Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 169.110 (2026)

Time credit for good behavior

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      169.110 Time credit for good behavior. (1) Each prisoner convicted of an offense against the laws of this state, who is confined, in execution of the judgment or sentence upon conviction, including confinement imposed as a condition of probation pursuant to ORS 137.540, in a county local correctional facility in this state for a definite term, whose record of conduct shows that the prisoner has faithfully observed all the rules of the facility, is entitled, in the discretion of the sheriff or other officer having custody of such prisoner, to a deduction from the term of the sentence of the prisoner to be calculated as follows, commencing on the first day of the arrival of the prisoner at the facility to serve the sentence of the prisoner:

      (a) Upon a sentence of not less than 10 or more than 30 days, one day for each 10 days.

      (b) Upon a sentence of more than 30 days but not more than 90 days, three days for each 30-day period.

      (c) Upon a sentence of more than 90 days but not more than 180 days, four days for each 30-day period.

      (d) Upon a sentence of more than 180 days but not more than 270 days, five days for each 30-day period.

      (e) Upon a sentence of more than 270 days, six days for each 30-day period.

      (2)(a) Deductions under this section may be allowed for time served in an alternative sentencing facility operated pursuant to a community corrections plan if the county governing body authorizes the allowing of deductions.

      (b) For purposes of calculating deductions allowable under paragraph (a) of this subsection, each day served in the facility is counted as a day of confinement. [Amended by 1965 c.346 §3; 1971 c.196 §1; 1973 c.740 §13; 1979 c.487 §11; 2011 c.203 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1977–2010 · leading case: Hayward v. Marshall, 603 F.3d 546 (9th Cir. 2010).
Hayward v. Marshall, 603 F.3d 546 (9th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “57, §§ 65 , 138; Or.Rev.Stat. § 169.110; S.C.Code Ann. § 24-13-210; Tenn.”
State Ex Rel. Engweiler v. Cook, 133 P.3d 904 (Or. 2006). “108(3) provides, in part: “A person who is ordered to serve a term of incarceration in a jail or state correctional facility as a sanction for a post-prison supervision violation is not eligible for: “(a) earned credit time as described in ORS 169.110 or 421.121.” *380 ORS…”
Brown v. Cupp, 572 P.2d 1065 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 3× “ORS 169.110 and 169.120. The trial judge concluded that petitioner was entitled to the full amount of his county jail sentence and gave judgment accordingly.”
State ex rel. Kessler v. Pearce, 682 P.2d 799 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 7× “2 Defendant sheriff credited plaintiff with 73 days for good behavior pursuant to ORS 169.110 and calculated his release date as August 28, 1983.”
Hayward v. Marshall (9th Cir. 2010). “57, §§ 65 , 138; Or. Rev. Stat. § 169.110 ; S.C. Code Ann.”
State ex rel. Banta v. Multnomah Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 944 P.2d 971 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “PER CURIAM In this mandamus proceeding, plaintiff seeks to require the Mulntomah County Sheriff to afford him good time credit under ORS 169.110. At oral argument, the court was advised that plaintiff had been released from custody.”
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