OAR 291-031-0085: County Option to Cease Participation in the Community Corrections Act

(1) The Community Corrections Act gives each county the option to transfer responsibility for community corrections to the Department of Corrections if the Legislature fails to fund community corrections at the baseline established in ORS 423.483. (2) If the total state community corrections appropriation is less than the baseline, the county may discontinue participation in the Community Corrections Act by providing written notification to the Director of the Department of Corrections 180 days prior to implementation of the change. (3) The department can elect to assume responsibility for community corrections sooner than 180 days with concurrence from the county. (4) A county may transfer responsibility for community corrections to the state no more than one time in a biennium. (5) OAR 291-031-0095 to 291-031-0140 only apply when a county discontinues participation in the Community Corrections Act.