As used in ORS § 423.010 to 423.070, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) ‘Department’ means the Department of Corrections.

(2) ‘Department of Corrections institutions’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 421.005.

(3) ‘Director’ means the Director of the Department of Corrections. [1965 c.616 § 1; 1969 c.597 § 96; 1983 c.505 § 13; 1987 c.320 § 210; 1997 c.249 § 135; 2001 c.295 § 15; 2007 c.71 § 115]