DUII Diversion Law and Legal Definition
In Oregon, Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) is a Class A misdemeanor or a Class C felony. Oregon DUII laws do afford the opportunity for first-offenders to seek DUI Diversion. DUI Diversion is a program that allows eligible persons toavoid a DUI conviction and the accompanying court penalties if they are able to complete the program requirements that are imposed. If successfully completed, diversion should result in the dismissal of the DUI charge. The eligibility requirements for DUII Diversion are set out in ORS 813.215.
ORS 813.215 reads as follows:
813.215 Eligibility for diversion. A defendant is eligible for diversion if:
(1) The defendant had no charge of an offense of driving while under the influence of intoxicants or its statutory counterpart in any jurisdiction, other than the charge for the present offense, pending on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement;
(2) The defendant has not been convicted of an offense described in subsection (1) of this section within the period beginning 10 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;
(3) 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, other than a program entered into as a result of the charge for the present offense, in this state or in any other jurisdiction on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement;
(4) The defendant did not participate in a diversion or rehabilitation program described in subsection (3) of this section, other than a program entered into as a result of the charge for the present offense, within the period beginning 10 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;
(5) The defendant had no charge of an offense of murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide or assault that resulted from the operation of a motor vehicle pending in this state or in any other jurisdiction on the date the defendant filed the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement;
(6) The defendant has not been convicted of an offense described in subsection (5) of this section within the period beginning 10 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; and
(7) The present driving while under the influence of intoxicants offense did not involve an accident resulting in:
(a) Death of any person other than the defendant; or
(b) Physical injury as defined in ORS 161.015 to any person other than the defendant.
