Title 14, Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, when the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Department of Corrections orders the arrest and detention of an offender under ORS 144.331 or 144.350, the offender arrested shall be held in a co…

(1) When the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or its designated representative has been informed and has reasonable grounds to believe that a person under its jurisdiction has violated a condition of parole and that revocation of parole may be warranted, the boar…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, whenever the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision considers an alleged parole violator and finds such person has violated one or more conditions of parole and evidence offered in mitigation does not excuse or …

The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision shall adopt rules to establish parole revocation sanctions for parole violations committed on or after November 1, 1989. [1989 c.790 §18b; 1997 c.525 §9] Note: 144.346 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was n…

(1) Upon request of any party to the hearing provided in ORS 144.343 and upon a proper showing of the general relevance and reasonable scope of the testimony to be offered, the board or its designated representatives shall issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of…

When an alleged parole or post-prison supervision violator is in custody in a state to which the alleged parole or post-prison supervision violator has not been paroled or released or in federal custody, ORS 144.343 does not apply. [1973 c.694 §16; 1989 c.790 §43]

(1)(a) The Department of Corrections or other supervisory authority may order the arrest and detention of any person then under the supervision, custody or control of the department or other supervisory authority upon being informed and having reasonable grounds to believe that s…

Any order issued by the Department of Corrections or other supervisory authority as authorized by ORS 144.350 constitutes full authority for the arrest and detention of the violator, and all the laws applicable to warrants of arrest shall apply to such orders. [Amended by 1973 c.…

Within 15 days after the issuance of an order, under the provisions of ORS 144.350, the board may order suspension of the detained person’s parole or post-prison supervision. A hearing shall then be conducted as promptly as convenient pursuant to ORS 144.343. [Amended by 1973 c.6…

(1) The Director of the Department of Corrections may deputize, in writing, any person regularly employed by another state, to act as an officer and agent of this state for the return of any person who has violated the conditions of parole, post-prison supervision, conditional pa…

The Department of Corrections may enter into contracts with similar officials of any state, for the purpose of sharing an equitable portion of the cost of effecting the return of any person who has violated the conditions of parole, post-prison supervision, probation, conditional…

After the suspension of parole or post-prison supervision or revocation of probation or conditional pardon of any convicted person, and until the return of the person to custody, the person shall be considered a fugitive from justice. [Amended by 1973 c.694 §11; 1989 c.790 §47]

The board shall adopt rules consistent with the criteria in ORS 144.780 relating to the rerelease of persons whose parole has been revoked. [1977 c.372 §7] RELEASE HEARINGS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS

(1)(a) A person convicted of an offense or offenses committed when the person was under 18 years of age, who is serving a sentence of imprisonment for the offense or offenses, is eligible for release on parole or post-prison supervision as provided in this section after the perso…

(1) The Department of Corrections is authorized to receive, hold and dispose of: (a) Contraband and other things subject to seizure under ORS 133.535; (b) Things possessed in violation of supervision conditions; or (c) Unclaimed goods seized by a parole and probation officer. (2)…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 98.302 to 98.436 and ORS 133.623, upon seizing property in connection with a suspected violation of the conditions of supervision, a parole and probation officer shall, as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible, make a written list of the things seized …

(1) Within 30 days after actual notice of any seizure, or at such later date as the Department of Corrections in its discretion may allow: (a) An individual from whose person, property or premises things have been seized may petition the department to return the things seized to …

A petition for the return or restoration of things seized shall be based on the ground that the petitioner has a valid claim to rightful possession because: (1) The things had been stolen or otherwise converted and the petitioner is the owner or rightful possessor; (2) The things…

(1) If, upon consideration of a petition for return or restoration of things seized, it appears to the Department of Corrections that the things should be returned or restored, but there is substantial question whether they should be returned to the person from whose possession t…

(1) In granting a petition for return or restoration of things seized, the Department of Corrections shall postpone execution of the order until such time as the things in question are no longer needed for evidentiary purposes in establishing either a criminal or supervision viol…

As used in ORS 144.410 to 144.525, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections. (2) “Department” means the Department of Corrections. (3) “Department of Corrections institutions” has the meaning found in ORS 421.005. […

(1) The Department of Corrections shall establish and administer a work release program in which a misdemeanant or felon may participate, and if confined, be authorized to leave assigned quarters for the purpose of: (a) Participating in an adult in custody work program approved b…

(1) The Department of Corrections shall administer the work release program by means of such staff organization and personnel as the director considers necessary. In addition to other duties, the department shall: (a) Locate employment for qualified applicants; (b) Effect placeme…

When a person is sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the court may recommend to the department that the person so sentenced be granted the option of serving the sentence by enrollment in the work release program established under ORS 144.420. [1965 c.463 §4…

(1) The Director of the Department of Corrections shall approve or reject each recommendation under ORS 144.440 or 421.170 for enrollment in the work release program. Rejection by the director of a recommendation does not preclude submission under ORS 421.170 of subsequent recomm…

The Department of Corrections may contract with the governing bodies of political subdivisions in this state, with the federal government and with any private agencies approved by the department for the quartering in suitable local facilities of persons enrolled in work release p…

(1) Each person enrolled in the work release program shall promptly surrender to the Department of Corrections all compensation the person receives, if any, other than amounts involuntarily withheld by the employer of the person. (2) The Director of the Department of Corrections …

(1) Persons assigned to participate in an adult in custody work program established under ORS 144.420 may be enrolled in an apprenticeship or training program under ORS 660.002 to 660.210 and are entitled to the protection and benefits of ORS 660.002 to 660.210 to the same extent…

(1) A person enrolled, or assigned to participate, in the work release program is not an agent, employee or servant of a Department of Corrections institution, the department or this state: (a) While working, seeking gainful employment or otherwise participating, in an adult in c…

(1) If a person enrolled, or assigned to participate, in the work release program violates any law, or any rule or specific condition applicable to the person under ORS 144.450, the Department of Corrections may immediately terminate that person’s enrollment in, or assignment to,…

A person’s enrollment in the work release program terminates upon the release of the person from confinement pursuant to law. To the extent possible, the Department of Corrections shall cooperate with employers in making possible the continued employment of persons released. [196…

(1) The Department of Corrections may request in writing the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to, and when so requested the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall, draw a warrant on the amount available under section 6 or 7, chapter 678, Oregon Laws 1969, …

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall deposit in the State Prison Work Programs Account, as they are received, moneys surrendered to the Department of Corrections under ORS 144.470. Disbursements from the account for purposes authorized by ORS 144.470 may be made by…

The Legislative Assembly hereby approves and the Governor is authorized to enter into a compact on behalf of this state with any other state or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ___________________________________________________________________…

ORS 144.600 shall be known and may be cited as the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. [2001 c.729 §1] Note: See note under 144.600.

If a state withdraws from the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision as provided in Article XII (a) of the compact, the Department of Corrections may negotiate an agreement with the withdrawing state to fulfill the purposes of ORS 144.600. [2001 c.729 §3] Note: See not…

A person on probation, parole or post-prison supervision who applies to transfer supervision under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision described in ORS 144.600 must pay an application fee in an amount determined by rule of the Department of Corrections. The fee …

The Governor of this state may execute a compact on behalf of the State of Oregon with any of the United States joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ A compact entered into by and among…

(1) Where supervision of a parolee or probationer is being administered pursuant to the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Supervision, the appropriate judicial or administrative authorities in this state shall notify the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Supervision administrator of the se…

(1) Any hearing pursuant to ORS 144.613 to 144.617 may be before the administrator of the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Supervision, a deputy of the Director of the Department of Corrections or any other person authorized pursuant to the laws of this state to hear cases of alleged…

In any case of alleged parole or probation violation by a person being supervised in another state pursuant to the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Supervision any appropriate judicial or administrative officer or agency in another state is authorized to hold a hearing on the alleged…

ORS 144.610 may be cited as the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Supervision.

For purposes of ORS 144.610 and 144.613 to 144.617, “parole” includes but is not limited to post-prison supervision, and “parolee” includes but is not limited to persons on post-prison supervision under rules adopted by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. [1989 c.790 §37] Not…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 144.637: (a) “History of sexual assault” means that a person has engaged in unlawful sexual conduct that: (A) Is not related to the crime for which the person is currently on parole or post-prison supervision; and (B) Seriously endangered the l…

The Department of Corrections and the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, in consultation with local supervisory authorities, shall jointly adopt rules establishing: (1) Procedures for identifying sexually violent dangerous offenders; and (2) Methods of intensive s…

Once each biennium, the Department of Corrections, the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and local supervisory authorities shall determine the number of offenders expected to be classified as sexually violent dangerous offenders during the following biennium. The …