| Measure 11 Mandatory Minimum Sentencing |
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| What is Measure 11? |
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Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 11 in November 1994 to apply mandatory minimum prison sentences to certain crimes against persons committed on or after April 1, 1995, with no possibility for any reduction in sentence, such as for good behavior. The list of Ballot Measure 11 offenses currently includes the following:
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| Murder |
Attempted Murder |
Attempted Aggravated Murder |
| Assault I |
Manslaughter I |
Kidnapping I |
| Assault II |
Manslaughter II |
Kidnapping II |
| Rape I |
Sodomy I |
Sexual Penetration I |
| Rape II |
Sodomy II |
Sexual Penetration II |
| Robbery I |
Robbery II |
Sexual Abuse I |
| Arson I |
Compelling Prostitution |
Use of Child in Display of Sex Act |
It has been modified by legislation several times:
- House Bill 3439, passed June 1995, added Attempted Murder and Attempted Aggravated Murder.
- Senate Bill 1049, passed July 1997 and effective October 4, 1997, added Arson I (when a serious physical threat is involved), Compelling Prostitution, and Use of Child in Display of Sex Act; it also allowed for departures from the mandatory minimum sentence for some Assault II, Kidnapping II, and Robbery II convictions, including those already sentenced.
- House Bill 2494, passed August 1999, allowed for departures from the mandatory minimum sentence for some Manslaughter II convictions committed on or after October 23, 1999.
- House Bill 2379, passed July 2001, allowed for departures from the mandatory minimum sentence for some Rape II, Sodomy II, Sexual Penetration II, and Sexual Abuse I convictions committed on or after January 1, 2002.
F or more details on the current law, see ORS 137.700, 137.707, 137.712. |
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