71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 81
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Joint Interim Judiciary
Committee)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
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. + }
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Passed by Senate May 29, 2001
Repassed by Senate June 15, 2001
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House June 12, 2001
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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