updated 3/27/2026
| Contact Person: | PRIMARY CONTACT NUMBER: (503) 934-1258
8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Regular Work Days, Monday – Friday Deputy Director Mitch Stephens at Mitchell.Stephens@osp.oregon.gov |
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| Offenders Required to Register: | Any person convicted of a crime:
(a) That would constitute a sex crime if convicted in Oregon; or (b) For which the person would have to register as a sex offender in another United States court’s jurisdiction, or as required under federal law, regardless of whether the crime would constitute a sex crime in Oregon. There are also complex statues governing which juvenile offenders are required to register. |
| Information Collected: | Name, aliases, addresses, phone numbers, physical description including tattoos and scars, photograph, fingerprints, DNA, vehicle information, driver’s license # and SSN. Location and phone number of employment and institutions of education. Information pertaining to international travel destinations, means of travel, leg(s) of travel and passport information. |
| Administrating Agency: | Oregon State Police. |
| Time frame for Registration: | Within 10 days of release from a correctional institution, detention center, court or other supervised or conditional release; within 10 days of changing address; within 10 days of changing name; within 10 days of moving into Oregon from another jurisdiction. Annual within 10 days of the person’s birth date. Higher Education within 10 days of 1st day of employment or vocation or 1st day of class attendance or enrollment and no later than 10 days after status change in employment or attendance; at least 21 days prior to intent to travel internationally. Non-Resident Employees must report no later than 10 days after the 14th day of employment or vocation in Oregon. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: | Yes, if convicted for a crime that equates to a registerable Oregon sex crime or required to register in another state; includes persons who compact their supervision or incarceration to Oregon. |
| Duration of Requirement: | Lifetime
Exception: The obligation to report terminates if the conviction or adjudication that gave rise to the obligation is reversed or vacated or if the registrant is pardoned. Under specific circumstances, some offenders may also be granted relief from registration by the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (BoPPPS) or the Juvenile Court. Not all offenders are eligible for relief. |
| Verification of Address: | City and county-wide sex offender sweep operations; annual statement invoicing. |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: | Class C felony for failure to complete initial registration. Failure to annually register; failure to provide complete and accurate information; failure to report intended international travel; and failure to submit to fingerprinting or to having a photograph taken of the person’s face, identifying scars, marks or tattoos; or fails to participate in a sex offender risk assessment as directed by the State Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, Psychiatric Security Review Board, Oregon Health Authority, or supervising authority is a Class A misdemeanor. Failure to register change of address (in-state or out of state/country); failure to register a change in status of enrollment/attendance or employment at an institution of higher education (includes Non-Resident Employees/Students); failure to report a legal name change; or failure to sign the sex offender registration form is a Class A misdemeanor or C felony depending on the underlying conviction. A person who fails to sign and return an address verification form as required by ORS 163A.040(4) commits a violation. |
| Access to Information: | Members of the public can contact the Oregon State Police and request information on registered offenders. Release of information is governed by Oregon Revised Statute. Per statute, only Level 3 offenders are posted on the public website. |
| Confidentiality Provision: | Persons are advised the information provided is for their personal use. |
| Number Registered: | 34,098 as of 03/26/2026 |
| Percent Compliance: | Not available. |
| Internet Access: | Oregon Sex Offender Registry |