Oregon § 180.700 Advisory committee; rules

Oregon Statutes

§ 180.700 — Advisory committee; rules

Oregon § 180.700

Vol.5

Title 18Executive Branch; Organization

Ch. 180Attorney General; Department of Justice

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 180.700 (2026).

Text

(1)The Attorney General shall appoint an advisory committee composed of:

(a)Representatives from local supervisory authorities, batterers’ intervention programs and domestic violence victims’ advocacy groups; and

(b)Persons who:

(A)Are experienced with evidence-based practices specific to reducing recidivism that take into account risk factors, needs and responsiveness to treatment; and

(B)Represent the diverse groups that interact with violence prevention and batterers’ intervention programs.

(2)The Attorney General, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall adopt rules that establish standards for batterers’ intervention programs. The rules adopted must include, but are not limited to:

(a)Standards for contacts between the defendant and the victim;

(b)Standards for the d

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(1) The Attorney General shall appoint an advisory committee composed of:
(a) Representatives from local supervisory authorities, batterers’ intervention programs and domestic violence victims’ advocacy groups; and
(b) Persons who:
(A) Are experienced with evidence-based practices specific to reducing recidivism that take into account risk factors, needs and responsiveness to treatment; and
(B) Represent the diverse groups that interact with violence prevention and batterers’ intervention programs.
(2) The Attorney General, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall adopt rules that establish standards for batterers’ intervention programs. The rules adopted must include, but are not limited to:
(a) Standards for contacts between the defendant and the victim;
(b) Standards for the dissemination of otherwise confidential medical, mental health and treatment records;
(c) Standards that protect to the greatest extent practicable the confidentiality of defendants who are participating in domestic violence deferred sentencing agreements;
(d) A requirement that the designated batterers’ intervention program must report to the defendant’s local supervisory authority any criminal assaults, threats to harm the victim or any substantial violation of the program’s rules by the defendant; and
(e) Standards for batterers’ intervention programs that are most likely to end domestic violence and increase victims’ safety.
(3) The standards established by the rules described in subsection (2) of this section must:
(a) Consist of separate standards for batterers’ intervention programs that address male defendants, female defendants, defendants offending against same-sex victims and circumstances in which the defendant or victim is gender nonconforming; and
(b) Be based on scientific research and direct practice both with persons who have perpetrated domestic violence and with persons who have survived domestic violence.
(4) As used in this section, “supervisory authority” has the meaning given that term in ORS 144.087.