Or. Admin. Code § 255-032-0005

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 255-032-0005 - Prison Term Hearing to Be Held

(1) An adult person convicted of Aggravated Murder under ORS 163.095 shall receive a hearing within one year of sentencing. A person convicted of Murder under ORS 163.115 that was committed on or after June 30, 1995, and who was sentenced to life with a twenty-five (25) year minimum shall receive a hearing within one year of sentencing. At the hearing the Board shall set a review date congruent with the minimum terms set forth in OAR 255-032-0010 rather than a parole release date. In lieu of holding a hearing, the Board may determine the prison term/murder review date by administrative file pass.

(2) Adult persons sentenced to death or life without the possibility of release or parole shall not receive a hearing.

(3) Adult persons sentenced to life with a twenty (20) or thirty (30) year minimum for aggravated murder shall receive a prison term hearing pursuant to ORS 144.120 if they also have a sentence to the Department of Corrections' custody for a crime other than aggravated murder.

(4) Inmates, who were juveniles and waived to adult court pursuant to ORS 419C.340 through 419C.364, and were under the age of 17 years at the time of their crime(s), and were convicted of Aggravated Murder, per ORS 163.095, and whose crimes were committed after October 31, 1989 and prior to April 1, 1995, shall receive a prison term hearing. At the hearing, the Board shall set a projected parole release date, in accordance with the guidelines and matrix that apply with respect to the date of the crime.

(5) The Board will apply the applicable procedural rules under OAR divisions 30 and 35, in effect at the time of the hearing, for the conduct of the hearing.

Or. Admin. Code § 255-032-0005

2PB 8-1985, f. & ef. 5-31-85; PAR 4-1989, f. & ef. 11-1-89; PAR 1-1991, f. & cert. ef. 1-16-91; PAR 8-1992, f. & cert. ef. 10-9-92; PAR 4-1997, f. 3-11-97, cert. ef. 3-14-97; PAR 4-1999, f. & cert. ef. 5-18-99; PAR 2-2000, f. 1-3-00, cert. ef. 1-4-00; PAR 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-13-03; PAR 4-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-29-09 thru 3-28-10; PAR 3-2010, f. & cert. ef. 3-26-10; PAR 1-2012, f. & cert. ef. 3-13-12

Stat. Auth.: ORS 144.120, 163.095, 163.115, 419C.340 & 419C.364

Stats. Implemented: ORS 163.105