Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 137 § 137.635 — Determinate sentences required for certain felony convictions
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 137 ·
Oregon Code § 137.635·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Determinate sentences required for certain felony convictions.
(1) When, in the case of a felony
described in subsection (2) of this section, a court sentences a convicted
defendant who has previously been convicted of any felony designated in
subsection (2) of this section, the sentence shall not be an indeterminate
sentence to which the defendant otherwise would be subject under ORS 137.120,
but, unless it imposes a death penalty under ORS 163.105, the court shall
impose a determinate sentence, the length of which the court shall determine,
to the custody of the Department of Corrections. Any mandatory minimum sentence
otherwise provided by law shall apply. The sentence shall not exceed the
maximum sentence otherwise provided by law in such cases. The convicted
defendant who is subject to this section shall not be eligible for probation.
The convicted defendant shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court
and shall not, during the service of such a sentence, be eligible for parole or
any form of temporary leave from custody. The person shall not be eligible for
any reduction in sentence pursuant to ORS 421.120 or for any reduction in term
of incarceration pursuant to ORS 421.121.
(2) Felonies to
which subsection (1) of this section applies include and are limited to:
(a) Murder in any
degree, as defined in ORS 163.107 or 163.115, and any aggravated form thereof.
(b) Manslaughter
in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.118.
(c) Assault in
the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.185.
(d) Kidnapping in
the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.235.
(e) Rape in the
first degree, as defined in ORS 163.375.
(f) Sodomy in the
first degree, as defined in ORS 163.405.
(g) Unlawful
sexual penetration in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.411.
(h) Burglary in
the first degree, as defined in ORS 164.225.
(i) Arson in the
first degree, as defined in ORS 164.325.
(j) Robbery in
the first degree, as defined in ORS 164.415.
(3) When the
court imposes a sentence under this section, the court shall indicate in the
judgment that the defendant is subject to this section. [1989 c.1 §§2,3; 1991
c.386 §6; 1993 c.692 §5; 1995 c.79 §49; 2003 c.14 §59; 2019 c.635 §9]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 137.635
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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