OR SB386

Creates the crime of "patronizing a trafficked child" for engaging in, offering, or agreeing to engage in a commercial sex act with a child under 18 or a law enforcement officer posing as a child under 18

Punishes the offense as a Class B felony (up to 10 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine) when the victim is an actual child, and as a Class C felony (up to 5 years imprisonment, $125,000 fine) when involving an undercover officer

Eliminates knowledge of the child's age as an element the state must prove and removes reasonable belief of age as a defense

Adds the offense to sex offender registration requirements, racketeering activity definitions, and the definition of child abuse; authorizes wiretap orders for investigations of the crime

Repeals the existing crime of "purchasing sex with a minor" (ORS 163.413), replacing it with this new offense classified as crime category 9 on the sentencing guidelines grid