As used in ORS 147.607 and 147.610:\n(1) 'Offender' means a person who has engaged in the commission of a crime.\n(2) 'Participant' means a person who is a crime victim, survivor or offender.\n(3) 'Restorative justice communication' means:\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(5) 'Survivor' 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.\n(5) 'Survivor' means a person who has experienced harm as a result of an offender’s crime. [2023 c.95 §1]\nNote:\n147.605 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.
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