{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-144.110","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 144.110","heading":"Restriction on parole of persons sentenced to minimum terms.","body":"(1) In any felony case, the court may impose a minimum term of imprisonment of up to one-half of the sentence it imposes.\n      (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 144.120 and 144.780:\n      (a) The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision shall not release a prisoner on parole who has been sentenced under subsection (1) of this section until the minimum term has been served, except upon affirmative vote of a majority of three board members or, if the chairperson requires all voting members to participate, a majority of all voting members.\n      (b) The board shall not release a prisoner on parole:\n      (A) Who has been convicted of murder defined as aggravated murder under the provisions of ORS 163.095, except as provided in ORS 163.105;\n      (B) Who has been convicted of murder in the first degree under the provisions of ORS 163.107, except as provided in ORS 163.107 (3) or 163.155 (6) to (8); or\n      (C) Who has been convicted of murder in the second degree under the provisions of ORS 163.115, except as provided in ORS 163.115 (5)(c) to (f) or 163.155 (6) to (8).","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 144 — Parole; Post-Prison Supervision; Work Release; Executive Clemency; Standards for Prison Terms and Parole; Presentence Reports"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors144.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"448a228624a785da74b6f7c5eabeb453e5e8cbc0f942a529837ff1a34e0e5df3","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-144.109","next":"us-or/ors-144.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}