Title 137 · ORS Chapter 137

137.667, together with any amendments, supplements or repealing provisions, shall control the sentences for all crimes committed after the effective date of such guidelines. Except as provided in ORS

Citation: ORS 137.667

Section: 137.667

137.667, together with any amendments, supplements or repealing provisions, shall control the sentences for all crimes committed after the effective date of such guidelines. Except as provided in ORS 137.637 and 137.671, the incarcerative guidelines and any other guidelines so designated by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall be mandatory and constitute presumptive sentences. [1987 c.619 �5; 1989 c.790 �95; 1995 c.420 �7; 1997 c.691 �4]

����� Note: See note under 137.651.

����� 137.670 [Repealed by 1961 c.359 �1]

����� 137.671 Authority of court to impose sentence outside guidelines. (1) The court may impose a sentence outside the presumptive sentence or sentence range made presumptive under ORS 137.669 for a specific offense if it finds there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying a deviation from the presumptive sentence.

����� (2) Whenever the court imposes a sentence outside the presumptive sentence it shall set forth the reasons for its decision in the manner required by rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. [1987 c.619 �6; 1989 c.790 �39; 1995 c.420 �8]

����� Note: See note under 137.651.

����� 137.672 Aggravating factor sentencing rules relating to gender identity of victim. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, in the rules of the commission concerning sentencing departure factors, shall include gender identity as defined in ORS 166.155 as a characteristic of the victim constituting an aggravating factor when the characteristic was the motivation, entirely or in part, for the commission of the crime. [2019 c.553 �4]

����� Note: 137.672 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 137 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

����� 137.673 Validity of rules. Rules adopted by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall not be declared invalid solely because of irregularities in procedural rulemaking, including but not limited to the provisions of ORS 183.335 or 183.400 (4)(c). [1989 c.790 �73; 1995 c.420 �9; 2001 c.220 �2; 2005 c.382 �3]

����� Note: See note under 137.651.

����� 137.674 Use of force data analysis; report to legislature. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall analyze data from the National Use-of-Force Data Collection operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and report annually in the manner provided in ORS