Title 147 · ORS Chapter 147

147.456. �� (2) The Attorney General may hire staff necessary to accomplish the purposes of the plan developed under ORS 147.456. �� (3) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the Attorney Genera

Citation: ORS 147.456

Section: 147.456

147.456.

�� (2) The Attorney General may hire staff necessary to accomplish the purposes of the plan developed under ORS 147.456.

�� (3) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the Attorney General shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 147.450 to 147.471. [2001 c.870 �25; 2007 c.71 �41]

�� Note: See note under 147.450.

�� 147.468 Authority of Department of Justice. To the extent that funds are available, the Department of Justice may:

�� (1) Pursue centralized training, technical assistance, policy development and implementation;

�� (2) Conduct statewide community outreach and public education;

�� (3) Develop innovative projects based on demonstrated effectiveness that address domestic and sexual violence;

�� (4) Provide information and policy advice based on current research and demonstrated effectiveness in Oregon and other states, including successful local strategies; and

�� (5) Compile, analyze and distribute materials to inform and support statewide coordinated planning. [2001 c.870 �27]

�� Note: See note under 147.450.

�� 147.471 Advisory council. (1) There is created an advisory council that shall consist of at least 15, but not more than 20, members. The council shall advise the Department of Justice on the administration of the policies and practices of the domestic and sexual violence services program. Members shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General. Membership in the council shall:

�� (a) Accurately reflect the diversity of the population in Oregon as well as the diversity of individuals needing services;

�� (b) Be composed of both lay and professionally trained individuals with expertise in domestic violence and sexual assault services;

�� (c) Include representatives of other state agencies providing services;

�� (d) Include representatives of professional, civil or other public or private organizations;

�� (e) Include private citizens interested in service programs; and

�� (f) Include recipients of assistance or services or their representatives.

�� (2) Members of the advisory council may not receive compensation for their services. Members of the advisory council other than members employed in full-time public service shall be reimbursed by the Department of Justice for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The reimbursement shall be subject to the provisions of ORS 292.210 to 292.288. Members of the advisory council who are employed in full-time public service may be reimbursed by their employing agencies for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. [2001 c.870 �30; 2007 c.71 �42]

�� Note: See note under 147.450.

COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN

�� 147.480 Fund established; allocation of moneys; application; advisory committee; rules. (1) The Fund to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Fund to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children shall be credited to the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Justice for the purposes of this section.

�� (2) The Department of Justice, with the advice of the advisory committee appointed under subsection (5) of this section, shall allocate moneys from the Fund to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children to provide financial assistance to fund one or more of the following:

�� (a) Services, interventions and treatment for children who have been or may become the victims of commercial sexual exploitation;

�� (b) Efforts to provide outreach to, and to educate, the public, professionals and service providers about the commercial sexual exploitation of children;

�� (c) Efforts to prevent and reduce the incidence of commercial sexual exploitation of children;

�� (d) Training of investigators, service providers and others regarding the identification and treatment of children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation;

�� (e) Advocacy for children who have been victims of commercial sexual exploitation;

�� (f) Promotion and facilitation of interagency and interdepartmental cooperation among state agencies and among different levels of government in this state in the delivery and funding of services for children who have been or may become victims of commercial sexual exploitation; and

�� (g) Any other activity, project or program that will encourage and support the provision of preventative and therapeutic assistance to child victims or potential child victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

�� (3) An individual or entity wishing to apply for funding from the Fund to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children shall submit an application to the department. The application shall be in the form and contain the information required by the department by rule.

�� (4) The department may solicit and accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States or its agencies, or from other sources, public or private, and agree to conditions not inconsistent with the purposes of this section. All funds received shall be deposited into the Fund to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of this section.

�� (5) The department shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the department with respect to policies and procedures to coordinate statewide planning for delivery of services to child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The advisory committee shall meet with and advise the department, provide the department with information regarding the status of existing services and make recommendations for the making of awards of financial assistance pursuant to this section. The department shall include as members of the advisory committee stakeholders with expertise in child welfare, mental health and addiction, sex trafficking and law enforcement.

�� (6) The department may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section, including but not limited to the role of the advisory committee. [2015 c.703 �1]

�� Note: 147.480 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 147 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

�� 147.485 Training for state agencies and county juvenile departments. (1) As used in this section:

�� (a) �Adjudicated youth� has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004.

�� (b) �State agency� means any state officer, board, commission, bureau or department, or division thereof, in the executive branch of state government.

�� (c) �Youth� has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004.

�� (2)(a) The Department of Justice, in consultation with the advisory committee appointed by the department under ORS 147.480, shall develop a one-hour virtual training on sex trafficking.

�� (b) The department shall make the training developed under this subsection available at no cost to state agencies and county juvenile departments that work with youths and adjudicated youths.

�� (3) A state agency shall ensure that all staff of the state agency who work with youths and adjudicated youths complete the training developed under subsection (2) of this section at least once every two years.

�� (4) A county juvenile department shall ensure that all staff of the county juvenile department who work with youths and adjudicated youths complete the training developed under subsection (2) of this section at least once every two years. [2023 c.187 �3]

�� Note: 147.485 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 147 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

EFFECTUATION OF CRIME VICTIMS� CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

�� 147.500 Definitions. As used in ORS 147.500 to 147.550:

�� (1) �Authorized prosecuting attorney� means a prosecuting attorney who, at the request of a victim, has agreed to assert and enforce a right granted to the victim by section 42 or 43, Article I of the Oregon Constitution.

�� (2) �Claim� means the allegation and proposed remedy described in ORS 147.515 (1).

�� (3) �Crime� includes an act committed by a person who is under 18 years of age that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a misdemeanor or felony.

�� (4) �Criminal proceeding� means an action at law in which a person is alleged, or has been adjudicated, to have committed a crime for which there is a victim and that is conducted in the trial court before or after sentencing or disposition.

�� (5) �Critical stage of the proceeding� means:

�� (a) Release hearings or hearings to modify the conditions of release, except hearings concerning release decisions at arraignment;

�� (b) Preliminary hearings;

�� (c) Hearings related to the rescheduling of trial;

�� (d) Hearings on motions or petitions:

�� (A) Conducted pursuant to ORS 40.210 or 135.139;

�� (B) To amend, dismiss or set aside a charge, conviction, order or judgment; or

�� (C) To suppress or exclude evidence;

�� (e) Entry of guilty or no contest pleas;

�� (f) Trial;

�� (g) Restitution hearings;

�� (h) Sentencing;

�� (i) Probation violation or revocation hearings if the crime of conviction is a felony or person Class A misdemeanor and the victim has requested notice of the hearing from the prosecuting attorney or the supervisory authority as defined in ORS