Bill Text: OR HB3126 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to venue.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3126 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3126-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3240

                         House Bill 3126

Sponsored by Representatives BARKER, BOONE, LINDSAY;
  Representatives BREWER, DOHERTY, HARKER, READ, WINGARD, WITT
  (at the request of Washington County Sheriff Rob Gordon)

                             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.

  Authorizes prosecution for failure to report as sex offender in
county where defendant is apprehended or last registered, if
county where offense was committed cannot be determined.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to venue; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
  131.325.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 131.325 is amended to read:
  131.325. If an offense is committed within the state and it
cannot readily be determined within which county the commission
took place, or a statute that governs conduct outside the state
is violated, trial may be held { + :
  (1) + } In the county in which the defendant resides  { - ,
or - }  { + ; + }
   { +  (2) + } If the defendant has no fixed residence in this
state, in the county in which the defendant is apprehended or to
which the defendant is extradited { + ; or
  (3) If the offense is failure to report as a sex offender under
ORS 181.599, in the county in which the defendant last reported
as a sex offender or the county in which the defendant is
apprehended + }.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 131.325 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act apply to violations of ORS 181.599 committed on or
after the effective date of this 2011 Act. + }
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