OAR 137-076-0017
Contributory Conduct


(1)

For the purposes of ORS 147.125 (Determining amount of compensation)(1)(c) the Department may deny or reduce an award of compensation up to one hundred percent (100%) when there is evidence that voluntary conduct by the victim directly or indirectly contributed to the victim’s injuries or death.

(2)

When determining the degree or extent to which the victim’s conduct directly or indirectly contributed to the injury or death of the victim under ORS 147.125 (Determining amount of compensation)(1)(c) the Department may consider all relevant circumstances related to the victim’s conduct, including whether it would have been foreseeable to a reasonable person that injury or death may result from the conduct.

(3)

Contributory conduct by a victim may include, but is not limited to:

(a)

Evidence the victim engaged in specific and recent violence directed toward the suspect for which the suspect is retaliating;

(b)

Actions on the part of the victim that places the suspect in imminent fear of physical injury.

Source: Rule 137-076-0017 — Contributory Conduct, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=137-076-0017.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 137-076-0017’s source at or​.us