Or. Admin. Code § 416-020-0045 - Grievance Limits
(1) Except as
provided in section (2) below, a youth in custody may not submit more than two
new grievances in any one week or six in any calendar month. A week is defined
as Sunday through Saturday.
(a) New grievances
submitted in excess of two grievances in any one week or six in any calendar
month will be denied and returned to the youth in custody.
(b) Grieving multiple staff involved in one
incident counts as filing one grievance.
(2) A youth in custody may submit more than
two grievances in any one week or six in any calendar month only in an
exceptional situation. The youth in custody must clearly identify in the
grievance the exceptional situation that justifies submission of the additional
grievance. If the grievance coordinator determines that the grievance does not
clearly identify as an exceptional situation, the grievance coordinator must
deny the grievance.
(3) The
requirements of OAR 416-020-0045 do not apply to alleged conditions or
situations that qualify as an emergency, as defined in OAR
416-020-0010(1).
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 420A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 420A.010
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