Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 420 § 420.865 — Commitment to youth care center
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 420 ·
Oregon Code § 420.865·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Commitment to youth care center.
(1) The Oregon Youth Authority may place a youth who has been placed in its
legal custody pursuant to ORS 419C.478 or 419C.481 in a youth care center if
the center complies with the provisions of ORS 420.855 to 420.885 and has been
approved by the youth authority.
(2) Placement of
a youth by the youth authority in a youth care center does not terminate the
juvenile courts wardship over the youth or the custody of the youth authority.
The center may retain such youths in full- or part-time residential care or,
with the consent of the youth authority, may place them on a full- or part-time
basis in foster homes. [1967 c.444 §§2,4; 1971 c.401 §63; 1971 c.698 §5; 1993
c.33 §348; 1995 c.422 §116]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 420.865
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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