ORS 137.635: Determinate sentences required for certain felony convictions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) When, in the case of a felony described in subsection (2) of this section, a court sentences a convicted defendant who has previously been convicted of any felony designated in subsection (2) of this section, the sentence shall not be an indeterminate sentence to which the defendant otherwise would be subject under ORS 137.120, but, unless it imposes a death penalty under ORS 163.105, the court shall impose a determinate sentence, the length of which the court shall determine, to the custody of the Department of Corrections. Any mandatory minimum sentence otherwise provided by law shall apply. The sentence shall not exceed the maximum sentence otherwise provided by law in such cases. The convicted defendant who is subject to this section shall not be eligible for probation. The convicted defendant shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court and shall not, during the service of such a sentence, be eligible for parole or any form of temporary leave from custody. The person shall not be eligible for any reduction in sentence pursuant to ORS 421.120 or for any reduction in term of incarceration pursuant to ORS 421.121. (2) Felonies to which subsection (1) of this section applies include and are limited to: (a) Murder in any degree, as defined in ORS 163.107 or 163.115, and any aggravated form thereof. (b) Manslaughter in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.118. (c) Assault in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.185. (d) Kidnapping in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.235. (e) Rape in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.375. (f) Sodomy in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.405. (g) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.411. (h) Burglary in the first degree, as defined in ORS 164.225. (i) Arson in the first degree, as defined in ORS 164.325. (j) Robbery in the first degree, as defined in ORS 164.415. (3) When the court imposes a sentence under this section, the court shall indicate in the judgment that the defendant is subject to this section. [1989 c.1 §§2,3; 1991 c.386 §6; 1993 c.692 §5; 1995 c.79 §49; 2003 c.14 §59; 2019 c.635 §9]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 291-097-0200: Authority, Purpose, and Policy — implements
- OAR 291-097-0200: Authority, Purpose, and Policy — authority
- OAR 291-097-0210: Definitions — implements
- OAR 291-097-0210: Definitions — authority
- OAR 291-097-0215: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after November 1, 1989 through June 30, 2009 and Sentenced Prior to July 1, 2009 — implements
- OAR 291-097-0215: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after November 1, 1989 through June 30, 2009 and Sentenced Prior to July 1, 2009 — authority
- OAR 291-097-0220: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after November 1, 1989 through February 16, 2010 and Sentenced on or after July 1, 2009 — implements
- OAR 291-097-0220: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after November 1, 1989 through February 16, 2010 and Sentenced on or after July 1, 2009 — authority
- OAR 291-097-0225: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after February 17, 2010 through June 30, 2011 — implements
- OAR 291-097-0225: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after February 17, 2010 through June 30, 2011 — authority
- OAR 291-097-0230: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after July 1, 2011 and through June 30, 2013 — implements
- OAR 291-097-0230: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after July 1, 2011 and through June 30, 2013 — authority
- OAR 291-097-0231: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after July 1, 2013 — implements
- OAR 291-097-0231: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after July 1, 2013 — authority
- OAR 291-097-0235: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Impacted by ORS 475.930(2) — implements
- OAR 291-097-0235: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Impacted by ORS 475.930(2) — authority
- OAR 291-097-0236: Earned Time Credits for Life Sentences for Aggravated Murder, Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the Second Degree (formerly Murder for sentences imposed prior to September 29, 2019) (ORS 163.105, 163.107 and 163.115) — implements
- OAR 291-097-0236: Earned Time Credits for Life Sentences for Aggravated Murder, Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the Second Degree (formerly Murder for sentences imposed prior to September 29, 2019) (ORS 163.105, 163.107 and 163.115) — authority
- OAR 291-097-0240: Calculation and Application of Earned Time Credits — implements
- OAR 291-097-0240: Calculation and Application of Earned Time Credits — authority
- OAR 291-097-0245: Earned Time Credit for Education or Apprenticeship Certifications — implements
- OAR 291-097-0245: Earned Time Credit for Education or Apprenticeship Certifications — authority
- OAR 291-097-0250: Retraction of Earned Time Credits — implements
- OAR 291-097-0250: Retraction of Earned Time Credits — authority
- OAR 291-097-0255: Restoration of Earned Time Credits — implements
- OAR 291-097-0255: Restoration of Earned Time Credits — authority
- OAR 291-097-0260: Determination of Earned Time Credits During Final Review Period for Sentencing Guideline Sentences — implements
- OAR 291-097-0260: Determination of Earned Time Credits During Final Review Period for Sentencing Guideline Sentences — authority
- OAR 291-097-0265: Administrative Review — implements
- OAR 291-097-0265: Administrative Review — authority
- OAR 291-097-0270: Statutory Good Time Credits — implements
- OAR 291-097-0270: Statutory Good Time Credits — authority
- OAR 291-097-0275: Extra Good Time Credits — implements
- OAR 291-097-0275: Extra Good Time Credits — authority
- OAR 291-097-0280: Retraction of Statutory Good Time and Extra Good Time Credits — implements
- OAR 291-097-0280: Retraction of Statutory Good Time and Extra Good Time Credits — authority
- OAR 291-097-0285: Restoration of Statutory Good Time and Extra Good Time Credits — implements
- OAR 291-097-0285: Restoration of Statutory Good Time and Extra Good Time Credits — authority
- OAR 291-097-0290: AICs With Indeterminate Sentences of More Than Thirty-Six Months — implements
- OAR 291-097-0290: AICs With Indeterminate Sentences of More Than Thirty-Six Months — authority
- OAR 291-097-0295: AICs With Indeterminate Sentences of Thirty-Six Months or Less — implements
- OAR 291-097-0295: AICs With Indeterminate Sentences of Thirty-Six Months or Less — authority
- OAR 291-097-0300: Extension of Parole Release Date (Recommendations) — implements
- OAR 291-097-0300: Extension of Parole Release Date (Recommendations) — authority
- OAR 291-097-0305: Administrative Review — implements
- OAR 291-097-0305: Administrative Review — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 137.120 — resolved
- ORS 163.105 — resolved
- ORS 421.120 — resolved
- ORS 421.121 — resolved
- ORS 163.107 — resolved
- 163.115 — resolved
- ORS 163.118 — resolved
- ORS 163.185 — resolved
- ORS 163.235 — resolved
- ORS 163.375 — resolved
- ORS 163.405 — resolved
- ORS 163.411 — resolved
- ORS 164.225 — resolved
- ORS 164.325 — resolved
- ORS 164.415 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 137.633: Earned reduction of supervision period; rules.
- ORS 144.397: Release eligibility for juvenile offenders after 15 years of imprisonment; board hearing; rules.
- ORS 420.240: Work release program; rules.
- ORS 421.121: Reduction in term of incarceration; rules.
- ORS 421.168: Transitional leave; rules.
- OAR 213-009-0001: Statutorily Mandated Imprisonment
- OAR 291-062-0130: Adult in Custody Eligibility
- OAR 291-063-0120: Procedures
- OAR 291-097-0200: Authority, Purpose, and Policy
- OAR 291-097-0215: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after November 1, 1989 through June 30, 2009 and Sentenced Prior to July 1, 2009
- OAR 291-097-0220: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after November 1, 1989 through February 16, 2010 and Sentenced on or after July 1, 2009
- OAR 291-097-0225: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after February 17, 2010 through June 30, 2011
- OAR 291-097-0230: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after July 1, 2011 and through June 30, 2013
- OAR 291-097-0231: Earned Time Credits for Crimes Committed on or after July 1, 2013
- OAR 291-100-0005: Authority, Purpose and Policy
- OAR 291-100-0008: Definitions
- OAR 291-100-0110: Convictions Under ORS 137.635 (Ballot Measure 4 Sentences)
- OAR 291-149-0130: Inmate Eligibility
- OAR 291-209-0030: Procedures
- OAR 416-415-0040: Youth in Custody Eligibility for Participation in a Work Program
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors137.html