Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 421 § 421.205 — Contracts with federal government, other states or counties, or other agencies
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 421 ·
Oregon Code § 421.205·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Contracts with federal government, other states or counties, or other agencies
for detention and care of adults in custody.
(1) The Department of Corrections may enter into
contracts or arrangements with the authorities of the federal government, of
any state having a reformatory or prison for the confinement and detention of
adults in custody that is not a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact
under ORS 421.245 or the Western Interstate Corrections Compact under ORS
421.284, or of any county in this state. This contract may provide for the
reception, detention, care, maintenance and employment of persons convicted of
felony in the courts of this state and sentenced to a term of imprisonment
therefor.
(2) The
Department of Corrections may enter into contracts or arrangements with the
federal government and with states that are not parties to the Interstate
Corrections Compact under ORS 421.245 or the Western Interstate Corrections
Compact under ORS 421.284 to receive, detain, care for, maintain and employ
persons convicted of felony by the federal government or in such other states,
on such basis as it may agree with the authorities of the federal government or
of each state. [Amended by 1959 c.290 §9; 1971 c.242 §1; 1973 c.444 §1; 1979
c.486 §4; 1987 c.320 §181; 2019 c.213 §136]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 421.205
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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