163.479
Unlawful contact with a child.
(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful contact with a child if the person:
(a)(A) Has been
designated a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 137.765;
(B) Has been
classified as a level three sex offender under ORS 163A.100 (3);
(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
contacts a child with the intent to commit a crime or for the purpose of
arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of the person or another person.
(2) As used in
this section:
(a) “Child” means
a person under 18 years of age.
(b) “Contact”
means to communicate in any manner.
(c) “Sex crime”
has the meaning given that term in ORS 163A.005.
(3) Unlawful
contact with a child is a Class C felony. [2005 c.811 §2; 2013 c.708 §13; 2015
c.820 §§18,25; 2017 c.442 §35; 2019 c.430 §§6,10]
Note: See note under 163.476.
163.480 [Amended by 1963 c.406 §1;
repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
163.483 [1979 c.706 §2; 1983 c.740 §30;
repealed by 1985 c.557 §10]
163.485 [1979 c.706 §4; repealed by 1985
c.557 §10]
163.490 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
163.495 [1979 c.706 §5; 1987 c.158 §25;
1987 c.864 §14; renumbered 163.676 in 1987]
163.500 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
6
cases (
3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case:
State v. Yaeger, 517 P.3d 1029 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Yaeger, 517 P.3d 1029 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 3× “479, must be suppressed, because the evidence was obtained from unwarranted searches of defendant’s home and while defendant was under non-Mirandized interroga- tion in compelling circumstances, and that warrants were obtained based on that tainted evidence. We excepted from…”
State v. Davidson, 380 P.3d 963 (Or. 2016).
“And finally, unlawful contact with a child, ORS 163.479, another offense that applies only to offenders who previously have committed sexual offenses, and which involves contact with a child “with the intent to commit a crime or for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the…”
State v. Smith, 372 P.3d 549 (Or. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “, unlawful contact with a child (ORS 163.479), are not included in the listing in ORS 163A.”
State v. Davidson, 353 P.3d 2 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
· cites it 2× “452) and unlawful contact with a child (ORS 163.479). Thus, there are at least seven sexual offenses that do not trigger a possible true life sentence when committed by a sexual offense recidivist.”
State v. Yaeger, 492 P.3d 668 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 2× “686, and two counts of unlawful contact with a child, ORS 163.479. On appeal, she argues that the trial court erred by denying her motion to suppress statements and derivative evidence that she contends were obtained as a result of post-prison supervision officers interrogating…”
State v. Davis, 562 P.3d 279 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
“Defendant contends that there are recidivist sexual offenses that, in his view, are as serious as or more serious than defendant’s offenses, including unlawful contact with a child, ORS 163.479, a Class C felony, and unlawfully being in a location where children regularly…”
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