OR. REV. STAT. § 163.187. STRANGULATION [Effective January 1, 2019]
(1) A person commits the crime of strangulation if the person knowingly impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by:
(a) Applying pressure on the throat, neck or chest of the other person; or
(b) Blocking the nose or mouth of the other person
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to legitimate medical or dental procedures or good faith practices of a religious belief.
(3 ) Strangulation is a Class A misdemeanor.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, strangulation is a Class C felony if:
(a) The crime is committed in the immediate presence of, or is witnessed by, the person’s or the victim’s minor child or stepchild or a minor child residing within the household of the person or the victim;
(b) The victim is under 10 years of age;
(c) The victim is a family or household member, as defined in ORS 135.230, of the person;
(d) During the commission of the crime, the person used, attempted to use or threatened to use a dangerous or deadly weapon, as those terms are defined in ORS 161.015, unlawfully against another;
(e) The person has been previously convicted of violating this section or ORS 163.160, 163.165, 163.175, 163.175, 163.185, or 163.90, or of committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction, and the victim in the previous conviction is the same person who is the victim of the current crime;
(f) The person has at least three previous convictions for violating this section or ORS 163.160, 163.165, 163.175, 163.175, 163.185, or 163.90 or for committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction, in any combination; or
(g) The person commits the strangulation knowing that the victim is pregnant.
(5) For purposes of subsection (4)(a) of this section, a strangulation is witnessed if the strangulation is seen or directly perceived in any other manner by the child.
(6 )The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify strangulation committed under the circumstances described in subsection (4)(c) of this section as crime category 5 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission.
ORS 147.015 ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION GENERALLY
(1) A person is eligible for an award of compensation under ORS 147.005 to 147.367 if:
(a) The person is a victim, or is a survivor or dependent of a deceased victim, of a compensable crime that has resulted in or may result in a compensable loss;
(b) The appropriate law enforcement officials were notified of the perpetration of the crime allegedly causing the death or injury to the victim, unless the Department of Justice finds that, notwithstanding the failure of notification, the applicant acted reasonably under the circumstances;
(c) The application for compensation is not the result of collusion between the applicant and the assailant of the victim;
(d) The department determines that the victim acted reasonably with respect to the incident causing the death or injury to the victim, taking into account the specific situation of the victim and what a reasonable action would be for a person in the victim’s circumstances; and
(e) The application for an award of compensation under ORS 147.005 to 147.367 is filed with the department:
(A) Within one year of the date of the injury to the victim; or
(B) Within such further extension of time as the department, for good cause shown, allows.
(2) The requirement under subsection (1)(b) of this section to notify the appropriate law enforcement officials of the perpetration of the crime is satisfied if[,] :
(a) As a result of the compensable crime for which the victim or applicant is applying for compensation, the victim or applicant obtained:
(A) A temporary or permanent stalking protective order under ORS 30.866 or 163.730 to 163.750;
(B) A sexual abuse restraining order under ORS 163.760 to 163.777;
(C) An abuse prevention order under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 or 124.005 to 124.040; [or]
(D) Any other abuse prevention order or no contact order issued by a state, local, tribal or federal court; or
(E) A medical assessment, as defined in ORS 147.395, for sexual assault[.] , or any other forensic exam or medical assessment;
(b) A tribal health provider, student health provider or community mental health provider certifies that the victim reported the crime to the provider; or
(c) The victim provides to the department documentation that qualifies as law enforcement notification under the rules of the department.
(3) The department shall adopt rules establishing:
(a) A limited counseling award for victims who apply for an award of compensation but who do not otherwise qualify under the eligibility requirements of this section.
(b) The types of documentation that qualify as notification to the appropriate law enforcement officials of the perpetration of the crime as described in subsection (2)(c) of this section.