Oregon: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (OR-AR-6)

A record relating to a juvenile adjudication for an act that would constitute rape in the third degree, sodomy in the third degree, or sexual abuse in the third degree, or an attempt to commit those crimes, their record can be expunged upon petition, so long as five years have elapsed and the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262 (3), (10)(a).

Record Detail(s)

Sex-related offenses

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Potentially, see statute

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

Yes, if objection filed

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

Offenses listed in Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(10) (A)-(C) or offenses listed in ORS 419A.260 (1)(d)(J) are ineligible.

Procedure General

The petition must be filed in the county where the person resided at the time of the most recent termination. Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262(1). For specific procedure, see Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.262.

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

A person who is the subject of a record that has been expunged under this section may assert that the record never existed and that the contact, which was the subject of the record, never occurred without incurring a penalty for perjury or false swearing under the laws of this state. ORS § 419A.269(2).

Forms

There is no statutory language.

Waiting Periods

A petition can be filed five years after the date of the person's most recent termination.

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