ORS 144.335
Appeal from order of board to Court of Appeals

  • appointment of master
  • costs

(1)

A person over whom the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision exercises its jurisdiction may seek judicial review of a final order of the board as provided in this section if:

(a)

The person is adversely affected or aggrieved by a final order of the board; and

(b)

The person has exhausted administrative review as provided by board rule.

(2)

A person requesting administrative review shall provide the person’s current mailing address in the request. The board shall mail its order disposing of the request for administrative review to the person at that address, unless the person has otherwise notified the board in writing of a change of address.

(3)

The order of the board need not be in any special form, and the order is sufficient for purposes of judicial review if it appears that the board acted within the scope of the board’s authority. The Court of Appeals may affirm, reverse or remand the order on the same basis as provided in ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) (8). The filing of the petition shall not stay the board’s order, but the board may do so, or the court may order a stay upon application on such terms as it deems proper.

(4)

If a person described in subsection (1) of this section seeks judicial review of a final order of the board, the person shall file a petition for judicial review with the Court of Appeals within 60 days after the date the board mails the order disposing of the person’s request for administrative review. The person shall serve a copy of the petition for judicial review on the board.

(5)

Within 30 days after being served with a copy of the petition for judicial review, or such further time as the court may allow, the board shall:

(a)

Submit to the court the record of the proceeding or, if the petitioner agrees, a shortened record; and

(b)

Deliver a copy of the record to the petitioner or the petitioner’s attorney, if the petitioner is represented by an attorney.

(6)

At any time after submission of the petitioner’s brief, the court, on its own motion or on motion of the board, without submission of the board’s brief and without oral argument, may summarily affirm the board’s order if the court determines that the judicial review does not present a substantial question of law. Notwithstanding ORS 2.570 (Departments of court), the Chief Judge, or other judge of the Court of Appeals designated by the Chief Judge, may, on behalf of the Court of Appeals, deny or, if the petitioner does not oppose the motion, grant the board’s motion for summary affirmance. A summary affirmance under this subsection constitutes a decision on the merits of the petitioner’s issues on judicial review.

(7)

During the pendency of judicial review of an order, if the board withdraws the order for the purpose of reconsideration and thereafter issues an order on reconsideration, and the petitioner wishes to proceed with the judicial review, the petitioner need not seek administrative review of the order on reconsideration and need not file a new petition for judicial review. The petitioner shall file, within a time established by the court, a notice of intent to proceed with judicial review.

(8)

In the case of disputed allegations of irregularities in procedure before the board not shown in the record that, if proved, would warrant reversal or remand, the Court of Appeals may refer the allegations to a master appointed by the court to take evidence and make findings of fact upon them.

(9)

If the court determines that a brief filed by the petitioner, when liberally construed, fails to state a colorable claim for review, the court may order the petitioner to pay, in addition to the board’s recoverable costs, attorney fees incurred by the board not to exceed $100. If the petitioner moves to dismiss the petition prior to a summary affirmance described in subsection (6) of this section, the court may not award costs or attorney fees to the board.

(10)

Upon request by the board, the Department of Corrections may draw from or charge to the petitioner’s trust account and pay to the board the amount of any costs or attorney fees awarded to the board by the court in any judicial review under this section.

(11)

If the petitioner prevails on judicial review and is represented by an attorney funded by the Public Defense Services Commission, any recoverable costs shall be paid to the commission. [1973 c.694 §24; 1983 c.740 §18; 1989 c.790 §41; 1993 c.402 §1; 1995 c.108 §3; 1999 c.141 §3; 1999 c.618 §1; 2001 c.661 §1; 2003 c.352 §1; 2007 c.411 §1]

Source: Section 144.335 — Appeal from order of board to Court of Appeals; appointment of master; costs, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors144.­html.

Notes of Decisions

The procedure set out in this section is constitutional without being duplicative. Waltz v. Bd. of Parole, 18 Or App 652, 526 P2d 586 (1974)

Challenge to refusal of Board of Parole to set release date should have been brought under this section rather than through declaratory judgment provisions of ORS chapter 28. Sterling v. Blalock, 47 Or App 275, 614 P2d 610 (1980)

Court of Appeals had jurisdiction to review final orders by Board of Parole relating to granting of parole. Harris v. Board of Parole, 288 Or 495, 605 P2d 1181 (1980)

Failure of Parole Board to reduce time for petitioner’s release to the time he felt was proper, even though the Board did in fact reduce the release time from its original determination, caused petitioner to be “adversely affected or aggrieved by a final order” within meaning of this section. Hein v. Board of Parole, 56 Or App 293, 641 P2d 642 (1982)

Parole Board order setting release date is not final order while administrative review is pending. Palaia v. Board of Parole, 57 Or App 781, 646 P2d 654 (1982)

This section does not create duty for the Parole Board to notify inmates of right to judicial review of its orders and, therefore, petitioner is not excused from his failure to seek that review. Billings v. Maass, 86 Or App 66, 738 P2d 222 (1987)

Board of Parole order setting parole consideration hearing date is final order related to granting of parole and is subject to review. Meriweather v. Board of Parole, 307 Or 509, 770 P2d 593 (1989)

Order from Board of Parole that only denied reconsideration of its original order setting petitioner’s parole release date is not final order subject to review. Perez v. Board of Parole, 102 Or App 117, 792 P2d 1246 (1990), Sup Ct review denied; Mastriano v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 342 Or 684, 159 P3d 1151 (2007)

Board of Parole’s decision not to change original parole consideration hearing date did not change minimum duration of petitioner’s imprisonment and therefore was not final order within meaning of this section. Willaby v. Board of Parole, 103 Or App 83, 797 P2d 1050 (1990), Sup Ct review denied; Scott v. Board of Parole, 117 Or App 170, 843 P2d 959 (1992), Sup Ct review denied; Sager v. Board of Parole, 121 Or App 607, 856 P2d 329 (1993), Sup Ct review denied

Exhaustion requirement of this section referred to exhaustion of administrative review process that was already provided by Board rule when statutory amendment took effect. Jenkins v. Board of Parole, 313 Or 234, 833 P2d 1268 (1992)

Where State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision issues revised order on reconsideration while judicial review is pending, petitioner must first request administrative review of revised order then file amended petition for judicial review within 60 days following order issued upon administrative review. Roof v. Board of Parole, 159 Or App 408, 977 P2d 429 (1999)

“Substantial question of law” requires more than colorable claim of error but less than substantial certainty petitioner will prevail on judicial review. Rodriguez v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 187 Or App 282, 67 P3d 970 (2003)

“Substantial question of law” is not presented if: 1) ruling raising question is not reviewable; 2) question is contrary to constitutional statute; 3) question is contrary to state appellate decisions and does not raise new argument or cite new authority; or 4) disposition of question is controlled by unambiguous language of valid administrative rule. Rodriguez v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 187 Or App 282, 67 P3d 970 (2003)

Motion for leave to proceed with judicial review stands or falls on questions of law argued in motion, notwithstanding whether other unarticulated questions of law are present in case. Rodriguez v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 187 Or App 282, 67 P3d 970 (2003)

If petitioner identifies at least one substantial question of law, motion for leave to proceed with judicial review will be granted even if petitioner has asserted other questions of law that are not substantial. Rodriguez v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 187 Or App 282, 67 P3d 970 (2003)

In absence of other appropriate procedure for filing request for review, inmate’s deposit of request into institution’s mail system on or before due date satisfies exhaustion of remedies requirement. Ayres v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 194 Or App 429, 97 P3d 1 (2004)

Lack of statutory time limit demonstrates legislative intention not to burden State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision with time constraint for issuance of administrative review response. Taylor v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 200 Or App 514, 115 P3d 256 (2005), Sup Ct review denied

Requirement that person seeking judicial review be “adversely affected or aggrieved” by action of State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision means that person must have standing to obtain review, not that person must have meritorius claim. Richards v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 339 Or 176, 118 P3d 261 (2005)

“Substantial question of law” means soundly based, firmly supported question, capable of adjudication as to what law is, that is presented by facts of particular case at bar. Atkinson v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 341 Or 382, 143 P3d 538 (2006)

Authority of Court of Appeals to award attorney fees to Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision for motions that fail to state colorable claim does not preclude, by negative inference, court from awarding payment of other costs pursuant to express statutory authority. Blacknall v. Board of Parole, 223 Or App 294, 196 P3d 20 (2008), aff’d 348 Or 131, 229 P3d 595 (2010)

Final order that advises person that Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision intends to impose certain conditions in subsequent order is not subject to judicial review. Wyatt v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 230 Or App 581, 216 P3d 926 (2009), Sup Ct review denied

Where Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision constructively opens earlier order, that order constitutes final order and is subject to judicial review. Dawson/ Fletcher v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 346 Or 643, 217 P3d 1055 (2009)

Where petitioner sought review of Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision decision that relied on psychological evaluation to postpone petitioner’s release under ORS 144.125 and board issued detailed administrative review response that upheld decision, board’s response was reviewable final order made within scope of board’s authority. Jenkins v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 356 Or 186, 335 P3d 828 (2014)

Orders by Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision are not subject to ORS 183.470 (2) that require agency final orders to be accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law, but are subject to substantial reason standard of review in ORS 183.482 (8)(c), and board’s final order that cites psychological evaluation as basis for decision to postpone petitioner’s release meets substantial reason standard. Jenkins v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 356 Or 186, 335 P3d 828 (2014)

This section explicitly imposes 60-day deadline for filing petition for judicial review with Court of Appeals, and deadline applies only to petition but not to service of petition on State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. Rivas-Valles v. Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 275 Or App 761, 365 P3d 674 (2015), Sup Ct review denied

Requirement that person seeking judicial review must have exhausted administrative review as provided by board rule incorporates general exhaustion doctrine of administrative law. Tuckenberry v. Bd. of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, 365 Or 640, 451 P3d 227 (2019)

Law Review Citations

54 OLR 416 (1975)

144.005
State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision
144.015
Confirmation by Senate
144.025
Chairperson
144.035
Board hearings
144.040
Board to determine parole and post-prison supervision violations
144.050
Power of board to authorize parole
144.054
When board decision must be reviewed by at least three board members
144.059
State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision Account
144.060
Acceptance of funds or property
144.075
Payment of expenses of returning violators of parole or post-prison supervision, conditional pardon or commutation
144.079
Determination of total term of certain consecutive sentences of imprisonment
144.083
Early discharge from supervision
144.085
Active parole and post-prison supervision
144.086
Supervision conditions related to medical use of cannabis
144.087
“Supervisory authority” defined
144.089
Community service exchange programs
144.096
Release plan
144.098
Review of release plan
144.101
Board’s jurisdiction over conditions of post-prison supervision
144.102
Conditions of post-prison supervision
144.103
Term of active post-prison supervision for person convicted of certain offenses
144.104
Supervisory authority
144.106
Violation of post-prison supervision conditions
144.107
Sanctions for violations of conditions of post-prison supervision
144.108
Recommitment to prison for certain violations
144.109
Violation of post-prison supervision by sexually violent dangerous offender
144.110
Restriction on parole of persons sentenced to minimum terms
144.120
Initial parole hearing
144.122
Advancing initial release date
144.123
Who may accompany person to parole hearing
144.125
Review of parole plan, psychological reports and conduct prior to release
144.126
Advancing release date of prisoner with severe medical condition including terminal illness or who is elderly and permanently incapacitated
144.130
Prisoner to have access to written materials considered at hearings or interviews
144.135
Bases of parole decisions to be in writing
144.140
Rules
144.185
Records and information available to board
144.223
Examination by psychiatrist or psychologist of parole candidate
144.226
Examination by psychiatrist or psychologist of person sentenced as dangerous offender
144.228
Periodic parole consideration hearings for dangerous offenders
144.232
Release of dangerous offender to post-prison supervision
144.245
Date of release on parole
144.260
Notice of prospective release on parole or post-prison supervision
144.270
Conditions of parole
144.275
Parole of adults in custody sentenced to pay compensatory fines or make restitution
144.280
Hearing after parole denied to prisoner sentenced for crime committed prior to November 1, 1989
144.285
Hearing after petition for change in terms of confinement denied to prisoner convicted of aggravated murder or murder
144.315
Evidence admissible before board
144.317
Appointment of attorneys
144.331
Suspension of parole or post-prison supervision
144.334
Use of citations for parole or post-prison supervision violators
144.335
Appeal from order of board to Court of Appeals
144.337
Public Defense Services Commission to provide counsel for eligible petitioners
144.340
Power to retake and return violators of parole and post-prison supervision
144.341
Procedure upon arrest of violator
144.343
Hearing required on revocation
144.345
Revocation of parole
144.346
Parole revocation sanctions
144.347
Subpoena power of board
144.349
When ORS 144.343 does not apply
144.350
Order for arrest and detention of escapee or violator of parole, post-prison supervision, probation, conditional pardon or other conditional release
144.360
Effect of order for arrest and detention of violator
144.370
Suspension of parole or post-prison supervision following order for arrest and detention
144.374
Deputization of persons in other states to act in returning Oregon violators
144.376
Contracts for sharing expense with other states of cooperative returns of violators
144.380
Violator as fugitive from justice
144.395
Rerelease of persons whose parole has been revoked
144.397
Release eligibility for juvenile offenders after 15 years of imprisonment
144.404
Department of Corrections authority to receive, hold and dispose of property
144.405
Duty of officer upon seizure
144.406
Petition for return of things seized
144.407
Grounds for valid claim to rightful possession
144.408
Hearing on petition
144.409
Granting petition for return of things seized
144.410
Definitions for ORS 144.410 to 144.525
144.420
Department of Corrections to administer work release program
144.430
Duties of department in administering program
144.440
Recommendation by sentencing court
144.450
Approval or rejection of recommendations
144.460
Contracts for quartering of enrollees
144.470
Disposition of enrollee’s compensation under program
144.480
Protections and benefits for enrollees
144.490
Status of enrollees
144.500
Effect of violation or unexcused absence by enrollee
144.515
Release terminates enrollment
144.522
Revolving fund
144.525
Custody of enrollee earnings deducted or otherwise retained by department
144.600
Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
144.602
Short title
144.603
Withdrawal from compact
144.605
Fee for application to transfer supervision
144.610
Out-of-state supervision of parolees
144.613
Notice when parole or probation violated
144.615
Hearing procedure
144.617
Hearing on violation in another state
144.620
Short title
144.622
“Parole” and “parolee” defined for Uniform Act for Out-of-State Supervision
144.635
Intensive supervision
144.637
Rules
144.639
Projecting number of persons to be classified as sexually violent dangerous offenders
144.641
Definitions
144.642
Criteria for determining residence
144.644
Criteria for determining residence
144.646
Use of rules and matrix by community corrections agency
144.649
Granting reprieves, commutations and pardons generally
144.650
Notice of intention to apply for pardon, commutation or remission
144.653
Sealing records of pardoned conviction
144.655
Request to seal records of pardoned conviction
144.660
Report to legislature by Governor
144.670
Filing of papers by Governor
144.710
Cooperation of public officials with State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and Department of Corrections
144.720
Judge’s power to suspend execution of sentence or grant probation prior to commitment
144.730
Failure to complete treatment program
144.740
Request for appearance by prosecuting attorney at release date hearing
144.750
Victim’s rights
144.775
Commission members
144.780
Rules on duration of imprisonment
144.783
Duration of term of imprisonment when prisoner is sentenced to consecutive terms
144.785
Rules on duration of prison terms when aggravating or mitigating circumstances exist
144.787
Rules on age or physical disability of victim constituting aggravating circumstance
144.791
Presentence report in felony conviction cases
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