OAR 255-035-0014: Initial Parole Release Date for Offenders Whose Probations Are Revoked November 1, 1989 or Later

(1) To the extent permissible under law, for those offenders who committed crimes prior to November 1, 1989 and the court revoked the previously ordered probation November 1, 1989 or later, the board shall: (a) Make the findings of fact listed in OAR 255-035-0013 pursuant to Divisions 30 and 35 of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision rules; and (b) Make findings of fact pursuant to the Sentencing Guidelines Grid and applicable rules found in OAR chapter 213 and herein incorporated by reference including: (A) Crime category (213-004-0002, 213-004-0003, 213-004-0004, 213-004-0005, divisions 17, 18, 19 of OAR 213); (B) Criminal history as established by the post-sentence report (213-004-0006, 213-004-0007, 213-004-0008, 213-004-0009, 213-004-0010, 213-004-0011); (C) Guideline ranges (Appendix 1 to OAR 213); (D) Aggravating or mitigating factors, if any (213-005-0001); (E) Upholding or overriding minimum sentences; (F) Summing of consecutive ranges (OAR 213-012-0001 to 0004); and (c) Except when the board upholds a minimum sentence or denies parole, set the prison term pursuant to: (A) The Sentencing Guidelines Grid (213-010-0002, 213-005-0006, Appendix 1) to the extent permissible under law, if the resultant prison term would be shorter than it would be under the Board of Parole Matrix Guideline and applicable rules; (B) The Matrix Guidelines (255-035-0013) if the resultant prison term would be shorter than it would be under the Sentencing Guidelines Grid and applicable rules. (2) When the board upholds a judicially or statutorily set minimum sentence which is longer than the prison term would otherwise be under the Sentencing Guidelines Grid, the board shall set the prison term at minimum sentence. (3) When the court orders a sentence shorter than the applicable prison term, the board shall apply OAR 255-035-0025. (4) Notwithstanding OAR 255-035-0025, the board may order a prison term of less than (6) months when the crime severity and criminal history fall below the Sentencing Guidelines dispositional line. [ED. NOTE: Appendices referenced are available from the agency.]