71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 615
                            Corrected
 
                         House Bill 2100
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for Department of Corrections)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Provides flexibility in early release of prisoner when date of
release from imprisonment falls on weekend or legal holiday.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to corrections; amending ORS 137.375; and providing for
  criminal sentence reduction that requires approval by a
  two-thirds majority.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 137.375 is amended to read:
  137.375. When the date of release from imprisonment of any
prisoner in an adult correctional facility under the jurisdiction
of the Department of Corrections, or any prisoner in
 { - the - }   { + a + } county or city jail, falls on Saturday,
Sunday or a legal holiday, the prisoner shall be released { + ,
at the discretion of the releasing authority, + } on the
first { + , second or third + } day preceding the date of release
which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday { + . + }  { - ,
except for - }  Prisoners of a county or city jail serving a
mandatory minimum term specifically limited to weekends
 { - who - }  shall   { - only - } be released  { + only + } at
the time fixed in the sentence.
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