(1) A person commits the crime of unlawfully being in a location where children regularly congregate if the person:
(a)(A) Has been designated a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 137.765;
(B) Has been designated a predatory sex offender under ORS 181.585 and does not have written approval from the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the person’s supervisory authority or supervising officer to be in or upon the specific premises;
(C) Has been sentenced as a dangerous offender under ORS 161.725 upon conviction of a sex crime; or
(D) Has been given a similar designation or been sentenced under a similar law of another jurisdiction; and
(b) Knowingly enters or remains in or upon premises where persons under 18 years of age regularly congregate.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Premises where persons under 18 years of age regularly congregate” means schools, child care centers, playgrounds, other places intended for use primarily by persons under 18 years of age and places where persons under 18 years of age gather for regularly scheduled educational and recreational programs.
(b) “Sex crime” has the meaning given that term in ORS 181.594.
(3) Unlawfully being in a location where children regularly congregate is a Class A misdemeanor. [2005 c.811 §1]
Note: 163.476 and 163.479 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 163 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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