Oregon Statutes - Chapter 181 - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training - Section 181.588 - Notice to public of unsupervised predatory sex offender; content.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a person who has been under supervision by the Department of Corrections or a community corrections agency is no longer under supervision, the Department of State Police, the chief of police of a city police department or a county sheriff may notify the public that the person is a predatory sex offender if:

(a) While the person was under supervision, the person was determined to be a predatory sex offender as provided in ORS 181.585 and notification under ORS 181.586 was made to someone other than the person’s family; and

(b) The person’s last primary supervising authority has notified the Department of State Police that the person was under a high level of supervision at the termination of the person’s most recent period of supervision.

(2) The Department of State Police, the chief of police of a city police department or a county sheriff may notify the public that a person is a predatory sex offender if:

(a) The Department of State Police, the chief of police or the county sheriff determines that the person is a predatory sex offender as provided in ORS 181.585; and

(b) The person was not under supervision in this state or for some other reason was not subject to a determination under ORS 181.586.

(3) When the circumstances authorizing notification to the public of a person’s status as a predatory sex offender under subsection (1) or (2) of this section exist, the Department of State Police, chief of police or county sheriff shall notify a long term care facility, as defined in ORS 442.015, or a residential care facility, as defined in ORS 443.400, that the person is a predatory sex offender if the department, chief of police or county sheriff knows that the person is seeking admission to the facility.

(4) Notification under subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section may include distribution of any information listed in ORS 181.586 (3)(a). Notification under subsection (3) of this section shall include distribution of the information listed in ORS 181.586 (3)(b). [1995 c.429 §11; 1997 c.538 §12; 1999 c.626 §14; amendments by 1999 c.626 §37 repealed by 2001 c.884 §1; 2001 c.884 §10; 2005 c.671 §12]

Note: 181.588 and 181.589 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 181 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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