Oregon law provides multiple pathways to seek relief from registration. Use our ELIGIBILITY CALCULATOR to answer a few simple questions and find out if you might be eligible to apply for registration relief and, if so, which path may be the right path for you. Here is an overview of the different paths:

PEOPLE WHO WERE ADJUDICATED AS JUVENILES

People Who Fall in This Category Must File a Motion with Circuit Court.

  • Lawyer needs to file a motion in the County of adjudication/jurisdiction
  • Waiting Period:
    • Class A and B Felonies: 2 years from end of supervision
    • Class C Felony: 30 days prior to termination of jurisdiction
  • Standard of Proof: Clear and Convincing evidence that registrant has been rehabilitated and does not pose a threat to public safety

Factors courts consider include:

  • The seriousness of the offense and its impact on the victim
  • Whether force, threats, or a position of trust were involved
  • The ages of those involved and any vulnerability of the victim
  • Willingness to take responsibility and make amends
  • Progress in treatment, school, and work; overall lifestyle and stability
  • Other criminal behavior — before or after the case — or lack thereof
  • Overall lifestyle and stability

PEOPLE WHO WERE CONVICTED OF SEX CRIMES AS ADULTS

People who Fall In This Category Must Submit a Petition to the Board and Present their Case at a Hearing.

  • Most sex offenders are eligible to apply 5 years after they complete probation or post prison supervision. Some people don’t qualify due to the nature of their offense or offenses. (Use our ELIGIBILITY CALCULATOR to find out if you might be eligible).
  • All Hearings are Remote. You can testify from your living room!
  • Registrant must show by clear and convincing evidence that he or she is statistically unlikely to reoffend and does not pose a threat to public safety
  • Factors the Board considers include
    • The nature of and degree of violence involved in the offense
    • The age and number of victims
    • The age of the person at the time of the offense
    • How much time has passed
    • How the person did in treatment
    • The person’s stability in employment and housing;
    • The person’s community and personal support system

ROMEO and JULIET OFFENDERS (ORS §§ 163A.140–150)

Oregon offers a narrow path to relief for some people who were convicted of statutory rape in their late teens or early 20s — So-called “Romeo and Juliet” offenders can File a Special Motion with the Circuit Court.

Qualifying Crimes: Rape in the Third Degree, Sodomy in the Third Degree, Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree, Contributing to the Sexual Delinquency of a Minor, Sexual Misconduct with a Minor

Qualifying Facts:

  • No more than 5-year age difference
  • Victim at least 14 years of age
  • No more than 1 victim
  • All sexual conduct was consensual
  • Client has no prior sex crime convictions or juvenile adjudications

State bears the burden to show the factors have not been met
Registrants who prevail in these cases can get their convictions expunged

PEOPLE WHO WERE FOUND GEI

For people who were found Guilty Except for Insanity (GEI) of a sex offense in Oregon and were under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) can Submit a Petition to the PSRB. Petitions require a recent forensic mental health assessment.

PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE A QUALIFYING CONVICTION

Sometimes, people end up on the Oregon sex offender registry even though their crime does not qualify as a qualifying sex crime conviction under Oregon Law. This happens most often when people move to Oregon from other jurisdictions. In these kinds of cases, an experienced attorney can file a declaratory judgment action to have the person’s removed from the registry and clear your record.