OAR 291-109-0215: Grievance and Grievance Appeal Submission Limits

(1) An adult in custody shall not have more than four active complaints (grievances, discrimination complaints, or appeals of either) at any time. Any grievance or grievance appeal submitted exceeding that limit will be found to be an improper use of the grievance review and discrimination complaint review systems and returned to the adult in custody with a statement of the rule. (2) An adult in custody may not submit more than a combined total of four initial grievances and discrimination complaints per calendar month. (3) For purposes of these rules, an emergency grievance, as defined in OAR 291-109-0110(12), or any appeal regarding an emergency grievance, is not counted when determining the number of active complaints or the number of submitted grievances or discrimination complaints within any calendar month. (4) Any grievance or discrimination complaint (or appeal of either) received that causes the adult in custody to exceed the limits described in OAR 291-109-0215(1) or (2) will be considered an improper use of the grievance review and discrimination complaint review systems.