Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 213 - OREGON CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION
Division 4 - THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES GRID
Section 213-004-0002 - Crime Seriousness Scale

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 213-004-0002

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

(1) The Crime Seriousness Scale consists of eleven categories of crimes. Each crime category represents crimes of relatively equal seriousness. The complete Crime Seriousness Scale is set forth in OAR 213-017-0000 through 0011.

(2) When the statutory definition of an offense includes a broad range of criminal conduct, the offense may be subclassified factually in more than one crime category to capture the full range of criminal conduct covered by the statutory offense. The list of subclassified offenses is set forth in OAR 213-018-0000 through 0090.

(3) Drug related offenses are separately classified and subclassified. Those classifications are set forth in OAR 213-019-0000 through 0015.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 137.667 - ORS 137.669 & 2001 OL Ch. 510 (HB 2353) & 857 (HB 3035)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 137.667 - ORS 137.669, 2001 OL Ch. 510 (HB 2353), 615 (HB 3661), 857 (HB 3035) & 870 (HB 2918)

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