Section 147.605 - Definitions for ORS 147.607 and 147.610 As used in ORS 147.607 and 147.610:
(1) "Offender" means a person who has engaged in the commission of a crime.(2) "Participant" means a person who is a crime victim, survivor or offender.(3) "Restorative justice communication" means:(a) All communications, written and oral that are made in the course of, or in connection with, any phase of a restorative justice program, including but not limited to a phase under which a facilitated dialogue occurs and the referral, preparation, pre-enrollment, enrollment, post-enrollment and post-dialogue phases of the program.(b) All memoranda, work products, documents and other materials that are prepared for or submitted in the course of, or in connection with, any phase of a restorative justice program, including but not limited to a phase under which a facilitated dialogue occurs and the referral, preparation, pre-enrollment, enrollment, post-enrollment and post-dialogue phases of the program.(4) "Restorative justice program" means a community-based program administered by a private or public entity that offers as a part of the program a facilitated dialogue between a crime victim or a survivor and the offender.(5) "Survivor" means a person who has experienced harm as a result of an offender's crime.Added by 2023 Ch. 95, § 1 147.605 to 147.610 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 147 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.