Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 137 § 137.545 — Period
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 137 ·
Oregon Code § 137.545·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Period
of probation; discharge from probation; proceedings in case of violation of
conditions.
(1)
Subject to the limitations in ORS 137.010 and to rules of the Oregon Criminal
Justice Commission for felonies committed on or after November 1, 1989:
(a) The period of
probation shall be as the court determines and may, in the discretion of the
court, be continued or extended.
(b) The court may
at any time discharge a person from probation.
(2) At any time
during the probation period, the court may issue a warrant and cause a
defendant to be arrested for violating any of the conditions of probation. Any
parole and probation officer, police officer or other officer with power of
arrest may arrest a probationer without a warrant for violating any condition
of probation, and a statement by the parole and probation officer or arresting
officer setting forth that the probationer has, in the judgment of the parole
and probation officer or arresting officer, violated the conditions of
probation is sufficient warrant for the detention of the probationer in the
county jail until the probationer can be brought before the court or until the
parole and probation officer or supervisory personnel impose and the offender
agrees to structured, intermediate sanctions in accordance with the rules
adopted under ORS 137.595. Disposition shall be made during the first 36 hours
in custody, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, unless later disposition
is authorized by supervisory personnel. If authorized by supervisory personnel,
the disposition shall take place in no more than five judicial days. If the
offender does not consent to structured, intermediate sanctions imposed by the
parole and probation officer or supervisory personnel in accordance with the
rules adopted under ORS 137.595, the parole and probation officer, as soon as
practicable, but within one judicial day, shall report the arrest or detention
to the court that imposed the probation. The parole and probation officer shall
promptly submit to the court a report showing in what manner the probationer
has violated the conditions of probation.
(3) Except for
good cause shown or at the request of the probationer, the probationer shall be
brought before a magistrate during the first 36 hours of custody, excluding
holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. That magistrate, in the exercise of
discretion, may order the probationer held pending a violation or revocation
hearing or pending transfer to the jurisdiction of another court where the
probation was imposed. In lieu of an order that the probationer be held, the
magistrate may release the probationer upon the condition that the probationer
appear in court at a later date for a probation violation or revocation
hearing. If the probationer is being held on an out-of-county warrant, the
magistrate may order the probationer released subject to an additional order to
the probationer that the probationer report within seven calendar days to the
court that imposed the probation.
(4) When a
probationer has been sentenced to probation in more than one county and the
probationer is being held on an out-of-county warrant for a probation
violation, the court may consider consolidation of some or all pending
probation violation proceedings pursuant to rules made and orders issued by the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under ORS 137.547:
(a) Upon the
motion of the district attorney or defense counsel in the county in which the
probationer is held; or
(b) Upon the
courts own motion.
(5)(a) For
defendants sentenced for felonies committed prior to November 1, 1989, and for
any misdemeanor, the court that imposed the probation, after summary hearing,
may revoke the probation and:
(A) If the
execution of some other part of the sentence has been suspended, the court
shall cause the rest of the sentence imposed to be executed.
(B) If no other
sentence has been imposed, the court may impose any other sentence which
originally could have been imposed.
(b) For
defendants sentenced for felonies committed on or after November 1, 1989, the
court that imposed the probationary sentence may revoke probation supervision
and impose a sanction as provided by rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice
Commission.
(6) Except for
good cause shown, if the revocation hearing is not conducted within 14 calendar
days following the arrest or detention of the probationer, the probationer
shall be released from custody.
(7) A defendant
who has been previously confined in the county jail as a condition of probation
pursuant to ORS 137.540 or as part of a probationary sentence pursuant to the
rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission may be given credit for all
time thus served in any order or judgment of confinement resulting from
revocation of probation.
(8) In the case
of any defendant whose sentence has been suspended but who has not been
sentenced to probation, the court may issue a warran
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 137.545
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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