Chapter 634 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 81

Relating to domestic violence.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. The Attorney General shall appoint an advisory committee composed at least of representatives from local supervisory authorities, batterers’ intervention programs and domestic violence victims’ advocacy groups. The Attorney General, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall adopt rules that establish standards for batterers’ intervention programs. The rules adopted must include, but are not limited to:

(1) Standards for contacts between the defendant and the victim;

(2) Standards for the dissemination of otherwise confidential medical, mental health and treatment records;

(3) Standards that protect to the greatest extent practicable the confidentiality of defendants who are participating in domestic violence deferred sentencing agreements;

(4) A requirement that the designated batterers’ intervention program must report to the defendant’s local supervisory authority any criminal assaults, threats to harm the victim or any substantial violation of the program’s rules by the defendant; and

(5) Standards for batterers’ intervention programs that are most likely to end domestic violence and increase victims’ safety.

SECTION 2. (1) A local supervisory authority, in consultation with a local domestic violence coordinating council recognized by this state or a county, may periodically review batterers’ intervention programs located within the jurisdiction of the local supervisory authority for compliance with rules promulgated under section 1 of this 2001 Act.

(2) If a review is completed under subsection (1) of this section, a copy of the review shall be sent by the local supervisory authority to the presiding judge and the district attorney for the county in which the local supervisory authority operates.

Approved by the Governor June 27, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 27, 2001

Effective date January 1, 2002

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