Oregon Statutes 813.215 – Eligibility for diversion
(1) A defendant is eligible for diversion if the defendant meets all of the following conditions:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 813.215
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) On the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement, the defendant had no charge, other than the charge for the present offense, pending for:
(A) An offense of driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of:
(i) ORS § 813.010; or
(ii) The statutory counterpart to ORS § 813.010 in another jurisdiction;
(B) A driving under the influence of intoxicants offense in another jurisdiction that involved the impaired driving of a vehicle due to the use of an intoxicant or a combination of intoxicants; or
(C) A driving offense in another jurisdiction that involved operating a vehicle while having a blood alcohol content above that jurisdiction’s permissible blood alcohol content.
(b) The defendant has not been convicted of an offense described in paragraph (a) of this subsection within the period beginning 15 years before the date of the commission of the present offense and ending on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
(c) The defendant has not been convicted of a felony offense described in ORS § 813.010 (5)(a).
(d) The defendant was not participating in a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion program or in any similar alcohol or drug rehabilitation program in this state or in another jurisdiction on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
(e) The defendant did not participate in a diversion or rehabilitation program described in paragraph (d) of this subsection within the period beginning 15 years before the date of the commission of the present offense and ending on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
(f) The defendant had no charge of an offense of aggravated vehicular homicide or of murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide or assault that resulted from the operation of a motor vehicle pending in this state or in another jurisdiction on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
(g) The defendant has not been convicted of an offense described in paragraph (f) of this subsection within the period beginning 15 years before the date of the commission of the present offense and ending on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
(h) The defendant did not hold commercial driving privileges on the date of the commission of the offense.
(i) The defendant was not operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense.
(j) The present driving while under the influence of intoxicants offense did not involve an accident resulting in:
(A) Death of any person; or
(B) Physical injury as defined in ORS § 161.015 to any person other than the defendant.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) of this section, a conviction for a driving offense in another jurisdiction based solely on a person under 21 years of age having a blood alcohol content that is lower than the permissible blood alcohol content in that jurisdiction for a person 21 years of age or older does not constitute a prior conviction.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(d) or (e) of this section, a defendant is eligible for diversion if the defendant participated in a diversion program or any similar alcohol or drug rehabilitation program:
(a) As a result of the charge for the present offense or a charge for violation of ORS § 471.430.
(b) As a ward, youth or adjudicated youth, as those terms are defined in ORS § 419A.004, pursuant to an order of the juvenile court under ORS Chapter 419B or 419C, or referral of the juvenile department under ORS Chapter 419C, and such order or referral was made when the defendant was under 18 years of age.
(c) As the parent or guardian of a ward, youth or adjudicated youth, as those terms are defined in ORS § 419A.004, pursuant to an order of the juvenile court under ORS Chapter 419B or 419C.
(4) A defendant is eligible for a second or subsequent diversion if the defendant meets all of the conditions of subsection (1) of this section and the defendant has not been convicted of any other criminal offense involving a motor vehicle within the period beginning 15 years before the date of the commission of the present offense and ending on the date the defendant filed the petition for the second or subsequent driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement. [1987 c.441 § 3; 1997 c.749 § 5; 1999 c.445 § 1; 1999 c.1051 § 295; 2005 c.649 § 29; 2007 c.122 § 11; 2007 c.867 § 14; 2007 c.879 § 10; 2009 c.515 § 1; 2013 c.134 § 1; 2013 c.237 § 28; 2016 c.24 § 62; 2017 c.21 § 85; 2021 c.253 § 11; 2023 c.498 § 13]