OAR 213-004-0002: Crime Seriousness Scale

(1) The Crime Seriousness Scale consists of eleven categories of crimes. Each crime category represents crimes of relatively equal seriousness. The complete Crime Seriousness Scale is set forth in OAR 213-017-0000 through 0011. (2) When the statutory definition of an offense includes a broad range of criminal conduct, the offense may be subclassified factually in more than one crime category to capture the full range of criminal conduct covered by the statutory offense. The list of subclassified offenses is set forth in OAR 213-018-0000 through 0090. (3) Drug related offenses are separately classified and subclassified. Those classifications are set forth in OAR 213-019-0000 through 0015.