Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 420 § 420.915 — Procedure upon apprehension of escapee, absentee or parole violator; rules
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 420 ·
Oregon Code § 420.915·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Procedure upon apprehension of escapee, absentee or parole violator; rules.
(1) Upon issuance of an order or
warrant of arrest under ORS 420.910, a peace officer may apprehend and deliver
to a juvenile detention facility as described in ORS 419A.050 and 419A.052 the
escapee, absentee or parole violator who is under 18 years of age. If the
escapee, absentee or parole violator is 18 years of age or older, a peace
officer may deliver the person to an adult detention facility.
(2) Upon issuance
of an order for arrest under ORS 420.910 (1)(b), a juvenile community
supervision officer may apprehend and deliver to a juvenile detention facility
as described in ORS 419A.050 and 419A.052 the parole violator who is under 18
years of age. If the parole violator is 18 years of age or older, a juvenile
community supervision officer may deliver the person to an adult detention
facility.
(3) A youth
correction facility escapee or absentee described in ORS 420.910 may be held in
a juvenile detention facility as described in ORS 419A.050 and 419A.052 or an
adult detention facility as provided in subsection (1) of this section for up
to 36 hours.
(4) The parole
violator described in ORS 420.910 may be held in a juvenile detention facility
as described in ORS 419A.050 and 419A.052 or an adult detention facility as
provided in subsection (1) or (2) of this section no more than 72 hours,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays, except pursuant to such
provisions as the Oregon Youth Authority may adopt by rule to govern the use of
detention for parolees and review of revocation of parole.
(5) The director
or authorized representative of the juvenile department in whose juvenile
detention facility the escapee or absentee from a youth correction facility is
held, or the administrator of the adult detention facility in which the escapee
or absentee is held, shall immediately inform the institution to which such
escapee or absentee was committed and shall surrender the escapee or absentee
to any person authorized by the superintendent or authorized representative of
such institution to receive the escapee or absentee.
(6) The director
or authorized representative of the juvenile department in whose juvenile
detention facility the parole violator is held, or the administrator of the
adult detention facility in which the violator is held, shall immediately
inform the paroling authority.
(7) Except as
provided in subsection (4) of this section, the provisions of ORS 419C.109,
419C.136, 419C.139, 419C.145, 419C.150, 419C.153, 419C.170 and 419C.173 do not
apply to the detention of an escapee, absentee or parole violator under this
section. [1957 c.129 §§2,4; 1985 c.229 §3; 1985 c.618 §4c; 1987 c.892 §4; 1989
c.1033 §5; 1993 c.33 §349; 1995 c.422 §122; 2013 c.259 §4; 2019 c.382 §18]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 420.915
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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