OAR 255-030-0010: Scheduling Prison Term Hearings

(1) The Board shall conduct a hearing to establish a prison term for each new inmate whose crime was committed prior to November 1, 1989, within: (a) Six months of admission to a Department of Corrections facility for those sentenced to five years or less; (b) Eight months of admission to a Department of Corrections facility for those sentenced to more than five years but less than fifteen years; or (c) Twelve months of admission to a Department of Corrections facility for those sentenced to life or fifteen years or more. (2) The Board shall follow section 1 of this rule to schedule a prison term hearing for any additional sentence received while in custody of a Department of Corrections facility. (3) For those prison term hearings which must be conducted within six months, the Board may defer setting a prison term for ninety days to obtain additional information. (4) The Board may establish prison terms after a hearing or as an administrative action without a hearing, pursuant to 255-030-0024.