Oregon Statutes 419C.130 – Youth or adjudicated youth may not be detained where adults are detained; exceptions
(1) A youth or adjudicated youth may not be detained at any time in a police station, jail, prison or other place where adults are detained, except as follows:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419C.130
- 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.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) A youth or adjudicated youth may be detained in a police station for up to five hours when necessary to obtain the youth or adjudicated youth’s name, age, residence and other identifying information.
(b) A youth waived under ORS § 419C.349 or 419C.364 to the court handling criminal actions or to municipal court may be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained if:
(A) The youth is at least 16 years of age; and
(B) The director of the county juvenile department and the sheriff, or other official responsible for the jail or other place, agree to detain the youth in a jail or other place where adults are detained.
(c) When detention is authorized by ORS § 419C.453, an adjudicated youth may be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained.
(2) A youth waived to the court handling criminal actions or to municipal court pursuant to a standing order of the juvenile court under ORS § 419C.370, including a youth accused of nonpayment of fines, may not be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained.
(3) As used in this section, ‘adult’ does not include a person who is 18 years of age or older and is alleged to be, or has been found to be, within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS § 419C.005. [1993 c.33 § 167; 1993 c.546 § 115; 2003 c.442 § 4; 2011 c.122 § 2; 2021 c.489 § 62]