OAR 255-087-0005
Purpose and Authority


(1) Under Oregon Revised Statutes 163A.125 (Relief from reporting obligation for sex offenders classified under ORS 163A.100), the Legislative Assembly provided that persons who are required to register as sex offenders may be relieved of that obligation or may be reclassified to a lower notification level. A person who is required to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010 (Reporting by sex offender discharged, paroled or released from correctional facility or another United States jurisdiction), 163A.015 (Reporting by sex offender discharged, released or placed on probation by court or another United States jurisdiction) or 163A.020 (Reporting by sex offender upon moving into state) and who is classified as a level one sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (Risk assessment methodology)(1) may petition the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (Board) to relieve the person from the obligation to report as a sex offender. A person who is required to report as a sex offender and who is classified as a level two sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (Risk assessment methodology)(2) may petition the Board to reclassify the person as a level one sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (Risk assessment methodology)(1); and a person who is required to report as a sex offender and who is classified as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (Risk assessment methodology)(3) may petition the Board to reclassify the person as a level two sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (Risk assessment methodology)(2).
(2) The Board is statutorily required to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of section 163A.125 (Relief from reporting obligation for sex offenders classified under ORS 163A.100). These rules describe the processes that the Board will follow when it conducts hearings, notifies registrants of the results, and reviews objections.

Source: Rule 255-087-0005 — Purpose and Authority, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=255-087-0005.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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