Item 3: Ratification of IGR Actions

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This bill would allow persons who are licensed by other states to carry a concealed handgun to carry it in Oregon in the same manner as a person with an Oregon concealed handgun license. We are neutral on this bill as currently written, but believe it needs to be carefully monitored because of the very broad relating clause and the important nature of its subject matter. While this bill would create a slight increase in the number of people who would be carrying concealed handguns, it applies only to those individuals who have gone through the licensing process in their home state. The potential benefit to the bill is to help create some inter-state consistency in laws regarding carrying of weapons. Many people from other states traveling through Oregon no doubt believe that their home state license already allows them to carry a weapon concealed in this state. HB 2169 Relating Clause: Relating to sex offender reporting. Title: Modifies crime of failure to report as sex offender and procedures related to sex offender reporting. Sponsored by: Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski for Department of State Police URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2100.dir/hb2169.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation E. Cushman K. Flynn EPD-ADM 2/10/2009 Pri 3 No No Support Comments: ***Support as written; amendment recommended** We support this bill, which would require that photographs be taken of sex offenders who are required to report when they do their annual reports, as well as to fingerprint them if their fingerprints are not already on file with the state. In addition, it would allow photographing of any scars, tattoos, or other identifying marks. These tools will help to provide better information with which to locate the person in the event that the person re- offends or fails to report as required by law. While this section of the law is being changed, we would also recommend that the wording which occurs in Section 1(3)(a) and Section 2(4)(a) of the bill be amended. The involved wording in the bill requires the sex offender to report “in person to the Department of State Police, a chief of police or a county sheriff.” Although this is the wording in the current statute, taken literally it would require the person to personally contact *the* Chief of Police or *the* Sheriff, which is obviously not feasible, nor is it the intent of the statute. This phrase also occurs elsewhere in the statutes which are the subject of this bill. We would recommend that the language be changed to that contained in ORS 181.597, which requires that the report be made to “the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office.” Although this has apparently not been a problem, this bill would be an obvious opportunity to clarify this language and make it consistent across the statutes. HB 2170 Relating Clause: Relating to sex offender registration. Title: Modifies reporting requirements for sex offenders who move into Oregon. Sponsored by: Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski for Department of State Police URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2100.dir/hb2170.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation E. Cushman K. Flynn EPD-ADM 2/10/2009 Pri 3 No No Support Comments: We support this bill, which would adds the requirement a sex offender who moves to this state must report within 10 days of beginning work at or attending an institution of higher 2