Oregon Statutes 420A.120 – Suspension of parole or conditional release; rules
(1) The Oregon Youth Authority, upon being informed and having reasonable grounds to believe that an adjudicated youth under the youth authority’s supervision or control has violated the conditions of parole or other conditional release from custody, may suspend the adjudicated youth’s parole or conditional release and order that the adjudicated youth be taken into custody and detained. The written order of the youth authority is sufficient warrant for a law enforcement officer or a juvenile community supervision officer as defined in ORS § 420.905 to take custody of the adjudicated youth.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 420A.120
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(2) The youth authority shall adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for revocation of parole and conditional release. The rules must be consistent with the requirements of due process and other applicable law.
(3) If the juvenile court has committed an adjudicated youth to the legal custody of the youth authority and has placed the adjudicated youth on probation, and the youth authority has probable cause to believe that the adjudicated youth has violated a condition of probation, the juvenile court, upon request of the youth authority, may order that the adjudicated youth be taken into custody as provided in ORS Chapter 419C. [1995 c.422 § 17; 1997 c.727 § 10; 2013 c.259 § 5; 2021 c.489 § 148]