Apply any reduction in support for Social Security or Veteran’s benefits as determined in OAR 137-050-0740.

(l) If the parent will be ordered to pay cash child support for minor children, determine the amount by dividing each parent’s cash child support obligation by the total number of joint children and multiplying the result by the number of joint minor children. Round the result to the nearest dollar.

(m) Determine the cash child support obligation for joint Children Attending School by dividing each parent’s cash child support obligation by the total number of joint children and multiplying the result by the number of joint Children Attending School. Round the result to the nearest dollar.

(n) Allocate cash medical support to joint minor children and joint Children Attending School in the same manner provided for cash child support in sections (1)(l) and (1)(m) of this rule.

(2) Round all dollar figures to the nearest penny, except as otherwise provided. Example: $12.34. Round all percentages to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent. Example: 12.34%.

(3) If all of the minor children for whom support is being calculated live with a caretaker other than a parent or the children are in the care or custody of the state, and the action is determining the support obligation of only one parent, consider only that parent’s information. For the second parent in these single-parent calculations, use the same income, spousal support, union dues, parent’s own health care coverage cost, and non-joint children as for the parent whose obligation is being calculated. Include the caretaker’s child care costs, if any. Do not include any other information for the “other parent”.

(4) The obligations to pay cash child support and cash medical support, and to provide health care coverage under this rule together constitute the guideline child support obligation and are presumed just and appropriate, subject to the agreed support amount in OAR 137-050-0765 and rebuttal as provided in OAR 137-050-0760.

Division 55. Oregon Child Support Program

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

137-055-3430. Substantial Change in Circumstance Modification of Child Support Order Amounts

Updated: 
February 2, 2024

(1) For purposes of this rule: “Substantial compliance” means that the difference between the existing support order and the amount calculated using current guidelines is not greater than $50 or 15% of the current guideline amount, whichever is less.

(2) Notwithstanding OAR 137-055-3420 and except as provided in paragraph (3)(b)(A) of this rule, proceedings may be initiated at any time to review and modify a support obligation based upon a substantial change in circumstance.

(3) The administrator will conduct a review of the existing order to determine whether it qualifies for a change of circumstance modification when:

(a) Oregon has jurisdiction to modify; and

(b) The administrator:

(A) Receives a request for modification based on a change of circumstance and at least 60 days have passed from the date the existing support order was entered. For those cases where a review is requested pursuant to paragraphs (3)(c)(H), (I), or (J) of this rule, there is no need for 60 days to have passed; or

(B) Determines that a modification should be initiated based on the administrator’s motion; and

(c) At least one of the following criteria is met:

(A) A change in the written parenting time agreement or order has taken place;

(B) The financial or household circumstances of one or more of the parties have changed;

(C) Social Security benefits received on behalf of a child due to a parent’s disability or retirement were not previously considered in the order;

(D) Veterans benefits received on behalf of a child due to a parent’s disability or retirement were not previously considered in the order;

(E) Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance benefits received by a child or on behalf of a child were not previously considered in the order;

(F) The needs of the children have changed;

(G) The support order has been suspended and reinstated under OAR 137-055-3300 and qualifies for a review pursuant to ORS 25.247;

(H) There is a need to add or change medical support provisions for a child;

(I) A change in the physical custody of a minor child has taken place;

(J) An order is being modified to add or remove a child of the parties;

(K) A child who is 18 years of age or older and under 21 years of age does not qualify as a child attending school under ORS 107.108 and OAR 137-055-5110 and, pursuant to ORS 107.108(10), tiered order provisions will be added, removed, or changed. The definition of tiered order is provided in OAR 137-055-1020.

(d) And the requesting party (if other than the administrator) submits the following documentation, or its equivalent:

(A) A written request for modification based on a substantial change of circumstance (signature is not required if it can be determined who submitted the request);

(B) Appropriate information for the criteria in subsection (3)(c) of this rule showing that a substantial change of circumstance has occurred; and

(C) A completed Uniform Income and Expense Statement or Uniform Support Petition.

(4) When a review is initiated, the administrator will notify the parties in writing that they have 30 days to provide information regarding the calculation of support.

(5) If the order is currently suspended pursuant to OAR 137-055-3300 or 137-055-5400, a request for modification will be denied unless the basis of the request is paragraph (3)(c)(I) of this rule, whereby the children are now in the custody of the obligor and the obligor would now be the obligee under a new calculation.

(6) If the review determines that the conditions in section (3) of this rule are met and the request is based on the criteria in paragraphs (3)(c)(A), (B), or (F) of this rule, a modification will be initiated only if the order is not in substantial compliance with the guidelines and the change that has been identified occurred after the following date:

(a) The date of the hearing, when the existing order resulted from a judicial or administrative hearing;

(b) The date the order was signed by a judge, when the order was issued by a court and no hearing was held; or

(c) The date the order that became final was generated as a proposed order when the order was issued by the administrator and no hearing was held.

(7) A modification will be initiated regardless of whether the order is in substantial compliance with the guidelines when:

(a) The review determines that the conditions in section (3) of this rule are met and the request is based on the criteria in paragraphs (3)(c)(C) through (E) and (G) through (K) of this rule; or

(b) The review determines that the conditions in section (3) of this rule are met and the request is based on paragraphs (3)(c)(A), (B), or (F) of this rule, and any of the following are true:

(A) The parties have consented to the support amount as provided in OAR 137-050-0765;

(B) The calculation includes compelling factors as provided in OAR 137-050-0750; or

(C) The calculation includes application of rebuttals, as provided in OAR 137-050-0760.

(8) If the request for modification is granted, the administrator will advise the parties of the guideline child support obligation. Notification may be by motion for modification and will include a request for hearing form.

(9)(a) If the parent with more parenting time is owed support under the current support judgment but the calculation results in the parent with more parenting time owing support to the parent with less parenting time, and the parent with less parenting time does not apply for services after being notified of the result of the calculation, the administrator may modify the current support obligation to zero.

(b) For the purpose of a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings, the failure of the parent with less parenting time to apply for services as provided in subsection (9)(a) of this rule creates a rebuttable presumption that the parent does not want support, which can be rebutted only by live testimony of the parent at the hearing.

(10) If there is an adult child on the case:

(a) A tier as defined in OAR 137-055-1020 may be included for the adult child; or

(b) The order may be modified to remove support provisions for the adult child but can be modified later to include support provisions for a child attending school if the adult child qualifies for support under ORS 107.108.

(11) If a request under this rule is denied, a party may contest the administrator’s finding as provided in ORS 183.484.

(12) No provision of this rule prevents the parties from obtaining the services of private legal counsel at any time to pursue modification of the support order.

(13) If a request for review and modification is received because a change in the physical custody of the minor children has taken place, a party may also request a credit back to the date the change in physical custody took place in accordance with OAR 137-055-5510.