OAR 255-080-0008: Specifications for Administrative Review Request

(1) The request for administrative review shall be substantially in the form specified by the Board in Exhibit O, Administrative Review Request Form, and shall contain: (a) The name and SID # of the person requesting review. (b) The heading “Request for Administrative Review” (c) Identification of the Board action or order for which review is requested, by name of action (i.e., BAF #3, Order of Supervision, etc.) and date of action. (d) A plain and concise statement of the points for which the offender wants review, specifically identifying how the challenged Board action is alleged to be in violation of statutes or Board rules, or how it is alleged that the decision was not supported by evidence in the record, or in what other way the offender believes the Board’s action to be in error. A request for administrative review must concisely explain how the case fits the criteria for review listed in OAR 255-080-0010. (e) The request must state, where applicable, what statute, administrative rule, or constitutional provision is alleged to have been violated, including the effective date of the law or rule. (2) The administrative review request shall be created by any process that makes a clear, legible, black or dark blue image; the Board will not accept text written in pencil, carbon copies, copies on slick paper, or copies darkened by the duplicating process. (a) All writing shall be legible and capable of being read without difficulty. (b) The request must be written on standard 8.5" x 11” white or light blue paper. (c) Each page shall have margins of at least 1” on all sides. (d) Any attachments to the review request shall be duplicated on standard 8.5" x 11” white paper and must be clear and legible. (e) Pages shall be consecutively numbered on the right side at either the top or bottom of the page. (3)(a) The request shall not exceed 8 pages. That limitation does not include additional documentation necessary to support the request. (Under most circumstances, no additional documentation will be necessary.) (b) Additional documentation in support of the request shall not exceed 10 pages. (c) Legal arguments relating to the challenged order must be incorporated into the 8-page administrative review request; any claims or allegations included solely in the “additional documentation” will not be considered by the Board in its response. (4)(a) An offender may request an exception to the limits in these rules, stating a specific reason for exceeding the prescribed limit(s). The request must reach the Board no fewer than fourteen days before the administrative review request is due. The Board, at its discretion, may permit the filing of a review request, and/or additional documentation that exceeds the page limits prescribed in subsection (2) of this rule. The Board may deny an untimely motion under this paragraph on the ground that the offender failed to make a reasonable effort to file the motion on time. (b) If the Board grants permission for a longer review request, or additional documentation in support of the request, the documents shall conform to the rules set forth above in section (1). (c) This rule does not create an exception to the timeliness requirements of OAR 255-080-0005. The offender is responsible for requesting an exception and filing his review request within 45 days as required by OAR 255-080-0005 [ED. NOTE: Exhibits referenced are available from the agency.]