74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 3342
 
                         House Bill 3315
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Sonja
  Harju)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Creates crime of making false accusation of sexual abuse or
kidnapping. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment,
$125,000 fine, or both.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to false accusations.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) A person commits the crime of making a
false accusation of sexual abuse or kidnapping if:
  (a) The person intentionally:
  (A) Alleges that another person has:
  (i) Committed a sexual offense against the person;
  (ii) Subjected the person to sexual harassment; or
  (iii) Kidnapped the person; and
  (B) Makes the allegation to a law enforcement agency; and
  (b) A court determines that the allegation is false.
  (2) Making a false accusation of sexual abuse or kidnapping is
a Class C felony.
  (3) In addition to any other sentence a court may impose, the
court shall include in the sentence of a person convicted under
this section an order that the person:
  (a) Pay all costs incurred by the victim in defending the
allegation;
  (b) Undergo a psychological evaluation to determine appropriate
treatment; and
  (c) Make a private and public apology to the victim. The
defendant shall make the public apology by causing a letter of
apology to the victim to be published in print media. If the
original allegations were published in print media, the letter of
apology shall be published in the print media that covered the
original allegations, on an equivalent page to the original
coverage. + }
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