Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 169 § 169.078 — apply to juveniles detained in juvenile detention facilities
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 169 ·
Oregon Code § 169.078·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
apply to juveniles detained in juvenile detention facilities.
(2) In addition,
juvenile detention facilities shall:
(a) Provide for
personal inspection of each juvenile at least once each hour unless a
particular situation requires more frequent inspection;
(b) Provide for
personal or electronically monitored supervision on each floor where juveniles
are detained;
(c) Provide for
separation of detained juveniles from the sight and sound of detained adults.
Juveniles may not be placed in facilities that are designated for isolation of
adult prisoners in order to meet this standard;
(d) Provide for
unrestricted contact between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a period of not less than
five hours per day between detained juveniles and their attorneys and
unrestricted attorney access to the facility for private attorney-client
consultation;
(e) Unless
otherwise ordered by the juvenile court following a hearing, provide for the
private and unrestricted receipt of and sending of mail; except that incoming
mail may be opened in the presence of the juvenile upon reasonable suspicion to
believe that the mail contains contraband as defined in ORS 162.135 (1) and
that incoming packages shall be opened in the presence of the juvenile and
their contents may be held until the juvenile is released. The juvenile shall
be informed of any confiscated contraband;
(f) Provide for
the payment of postage for the juveniles mail to an attorney or to federal,
state, county or municipal government officials;
(g) Provide for
nondispositional counseling and physical exercise of any juvenile held in
excess of five judicial days and cause access to the juvenile held in excess of
five judicial days for education pursuant to ORS 336.585;
(h) Provide for
the free exercise of religion by a detained juvenile, unless such provision
will cause a threat to the security of the facility or a threat of disorderly
conduct within the facility;
(i) Make a
written report, one copy of which shall be maintained in a general log, of each
use of physical force, restraint, isolation, roomlock or internal search,
setting forth in detail the reason such action was taken and the name of the
staff person taking such action;
(j) Notify the
attorney and the parent or guardian of the detained juvenile after the use of
any physical force, restraint, isolation or internal search upon the juvenile
both:
(A) As soon as
reasonable after the use thereof; and
(B) By mailing a
copy of the written report within 24 hours after the use thereof;
(k) For juveniles
detained in an adult correctional facility, provide for in-person contact by
juvenile department staff within 24 hours of the juveniles admission and on a
daily basis for as long as the juvenile shall remain in the facility; and
(L) Provide for
counseling of any detained juvenile found to be within the jurisdiction of the
court.
(3) As used in
this section:
(a) Adult does
not include a person who is 18 years of age or older and is alleged to be, or
has been found to be, within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS
419C.005.
(b) Juvenile
means a person alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
under ORS 419C.005 and an adjudicated youth. [Formerly 169.079; 1991 c.833 §2;
2003 c.442 §5; 2021 c.489 §17]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 169.078
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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