(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a guardian appointed for a person committed to the legal and physical custody of the Department of Corrections may not exercise those powers specified in ORS § 125.315 (1)(a) or (b) while the person remains confined.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 125.330

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: means a person appointed as a guardian under the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 125.005
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Protected person: means a person for whom a protective order has been entered. See Oregon Statutes 125.005

(2) A guardian appointed for a person committed to the legal and physical custody of the Department of Corrections may take reasonable care of the person’s clothing, furniture and other personal effects that are not located at the person’s place of confinement.

(3) A guardian appointed for an incarcerated person may exercise those powers specified in ORS § 125.315 (1)(c) only to the extent that the exercise of those powers is consistent with the protected person‘s status as a confined person and with the powers and duties of the superintendent or other officials of the facility. In no event may a guardian appointed for a person committed to the legal and physical custody of the Department of Corrections exercise more authority over health care decisions than the protected person could exercise given the person’s status as a confined person. [1999 c.122 § 2]

 

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