Or. Admin. Code § 291-046-0055

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 291-046-0055 - Testimony of Witnesses

The hearings officer shall direct the scheduling and taking of testimony of witnesses at the hearing. Witnesses may include inmates, employees, or other persons. Testimony may be taken in person, by telephone, or by written report or statement.

(1) The inmate may request that the hearings officer schedule witnesses to present testimony at the hearing. The request must be submitted to the hearings officer in writing in advance of the hearing, and include a list of the person(s) the inmate requests be called to testify and the questions to be posed to each person. The hearings officer shall arrange for the taking of testimony from such witnesses as properly requested by the inmate, subject to the exclusions and restrictions provided in these rules.

(2) The inmate shall not have the right to cross examine or directly pose questions to any witness.

(3) The hearings officer may limit testimony when it is cumulative or irrelevant.

(4) The hearings officer may exclude a specific inmate or employee witness upon finding that the witness' testimony would not assist the hearings officer in the resolution of the proceeding, or that the witness' appearance at the hearing would present an immediate undue risk to the safety, security, and orderly operation of the facility. If a witness is excluded, the reason(s) shall be made a part of the record.

(5) The hearings officer may exclude other persons as witnesses upon finding that the witness' testimony would not assist the hearings officer in the resolution of the proceeding, or that the witness' appearance at the hearing would present an undue risk to the safety, security, and orderly operation of the facility. The reason(s) for exclusion shall be made part of the record.

(6) Witnesses requested by the inmate may refuse to testify. Persons, other than inmates or employees, requested as witnesses may refuse to appear or testify.

(7) The hearings officer may, on his/her own motion, call witnesses to testify.

(8) All questions which may assist in the resolution of the proceeding, as determined by the hearings officer, shall be posed. The reason(s) for not posing a question will be made part of the record.

Or. Admin. Code § 291-046-0055

CD 7-1980(Temp), f. & ef. 4-1-80; CD 19-1980, f. & ef. 5-30-80; CD 47-1985, f. & ef. 8-16-85; CD 30-1997, f. 12-19-97, cert. ef. 1-1-98; DOC 18-2008, f. 7-18-08, cert. ef. 7-21-08

Stat. Auth.: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075