Or. Admin. Code § 859-200-0150
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 859-200-0150 - Victim's Rights(1) The Board shall make reasonable efforts to notify victims identified in the commitment order or victims who have requested to be notified of any of the following regarding the extremely dangerous person with mental illness: (e) Move to a temporary placement due to an emergency; and(f) Escape or unauthorized departure of the extremely dangerous person with mental illness. (2) Victims may provide oral or written victim impact statements at an individual's full hearing and written victim impact statements at an individual's administrative hearing. (a) Victim impact statements are not considered testimony and will not be taken under oath by the Board.(b) Victim impact statement are not considered evidence.(3) Victims may provide a written request for a copy of a person's recorded hearing on a removeable media storage device at no charge.(4) Victims are given priority seating at all in-person hearings.(a) Victims are encouraged to notify Board staff immediately of hearings-day time constraints. The Board considers reasonable scheduling restrictions from victims.(b) The Board may permit victims to appear by remote means for full hearings.(c) Victims are entitled to due dignity and respect. This may include prohibiting the recording of a victim impact statement or other portions of the hearing that include graphic depictions of the instant offense.(5) Victims may request to be added to the notification list and provide updated contact information at any time by emailing PSRB staff: psrb@psrb.oregon.gov. The Board uses this notification list as its primary means to notify a victim of the circumstances outlined in section (1) of this rule.Or. Admin. Code § 859-200-0150
PSRB 1-2014, f. & cert. ef. 3-5-14; PSRB 1-2022, amend filed 01/13/2022, effective 1/13/2022Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 161.387 & ORS 426.701
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 161.387, ORS 426.701 & ORS 426.702