Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 169 § 169.005 — Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 169 ·
Oregon Code § 169.005·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800.
As used in ORS 169.005 to 169.685
and 169.730 to 169.800, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) Detainee
means a person held with no criminal charges.
(2) Forced
release means temporary freedom of an adult in custody from lawful custody
before judgment of conviction due to a county jail population emergency under
ORS 169.046.
(3) Juvenile
detention facility means a facility as described in ORS 419A.050 and 419A.052.
(4) Local
correctional facility means a jail or prison for the reception and confinement
of prisoners that is provided, maintained and operated by a county or city and
holds persons for more than 36 hours.
(5) Lockup
means a facility for the temporary detention of arrested persons held up to 36
hours, excluding holidays, Saturdays and Sundays, but the period in lockup
shall not exceed 96 hours after booking.
(6) Month means
a period of 30 days.
(7) Prisoner
means a person held with criminal charges or sentenced to the facility.
(8) Temporary
hold means a facility, the principal purpose of which is the temporary
detention of a prisoner for four or less hours while awaiting court appearance
or transportation to a local correctional facility. [1973 c.740 §1; 1979 c.487 §1;
1985 c.499 §4; 1993 c.33 §309; 2001 c.517 §1; 2019 c.213 §43]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 169.005
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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