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Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.783 (2026)

Duration of term of imprisonment when prisoner is sentenced to consecutive terms

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      144.783 Duration of term of imprisonment when prisoner is sentenced to consecutive terms. (1) When a prisoner is sentenced to two or more consecutive terms of imprisonment, the duration of the term of imprisonment shall be the sum of the terms set by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision pursuant to the ranges established for the offenses, subject to ORS 144.079, and subject to the variations established pursuant to ORS 144.785 (1).

      (2) The duration of imprisonment pursuant to consecutive sentences may be less than the sum of the terms under subsection (1) of this section if the board finds, by affirmative vote of a majority of three board members or, if the chairperson requires all voting members to participate, a majority of all voting members, that consecutive sentences are not appropriate penalties for the criminal offenses involved and that the combined terms of imprisonment are not necessary to protect community security. [1987 c.634 §2; 1991 c.126 §9; 2015 c.820 §44]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Akles v. State, 444 P.3d 532 (Or. Ct. App. 2019).
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Akles v. State, 444 P.3d 532 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “On the state's motion for summary judgment, the trial court concluded that, although ORS 144.783 (1987) allows the board to treat consecutive sentences concurrently for purposes of establishing a parole release date, the statute "does not allow the Board to convert the circuit…”
State v. MacY, 886 P.2d 1010 (Or. 1994). “See ORS 144.783(2) (“The duration of imprisonment pursuant to consecutive sentences may be less than the sum of the terms * * * if the board finds * * * that consecutive sentences are not appropriate penalties for the criminal offenses involved and that the combined terms of…”
Kragt v. Bd. of Parole, 563 P.3d 359 (Or. 2025). “” In a single sentence, ORS 144.783(1) uses those words in both senses at the same time: once to mean the individual term for a single conviction, and a second time to mean the total prison term for all convic- tions.”
Palacios v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 888 P.2d 69 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “He was sentenced to three consecutive 20-year terms, each with a 10-year minimum. ORS 144.”
Barrett v. Bd. of Parole (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 7× “079 and ORS 144.783 and the board’s applicable rules.”
State Ex Rel. Engweiler v. Cook, 103 P.3d 1205 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “775(7); ORS 144.783; ORS 144.785. 8 Persons convicted of aggravated murder are not sentenced pursuant to the guidelines because their sentences are fixed by statute.”
Severy v. Bd. of Parole, 848 P.2d 1214 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “) That section has since been renumbered as ORS 144.783(1). Or Laws 1987, ch 634, §3.”
Jenkins v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 864 P.2d 1352 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “OAR 255-35-022(2); ORS 144.783(2). After the Board “unsummed” four of petitioner’s seven consecutive sentences, his matrix range was 236 to 332 months.”
Hancock v. Bd. of Parole, 805 P.2d 751 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “t from crimes committed during the period between any two initial parole hearings, the total term resulting from the crimes committed during each such separate period shall be determined by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision as follows, except as provided in…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.783(1): 4 cases
Kragt v. Bd. of Parole, 563 P.3d 359 (Or. 2025). “” In a single sentence, ORS 144.783(1) uses those words in both senses at the same time: once to mean the individual term for a single conviction, and a second time to mean the total prison term for all convic- tions.”
Severy v. Bd. of Parole, 848 P.2d 1214 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “) That section has since been renumbered as ORS 144.783(1). Or Laws 1987, ch 634, §3.”
Barrett v. Bd. of Parole (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “079 and ORS 144.783 and the board’s applicable rules.”
Hancock v. Bd. of Parole, 805 P.2d 751 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “t from crimes committed during the period between any two initial parole hearings, the total term resulting from the crimes committed during each such separate period shall be determined by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision as follows, except as provided in…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.783(2): 5 cases
State v. MacY, 886 P.2d 1010 (Or. 1994). “See ORS 144.783(2) (“The duration of imprisonment pursuant to consecutive sentences may be less than the sum of the terms * * * if the board finds * * * that consecutive sentences are not appropriate penalties for the criminal offenses involved and that the combined terms of…”
Akles v. State, 444 P.3d 532 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “On the state's motion for summary judgment, the trial court concluded that, although ORS 144.783 (1987) allows the board to treat consecutive sentences concurrently for purposes of establishing a parole release date, the statute "does not allow the Board to convert the circuit…”
Palacios v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 888 P.2d 69 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “He was sentenced to three consecutive 20-year terms, each with a 10-year minimum. ORS 144.”
Jenkins v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 864 P.2d 1352 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “OAR 255-35-022(2); ORS 144.783(2). After the Board “unsummed” four of petitioner’s seven consecutive sentences, his matrix range was 236 to 332 months.”
Barrett v. Bd. of Parole (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “079 and ORS 144.783 and the board’s applicable rules.”
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