Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 137 § 137.370 — Commencement and computation of term of imprisonment in state correctional
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 137 ·
Oregon Code § 137.370·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Commencement and computation of term of imprisonment in state correctional
institution; sentences concurrent unless court orders otherwise.
(1) When a person is sentenced to
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections, the term of
confinement therein commences from the day the person is delivered to the
custody of an officer of the Department of Corrections for the purpose of
serving the sentence executed, regardless of whether the sentence is to be
served in a state or federal institution.
(2) Except as
provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, when a person is sentenced
to imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections, for the
purpose of computing the amount of sentence served the term of confinement
includes only:
(a) The time that
the person is confined by any authority after the arrest for:
(A) The crime for
which sentence is imposed;
(B) A lesser
included or greater inclusive offense of the crime for which sentence was
imposed; and
(C) Any other
crime constituting a violation of Oregon law within the same county designated
by the sentencing court in the judgment as having been committed as part of the
same criminal episode as the crime for which sentence was imposed; and
(b) The time that
the person is authorized by the Department of Corrections to spend outside a
confinement facility, in a program conducted by or for the Department of
Corrections.
(3) When a
judgment of conviction is vacated and a new sentence is thereafter imposed upon
the defendant for the same crime, a lesser included or greater inclusive
offense of the crime, or any crime constituting a violation of Oregon law
within the same county designated by the sentencing court in the judgment as
having been committed as part of the same criminal episode as the crime, the
period of detention and imprisonment theretofore served shall be deducted from
the maximum term, and from the minimum, if any, of the new sentence.
(4) Unless the
court expressly orders otherwise, a person who is confined as the result of a
sentence for a crime or conduct that is not directly related to the crime for
which the sentence is imposed, or for violation of the conditions of probation,
parole or post-prison supervision, shall not receive presentence incarceration
credit for the time served in jail toward service of the term of confinement.
(5) Unless the
court expressly orders otherwise, a term of imprisonment shall be concurrent
with that portion of any sentence previously imposed that remains unexpired at
the time the court imposes sentence. This subsection applies regardless of
whether the earlier sentence was imposed by the same or any other court, and
regardless of whether the earlier sentence is being or is to be served in the
same penal institution or under the same correctional authority as will be the
later sentence.
(6) As used in
this section, criminal episode has the meaning given that term in ORS
131.505. [Amended by 1955 c.660 §15; 1965 c.463 §19; 1967 c.232 §2; 1973 c.562 §2;
1973 c.631 §4; 1981 c.424 §2; 1987 c.251 §4; 1987 c.320 §35; 1995 c.657 §20;
2015 c.508 §§1,4]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 137.370
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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