Oregon Statutes > Chapter 419A > Detention and Shelter Facilities
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 419A > Detention and Shelter Facilities
- Adjudicated youth: means a person who has been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS § 419C. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- County court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Court: means the juvenile court. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Department: means the Department of Human Services. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- detention facility: means a facility established under ORS § 419A. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Director: means the director of a juvenile department established under ORS § 419A. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Juvenile court: means the court having jurisdiction of juvenile matters in the several counties of this state. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Shelter care: means a home or other facility suitable for the safekeeping of a child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth who is taken into temporary custody pending investigation and disposition. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Ward: means a person within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS § 419B. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Youth: means a person under 18 years of age who is alleged to have committed an act that is a violation, or, if done by an adult would constitute a violation, of a law or ordinance of the United States or a state, county or city. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Youth care center: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 420. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004