Bill Text: OR HB2631 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to crime; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2631 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2631-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1568

                         House Bill 2631

Sponsored by Representative DOHERTY; Representatives BOONE, KOMP,
  MATTHEWS, TOMEI (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Eliminates statute of limitations for sex crimes committed
against minors.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to crime; creating new provisions; amending ORS 131.125
  and 411.990; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 131.125, as amended by section 2, chapter 70,
Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read:
  131.125. (1) A prosecution for aggravated murder, murder,
attempted murder or aggravated murder, conspiracy or solicitation
to commit aggravated murder or murder or any degree of
manslaughter may be commenced at any time after the commission of
the attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit aggravated
murder or murder, or the death of the person killed.
   { +  (2) A prosecution for a sex crime as defined in ORS
181.594 may be commenced at any time after the commission of the
crime, if the victim at the time of the crime was under 18 years
of age.
  (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this
section, a prosecution for any of the following crimes may be
commenced within six years after the commission of the crime:
  (a) Rape in the first degree under ORS 163.375.
  (b) Sodomy in the first degree under ORS 163.405.
  (c) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree under ORS
163.411.
  (d) Sexual abuse in the second degree under ORS 163.425.
  (e) Sexual abuse in the first degree under ORS 163.427.
  (f) Incest under ORS 163.525.
  (g) Promoting prostitution under ORS 167.012.
  (h) Compelling prostitution under ORS 167.017. + }
    { - (2) - }   { + (4) + } A prosecution for any of the
following felonies may be commenced within six years after the
commission of the crime or, if the victim at the time of the
crime was under 18 years of age, anytime before the victim
attains 30 years of age or within 12 years after the offense is
reported to a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human
Services, whichever occurs first:
  (a) Strangulation under ORS 163.187 (4).
  (b) Criminal mistreatment in the first degree under ORS
163.205.
    { - (c) Rape in the third degree under ORS 163.355. - }
    { - (d) Rape in the second degree under ORS 163.365. - }
    { - (e) Rape in the first degree under ORS 163.375. - }
    { - (f) Sodomy in the third degree under ORS 163.385. - }
    { - (g) Sodomy in the second degree under ORS 163.395. - }
    { - (h) Sodomy in the first degree under ORS 163.405. - }
    { - (i) Unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree
under ORS 163.408. - }
    { - (j) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree under
ORS 163.411. - }
    { - (k) Sexual abuse in the second degree under ORS
163.425. - }
    { - (L) Sexual abuse in the first degree under ORS
163.427. - }
    { - (m) Using a child in a display of sexual conduct under
ORS 163.670. - }
    { - (n) Encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree
under ORS 163.684. - }
    { - (o) Incest under ORS 163.525. - }
    { - (p) Promoting prostitution under ORS 167.012. - }
    { - (q) Compelling prostitution under ORS 167.017. - }
    { - (r) - }   { + (c) + } Luring a minor under ORS 167.057.
   { +  (5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of
this section, a prosecution for sexual abuse in the third degree
under ORS 163.415 may be commenced within four years after the
commission of the crime. + }
    { - (3) - }   { + (6) + } A prosecution for any of the
following misdemeanors may be commenced within four years after
the commission of the crime or, if the victim at the time of the
crime was under 18 years of age, anytime before the victim
attains 22 years of age or within four years after the offense is
reported to a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human
Services, whichever occurs first:
  (a) Strangulation under ORS 163.187 (3).
    { - (b) Sexual abuse in the third degree under ORS
163.415. - }
    { - (c) - }   { + (b) + } Exhibiting an obscene performance
to a minor under ORS 167.075.
    { - (d) - }   { + (c) + } Displaying obscene materials to
minors under ORS 167.080.
    { - (4) In the case of crimes described in subsection (2)(m)
of this section, the victim is the child engaged in sexual
conduct.  In the case of the crime described in subsection (2)(o)
of this section, the victim is the party to the incest other than
the party being prosecuted. In the case of crimes described in
subsection (2)(p) and (q) of this section, the victim is the
child whose acts of prostitution are promoted or compelled. - }
   { +  (7) For purposes of this section, the victim in a
prosecution for:
  (a) Using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct
under ORS 163.670 is the child engaged in sexual conduct.
  (b) Incest under ORS 163.525 is the party to the incest other
than the party being prosecuted.
  (c) Promoting prostitution under ORS 167.012 is the person
whose acts of prostitution are promoted.
  (d) Compelling prostitution under ORS 167.017 is the person
whose acts of prostitution are compelled. + }
    { - (5) - }   { + (8) + } A prosecution for arson in any
degree may be commenced within six years after the commission of
the crime.
    { - (6) - }   { + (9) + } A prosecution for any of the
following felonies may be commenced within six years after the
commission of the crime if the victim at the time of the crime
was 65 years of age or older:
  (a) Theft in the first degree under ORS 164.055.
  (b) Aggravated theft in the first degree under ORS 164.057.
  (c) Theft by extortion under ORS 164.075.
  (d) Robbery in the third degree under ORS 164.395.
  (e) Robbery in the second degree under ORS 164.405.
  (f) Robbery in the first degree under ORS 164.415.
  (g) Forgery in the first degree under ORS 165.013.
  (h) Fraudulent use of a credit card under ORS 165.055 (4)(b).
  (i) Identity theft under ORS 165.800.
    { - (7) - }   { + (10) + } Except as provided in subsection
 { - (8) - }   { + (11) + } of this section or as otherwise
expressly provided by law, prosecutions for other offenses must
be commenced within the following periods of limitations after
their commission:
  (a) For any other felony, three years.
  (b) For any misdemeanor, two years.
  (c) For a violation, six months.
    { - (8) - }   { + (11) + } If the period prescribed in
subsection   { - (7) - }   { + (10) + } of this section has
expired, a prosecution nevertheless may be commenced as follows:
  (a) If the offense has as a material element either fraud or
the breach of a fiduciary obligation, prosecution may be
commenced within one year after discovery of the offense by an
aggrieved party or by a person who has a legal duty to represent
an aggrieved party and who is not a party to the offense, but in
no case shall the period of limitation otherwise applicable be
extended by more than three years;
  (b) If the offense is based upon misconduct in office by a
public officer or employee, prosecution may be commenced at any
time while the defendant is in public office or employment or
within two years thereafter, but in no case shall the period of
limitation otherwise applicable be extended by more than three
years; or
  (c) If the offense is an invasion of personal privacy under ORS
163.700, prosecution may be commenced within one year after
discovery of the offense by the person aggrieved by the offense,
by a person who has a legal duty to represent the person
aggrieved by the offense or by a law enforcement agency, but in
no case shall the period of limitation otherwise applicable be
extended by more than three years.
    { - (9) - }   { + (12) + } Notwithstanding subsection
 { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } of this section, if the defendant is
identified after the period described in subsection   { - (2) - }
 { + (3) + } of this section on the basis of DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid) sample comparisons, a prosecution for
 { - : - }
    { - (a) - }  rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first
degree, unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree or sexual
abuse in the first degree may be commenced at any time after the
commission of the crime  { - . - }
    { - (b) Rape in the second degree, sodomy in the second
degree or unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree may be
commenced within 25 years after the commission of the crime. - }
    { - (10) Notwithstanding subsection (9) of this section, if a
prosecution for a felony listed in subsection (9) of this
section - }  { + , except that if the prosecution + } would
otherwise be barred by subsection   { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } of
this section, the prosecution must be commenced within two years
of the DNA-based identification of the defendant.
  SECTION 2. ORS 411.990, as amended by section 3, chapter 70,
Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read:
  411.990. (1) Violation of ORS 411.320 or 411.335 is a Class C
misdemeanor.
  (2) Violation of any provision of ORS 411.630 or 411.840 is a
Class C felony which may be reduced to a Class A misdemeanor in
accordance with ORS 161.705.
  (3) Violation of ORS 411.675 is a Class C felony.
    { - (4) Criminal prosecution of violators of ORS 411.675
shall be commenced in accordance with ORS 131.125 (7) and
(8). - }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) The amendments to ORS 131.125 by section 1
of this 2013 Act apply to crimes committed before, on or after
the effective date of this 2013 Act, but do not operate to revive
a prosecution barred by the operation of ORS 131.125 before the
effective date of this 2013 Act.
  (2) The amendments to ORS 131.125 by section 1 of this 2013 Act
do not bar the prosecution of a defendant in accordance with the
requirements of ORS 131.125 (9)(b) and (10), as those provisions
existed on the date immediately preceding the effective date of
this 2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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