Brain,

Here is a link to Oregon Voices. They should be able to give you some information.

http://tinyurl.com/oww6v22

Tom Madison, a long time advocate for the change in sex offender laws, used to be from the Portland area, I think. You might Google him as he would also be a good source of information.

If I can find someone who is actually a registrant in Oregon, I will contact you.

Hope this info helps.

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Rew, I've contacted Oregon Voices in the past via their website and never heard back. I'll try again.

Thank you. :)

Tom recently moved but his phone number is still the same.

http://www.oregonactioncommittee.org/contact-us.html

The laws are indeed changing in Oregon at the end of 2016, as they are implementing a three-tier system.

Apparently they are going to tiers by 2016, however there is more hope here because they are allowing a tier down system. I was just reading this:

http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/181.821

Seems like there may be some hope with these laws. Tier 1 offenders can petition to get off the registry 5 years after they discharged from the DOC.

The only drawback is that if your home state does not allow you to get discharged you will not be allowed to be discharged in Oregon.

"Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subsection, if a person is required to report because of a conviction or finding of guilty except for insanity from another United States court as that term is defined in ORS 181.805 (Definitions for 181.800 to 181.845), the person may not petition for relief from reporting as a sex offender in Oregon unless the laws of the jurisdiction where the person was convicted or found guilty except for insanity would permit a petition for relief from reporting as a sex offender."

I would guess this was put in place so RSO's wouldn't flock to Oregon.

No, but it isn't surprising either. But will it still allow for them to tier down? That might be enticing enough.