Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 161 § 161.336 — Conditional release by board; order for return; termination or modification of
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 161 ·
Oregon Code § 161.336·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Conditional release by board; order for return; termination or modification of
conditional release; hearing.
(1)(a) When a person is conditionally released under ORS 161.315 to 161.351,
the person is subject to those supervisory orders of the Psychiatric Security
Review Board as are in the best interests of justice, the protection of society
and the welfare of the person.
(b) An order of
conditional release entered by the board may designate any person or state,
county or local agency capable of supervising the person upon release, subject
to the conditions described in the order of conditional release.
(c) Prior to the
designation, the board shall notify the person or state, county or local agency
to whom conditional release is contemplated and provide the person or state,
county or local agency an opportunity to be heard.
(d) After
receiving an order entered under this section, the person or state, county or
local agency designated in the order shall assume supervision of the person in
accordance with the conditions described in the order and any modifications of
the conditions ordered by the board.
(2) Conditions of
release contained in orders entered under this section may be modified from
time to time and conditional releases may be terminated as provided in ORS
161.351.
(3)(a) As a
condition of release, the person may be required to report to any state or
local mental health facility for evaluation. Whenever medical, psychiatric or
psychological treatment is recommended, the order may require the person, as a
condition of release, to cooperate with and accept the treatment from the
facility.
(b) The facility
to which the person has been referred for evaluation shall perform the
evaluation and submit a written report of its findings to the board. If the
facility finds that treatment of the person is appropriate, it shall include
its recommendations for treatment in the report to the board.
(c) Whenever
treatment is provided by the facility, it shall furnish reports to the board on
a regular basis concerning the progress of the person.
(d) Copies of all
reports submitted to the board pursuant to this section shall be furnished to
the person and the persons counsel. The confidentiality of these reports is
determined pursuant to ORS 161.353 and 192.311 to 192.478.
(e) The facility
shall comply with the conditional release order and any modifications of the
conditions ordered by the board.
(4)(a)(A) A
written or electronic order for the return of a person on conditional release
to a state hospital or other facility designated by the supervising entity or,
if the person is under 18 years of age, to a secure intensive community
inpatient facility or other facility designated by the supervising entity, may
be issued by:
(i) The
supervising entity;
(ii) A person
designated by the supervising entity, if the designation is made as part of a
written policy; or
(iii) The
community mental health program director, if the person has absconded from
conditional release.
(B) An order
described in this paragraph may be issued when the supervising entity, the
authorized designee or, if the person has absconded, the community mental
health program director, has determined that:
(i) The person
has violated the terms of conditional release; or
(ii) The mental
health of the person has changed such that the supervising entity, or, if
applicable, the authorized designee or the community mental health program
director, reasonably believes that the person may no longer be fit for
conditional release.
(C) A written
order under this paragraph is sufficient warrant for any law enforcement
officer to take into custody and transport the person named in the order. A
peace officer shall execute the order and the person shall be transported as
described in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
(b) A peace
officer, the director of the facility providing treatment to a person on
conditional release or any person responsible for the supervision of a person
on conditional release may take a person on conditional release into custody,
or request that the person be taken into custody, if there is reasonable cause
to believe the person is a substantial danger to others because of a mental
disorder and that the person is in need of immediate care, custody or
treatment.
(c) When a person
is taken into custody by a peace officer under this subsection, the agency
employing the peace officer shall cause the person, as soon as practicable, to
be transported to a state hospital or other facility designated by the
supervising entity. If the person was taken into custody pursuant to an order
described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the supervising entity shall
facilitate the reimbursement of reasonable costs of the transport to the agency
employing the peace officer.
(d) Within 20
days following the return of the person to a state hospital or secure intensive
community inpatient f
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 161.336
03Subject to legislative amendments
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