(1) At the request of a victim, the prosecuting attorney may request that the court schedule a hearing to reconsider a release decision if:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 147.508

  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

(a) The victim did not have notice of, or an opportunity to be heard at, a hearing in which the court released the defendant from custody or reduced the defendant’s security amount; and

(b) The victim’s request is made no later than 30 days after the victim knew or reasonably should have known of the release decision that is to be reconsidered.

(2) As used in this section, ‘release decision’ includes:

(a) Decisions made at arraignment; and

(b) Decisions made at hearings described in ORS § 419C.273 (1)(b)(A) to (C). [2009 c.178 § 4; 2011 c.659 § 2; 2023 c.182 § 11]

 

See note under 147.500.