Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 147 § 147.421 — Information about defendant that public body is required to provide to victim
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 147 ·
Oregon Code § 147.421·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Information about defendant that public body is required to provide to victim.
(1) If a public body is the
custodian of any of the following information, upon the request of the victim,
the public body shall provide to the victim any of the following information of
which it is the custodian and that is about the defendant or convicted
criminal:
(a) The
conviction and sentence;
(b) Criminal
history;
(c) Imprisonment;
and
(d) Future
release from physical custody.
(2) A public
body, in its discretion, may provide the requested information by furnishing
the victim with copies of public records. The public body may charge the victim
its actual cost for making public records available as provided in ORS 192.324
(4).
(3) As used in
this section:
(a) Criminal
history means a description of the prior arrests, convictions and sentences of
the person.
(b) Future
release means the projected or scheduled date of release of the person from
confinement, the name and location of the correctional facility from which the
person is to be released and the community where the person is scheduled to
reside upon release.
(c) Imprisonment
means the name and location of the correctional facility in which the person is
confined.
(d) Public body
has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.311. [1997 c.313 §6; 2007 c.467 §2]
Note:
See note under 147.417.
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 147.421
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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