OAR 255-040-0026: Effect of Minimum Terms on Reductions

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 1999-01-15Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) If the inmate has a judicial minimum sentence greater than 36 months, which the Board previously upheld pursuant to ORS 144.110 or 163.115, the Board must overturn the minimum before it can grant a reduction from the previously established term. (2) If the inmate has a mandatory minimum sentence pursuant to ORS 161.610, the Board cannot grant a reduction below the mandatory minimum sentence and the statutory reduction for good time, except as provided in OAR 255-040-0028.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 144.122, 144.126, 144.110, 163.115 & 161.610

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 144.110, 144.122, 144.126 & 163.115

History: PAR 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-99 PAR 8-1992, f. & cert. ef. 10-9-92 PAR 7-1992(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-29-92 PAR 6-1991, f. & cert. ef. 10-15-91 PAR 6-1988, f. & ef. 5-19-88 PAR 3-1988(Temp), f. 3-30-88, ef. 4-4-88

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