Chapter 120 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

 

AN ACT

 

HB 2218

 

Relating to corrections; amending ORS 144.340 and 144.350.

 

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

 

      SECTION 1. ORS 144.340 is amended to read:

      144.340. (1) The Department of Corrections, in accordance with the rules and regulations or directions of the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Governor, as the case may be, may cause to have retaken and returned persons to the institution, or to the supervision of the local supervisory authority, whether in or out of the state, whenever they have violated the conditions of their parole or post-prison supervision.

      (2)(a) Persons retaken and returned to this state from outside the state upon order or warrant of the Department of Corrections, the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Governor, for violation of conditions of [their] parole or post-prison supervision, shall be detained in a Department of Corrections facility or a local correctional facility pending any hearing concerning the alleged violation[,] and ultimate disposition by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.

      (b) Persons retaken and returned to this state from outside the state upon order or warrant of a local supervisory authority for violation of conditions of post-prison supervision may be detained in a local correctional facility pending a hearing concerning the alleged violation and ultimate disposition by the local supervisory authority.

      (3) Persons retaken and returned to this state from outside the state under this section are liable for the costs and expenses of retaking and returning the person upon:

      (a) A finding by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision of present or future ability to pay; and

      (b) Order of the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.

      SECTION 2. ORS 144.350 is amended to read:

      144.350. (1)(a) The Department of Corrections or other supervisory authority may order the arrest and detention of any person then under the supervision, custody or control of the department or other supervisory authority upon being informed and having reasonable grounds to believe that such person has:

      (A) Violated the conditions of parole, post-prison supervision, probation, conditional pardon or other conditional release from custody; or

      (B) Escaped from the supervision, custody or control of the department or other supervisory authority.

      (b) Before issuing [such] an order under paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection, the department or other supervisory authority shall investigate for the purpose of ascertaining whether the terms of the parole, post-prison supervision, probation, conditional pardon or other conditional release have been violated.

      (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the department or other supervisory authority may order the arrest and detention of any person under its supervision or control if it has reasonable grounds to believe that such person is a danger to self or to others. A hearing shall follow as promptly as convenient to the parties to determine whether probable cause exists to continue detention pending a final determination of the case.

      (3) As used in this section, "escape" means the unlawful departure of a person from a correctional facility, as defined in ORS 162.135, or from the supervision, custody or control of a corrections officer or other person authorized by the department or supervisory authority to maintain supervision, custody or control of the person while the person is outside the correctional facility.

 

Approved by the Governor April 23, 1999

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 23, 1999

 

Effective date October 23, 1999

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