Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.260 (2026)

Notice of prospective release on parole or post-prison supervision

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      144.260 Notice of prospective release on parole or post-prison supervision. (1) Prior to the release on parole or post-prison supervision of a convicted person from a Department of Corrections institution, the chairperson of the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision shall inform the Department of Corrections, the district attorney and the sheriff or arresting agency of the prospective date of release and of any special conditions thereof and shall inform the sentencing judge and the trial counsel upon request. If the person is a sex offender, as defined in ORS 163A.005, the chairperson shall also inform the chief of police, if the person is going to reside within a city, and the county sheriff of the county in which the person is going to reside of the person’s release and the conditions of the person’s release.

      (2) At least 30 days prior to the release from actual physical custody of any convicted person, other than by parole or post-prison supervision, whether such release is pursuant to work release, institutional leave, or any other means, the Department of Corrections shall notify the district attorney of the impending release and shall notify the sentencing judge upon request.

      (3) The victim may request notification of the release and if the victim has requested notification, the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or the Department of Corrections, as the case may be, shall notify the victim in the same fashion and under the same circumstances it is required to give notification to other persons under this section. [Amended by 1969 c.597 §115; 1973 c.836 §293; 1983 c.635 §1; 1987 c.2 §15; 1987 c.320 §59; 1989 c.790 §29; 1993 c.492 §1; 2001 c.884 §6]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2014 · leading case: Harris v. Bd. of Parole, 614 P.2d 602 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
Harris v. Bd. of Parole, 614 P.2d 602 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “…law enforcement officials on the prison term set, stating "the specific facts and reasons for decision." See also ORS 144.260.”
State v. Nix, 334 P.3d 437 (Or. 2014). “120 to require the Parole Board to attempt to notify the crime victim in advance of any parole hearings and to recognize a right of the victim to appear at such hearings; *786 and it amended ORS 144.260 to require the Parole Board to provide the victim advance notice of any…”
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Collins, 775 P.2d 312 (Or. 1989). “120(3), (7) (victim has right of access to information the board considers, including the PSR); ORS 144.260 (parole board must notify victim before defendant is released).”
State v. Nix (Or. 2014). “120 to require the Parole Board to attempt to notify the crime victim in advance of any parole hearings and to recognize a right of the victim to appear at such hearings; 786 State Nix and it amended ORS 144.260 to require the Parole Board to provide the victim advance notice of…”
State v. Nix (Or. 2014). “120 to require the Parole Board to attempt to notify the crime victim in advance of any parole hearings and to recognize a right of the victim to appear at such hearings; 786 State Nix and it amended ORS 144.260 to require the Parole Board to provide the victim advance notice of…”
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