2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 4, Chapters 131 - 170
ORS Chapter 169
169.005 Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.677 and 169.730 to 169.800.


OR Rev Stat § 169.005 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

As used in ORS 169.005 to 169.677 and 169.730 to 169.800, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) Detainee means a person held with no criminal charges.

(2) Forced release means temporary freedom of an inmate from lawful custody before judgment of conviction due to a county jail population emergency under ORS 169.046.

(3) Juvenile detention facility means a facility as described in ORS 419A.050 and 419A.052.

(4) Local correctional facility means a jail or prison for the reception and confinement of prisoners that is provided, maintained and operated by a county or city and holds persons for more than 36 hours.

(5) Lockup means a facility for the temporary detention of arrested persons held up to 36 hours, excluding holidays, Saturdays and Sundays, but the period in lockup shall not exceed 96 hours after booking.

(6) Month means a period of 30 days.

(7) Prisoner means a person held with criminal charges or sentenced to the facility.

(8) Temporary hold means a facility, the principal purpose of which is the temporary detention of a prisoner for four or less hours while awaiting court appearance or transportation to a local correctional facility. [1973 c.740 1; 1979 c.487 1; 1985 c.499 4; 1993 c.33 309; 2001 c.517 1]

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