Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 144–144 (162 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Fisher/Gordon v. Board of Parole (2010)
Most recently applied in 341 Or. App. 524 - Black v. Board of Parole (July 2025)
1977 c.372 §8; 1987 c.320 §54; 1997 c.825 §2
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 179.495, prior to a parole hearing or other personal interview, each prisoner shall have access to the written materials which the board shall consider with respect to the release of the prisoner on parole, with the exception of materials exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.355 (5).
(2) The board and the Director of the Department of Corrections shall jointly adopt procedures for a prisoner’s access to written materials pursuant to this section.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.