Digest: The Act creates the new crime of patronizing a trafficked child. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3).
Creates the crime of patronizing a trafficked child. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if the victim is a child under 18 years of age. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if the conviction is based on a law enforcement officer posing as a child under 18 years of age. Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify the offense as a person felony in specified crime categories.
Excludes certain evidence of past behavior of an alleged victim or witness in a prosecution for patronizing a trafficked child.
Authorizes an ex parte order for the interception of communications when probable cause for patronizing a trafficked child exists.
Adds the crime of patronizing a trafficked child to the definition of "sex crime" for purposes of sex offender reporting.
Adds the crime of patronizing a trafficked child to the list of crimes constituting racketeering activity.
Adds allowing a child to patronize a trafficked child to the definition of child abuse.
Repeals the crime of purchasing sex with a minor.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 40.210, 133.724, 166.715, 161.005