Sex Offender Registration: Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

FAQs

Contents:

When am I required to register as a sex offender?
As a convicted sex offender when do I need to register?
How and where do I register as a sex offender?
How and where do I update my sex offender registration?
What do I need to bring when I register as a sex offender?

1. When am I required to register as a sex offender?

Oregon Revised Statutes 181.595, 181.596 and 181.597 require sex offender registration for life for persons who are: convicted in Oregon of certain registerable offenses, OR found guilty except for insanity of one of those offenses, OR found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act that if committed by an adult would constitute a sex crime, OR paroled to or otherwise placed in this state after having been convicted of a sex crime or adjudicated in juvenile court for an act that if committed in this state would constitute a sex crime.

If you are in one or more of the above categories, you are required to report in person to your supervising official or to an Oregon law enforcement agency:

no later than ten (10) days after discharge or release from jail, prison, or other correctional or detention facility;
no later than ten (10) days after placement on probation; or
no later than ten (10) days after parole or discharge to this state from another state.

You are also required to report in person and be registered as a sex offender in Oregon if you have moved to Oregon, or you will be working in Oregon more than 14 days in a calendar year, or you are attending school in Oregon on a part-time or full-time basis.

2. As a convicted sex offender when do I need to register?

no later than ten (10) days after your arrival in Oregon;
no later than ten (10) days after your 14th day of employment in a calendar year (non-Oregon resident);
no later than ten (10) days after your first day of school attendance (non-Oregon resident);
no later than ten (10) days after any change in employment or school enrollment (non-Oregon resident);
within ten (10) days of any change in residence (even if you are homeless or transient); and
within ten (10) days of your birthday.

3. How and where do I register as a sex offender?

You may register at any law enforcement office in the state of Oregon. If you choose to register at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office we are located in the Lincoln County Court House at 225 W. Olive St. in Newport, Rm. #203. Our office hours are 8:30am-12:00n and 1:00pm-5:00pm Monday through Friday (except holidays).
You will be asked to fill out a Sex Offender Registration form.
You will be required to show some form of official picture identification.
There will be a picture taken of you that will accompany the completed paper work that is sent to the Oregon State Police Sex Offender Registration Unit.

After you have completed your form the law enforcement agency is then required to enter the information in the Law Enforcement Data System addressed to the Oregon State Police Sex Offender Registration Unit.

4. How and where do I update my sex offender registration?

You may update your registration at any law enforcement office in the state of Oregon. If you choose to register at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office we are located in the Lincoln County Court House at 225 W. Olive St. in Newport, Rm. #203. Our office hours are 8:30am-12:00n and 1:00pm-5:00pm Monday through Friday (except holidays).
You will be asked to fill out a Sex Offender Registration form.
You will be required to show some form of official picture identification.
There will be a picture taken of you that will accompany the completed paper work that is sent to the Oregon State Police Sex Offender Registration Unit.

5. What do I need to bring when I register as a sex offender?

If you have registered as a sex offender before, it is helpful to bring your last registration copy. This would be a yellow sheet of paper.
You will need to know your physical address and mailing address.
If you are employed you will need to supply the name, address, and phone number of your employer.
You will need to bring a form of official picture identification.
If you can drive and own your own vehicle you will need to provide the year, make, model, color, state, and license plate information.