Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 255 - BOARD OF PAROLE AND POST-PRISON SUPERVISION
Division 32 - AGGRAVATED MURDER
Section 255-032-0035 - Effect of Denying Relief Request

(1) The Board may not grant a hearing that is more than two years from the date a petition is denied unless the board finds that it is not reasonable to expect that the prisoner would be granted a change in the terms of confinement before the date of the subsequent hearing.

(2) A decision to grant a hearing that is more than two years from the date a petition is denied requires a unanimous vote of the Board members participating in the hearing; the length of the deferral shall be determined by a majority vote.

(3) Factors to be considered in establishing a deferral period of longer than two years include those listed in OAR 255-062-0016.

(4) The inmate may request an interim exit interview hearing pursuant to OAR 255-062-0021.

(5) If the Board finds, based upon the request for an interim hearing, that there is reasonable cause to believe that the inmate may be granted a change in the terms of confinement, the Board shall conduct a hearing as soon as is reasonably convenient. An interim hearing may be granted by a majority of the Board.

(6) If the Board denies a petition for an interim hearing, it shall issue a final order accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law, pursuant to ORS144.285(3) (2009). A finding by the Board under (e) above does not bind the Board to any specific finding at the interim murder review hearing.