Oregon Statutes 419C.156 – Detention of runaway from another state
(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419C.156
- Any other state: includes any state and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- 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.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) ‘Home state’ means any other state, territory or outlying possession of the United States where an out-of-state runaway’s parent, legal guardian or custodial agency is located.
(b) ‘Out-of-state runaway’ means a person who is younger than the juvenile jurisdictional age limit established by the person’s home state, who has voluntarily left the home state without the permission of the person’s parent, legal guardian or custodial agency and who may or may not have been adjudicated in the home state.
(2) Notwithstanding any provisions in ORS Chapter 419A, 419B or 419C prohibiting the detention of youths, if the court determines that a youth is an out-of-state runaway, the court may place the out-of-state runaway in a placement that the court determines to be the least restrictive setting, including detention, necessary to ensure that the out-of-state runaway is not a danger to self or others pending the return of the out-of-state runaway to the out-of-state runaway’s home state.
(3) Nothing in ORS Chapter 419A, 419B or 419C limits or affects the ability of a court to place an out-of-state runaway in detention in accordance with the Interstate Compact for Juveniles as set forth in ORS § 417.030. [1993 c.33 § 176; 2001 c.686 § 11; 2019 c.382 § 17]