(1) The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority may authorize any adjudicated youth to go on parole, subject to conditions of supervision and custody established by the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority and subject to being taken into custody and detained under written order of the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority or as provided in ORS § 420A.120.

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(2)(a) Notwithstanding ORS § 419A.257, the youth authority may disclose the information described in paragraph (b) of this subsection to a victim, as defined by the youth authority by rule:

(A) When the youth authority seeks information from the victim regarding the impact of the crime to inform the adjudicated youth’s case plan;

(B) When the youth authority seeks information from the victim regarding the potential impact of authorizing the adjudicated youth to go on parole; or

(C) At the request of the victim.

(b) When making a disclosure permitted under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the youth authority may disclose:

(A) The information described in ORS § 420A.122 (2); and

(B) The progress, on a prescribed metrics scale developed by the youth authority by rule, that the adjudicated youth has made while in a youth correction facility in the following areas:

(i) Completion of assigned services and reformation goals;

(ii) Overall level of engagement in services and reformation goals;

(iii) Recognition of the impact of the adjudicated youth’s actions on the victim;

(iv) Recognition of the impact of the adjudicated youth’s actions on the community; and

(v) Completion of a transition plan for parole.

(3) The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority shall determine whether violations of conditions of parole have occurred. [1995 c.422 § 16; 2021 c.474 § 6; 2021 c.489 § 147a]