85 sections in this chapter.
ORS 423.010 Definitions for ORS 423.010 to 423.070. As used in ORS 423.010 to 423.070, unless the context requires otherwise
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(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; …
ORS 423.020 Department of Corrections; duties and powers; fees. (1) The Department of Corrections is created. The department shall
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(a) Supervise the management and administration of the Department of Corrections institutions, parole and probation services, community corrections and other functions related to state programs for corrections; (b) Carry out legally mandated sanctions for the punishment of person…
ORS 423.025 [1969 c.597 §§97,137; repealed by 1971 c.319 §11]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.027 [1969 c.597 §111; 1975 c.605 §21; repealed by 1985 c.565 §66]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.030 Department not limited by ORS 423.020. The enumeration of duties, functions and powers in ORS 423.020 is not exclusive nor intended as a limitation on the powers and authority vested in the Department of Corrections by other provisions of law. [1965 c.616 §3; 1969 c.597 §99; 1987 c.320 §211]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.035 Application of ORS 411.171 (1). ORS 411.171 (1) applies to the Department of Corrections. [Derived from 1987 c.781 §2]
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Note: 423.035 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 423 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 423.040 [1965 c.616 §4; 1967 c.7 §39; 1969 c.597 §100; 1971 c.319 §7; repealed by 1987 c.320 §246]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.045 Handgun or ammunition on department property; no duty concerning parking area or compliance. (1) The presence of a handgun or ammunition on property owned or occupied by the Department of Corrections pursuant to ORS 166.375 does not, by itself, constitute a failure by the department, State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or Oregon Corrections Enterprises to provide a safe workplace
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(2) The department, board and Oregon Corrections Enterprises and their officers, employees and agents do not have a duty: (a) To patrol, inspect or secure any parking lot, parking garage or other parking area provided for employees or any privately owned vehicle located in the pa…
ORS 423.050 [1965 c.616 §5; repealed by 1987 c.320 §246]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.055 Provision of personal hygiene products. The Department of Corrections institutions shall make available tampons, sanitary pads, postpartum pads and panty liners at no cost to all persons confined in a Department of Corrections institution for use in connection with vaginal discharge. The Department of Corrections shall maintain a sufficient supply, which shall be stored, dispensed and disposed of in a sanitary manner. The supply of products available shall include at least the following
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(1) Regular absorbent and super absorbent tampons; (2) Regular absorbent and super absorbent sanitary pads; (3) Postpartum pads; and (4) Regular absorbent panty liners. [2019 c.489 §7]
ORS 423.060 [1965 c.616 §6; 1969 c.597 §101; repealed by 1987 c.320 §246]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.070 Deposit and disbursement of funds received under Western Interstate Corrections Compact. All funds received by this state or by the Department of Corrections under a lawful contract with another party to the Western Interstate Corrections Compact made in compliance with Article III thereof, shall be paid into the State Treasury. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall expend these funds in compliance with the contract. [Formerly 179.122; 1987 c.320 §212]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.075 Director; appointment; duties; rules. (1) The Department of Corrections shall be under the supervision and control of a director who is responsible for providing for programs for the delivery to the public of the services assigned to the department, and for undertaking long-range planning necessary for the effective and efficient delivery of these services
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(2) The Governor shall appoint the director for a term of four years, but the director may be removed at any time during such term at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the director is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 1…
ORS 423.076 Director’s authority to grant peace officer power to corrections officer. (1) The Director of the Department of Corrections may grant to an individual corrections officer or classification of corrections officer all the powers and authority of a peace officer over adults in custody
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(2) A corrections officer granted the authority of a peace officer under subsection (1) of this section shall have the authority to: (a) Prevent an escape from the grounds of a correctional facility by an adult in custody; and (b) Go beyond the grounds of a correctional facility …
ORS 423.077 Certification of department employees to provide mental health services; rules. (1) The Department of Corrections may certify employees of the department to provide mental health services to adults in custody in Department of Corrections institutions in accordance with standards established by the department by rule
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(2) As used in this section, “Department of Corrections institutions” has the meaning given that term in ORS 421.005. [2011 c.333 §1; 2019 c.213 §144]
ORS 423.078 Visitors; visiting status; administrative review of status changes; rules. The Department of Corrections shall establish by rule an internal procedure for administrative review of decisions to revoke or restrict an approved visitor’s visiting status within a department facility. The department shall include in the internal procedure established under this section an opportunity for the person to obtain final administrative review of the disputed action from a department official who is assigned to the department’s central administration. [1999 c.679 §2]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.080 [1967 c.564 §§8,9; repealed by 1969 c.597 §281]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.085 Administrator of Correctional Education. (1) The Director of the Department of Corrections shall appoint an unclassified employee to the position of Administrator of Correctional Education
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(2) The Administrator of Correctional Education shall be employed full-time with authority over, and responsibility for, statewide corrections education programs. The administrator shall: (a) Plan, design and implement the correctional education system required in ORS 421.081; an…
ORS 423.090 Establishment or designation of diagnostic facilities. The Department of Corrections may establish or designate facilities to be used for diagnostic purposes for such categories of persons as the department may by rule assign to the facility. Such assignments shall not exceed 60 days in duration. [1967 c.585 §1; 1987 c.320 §214]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.093 Reimbursement of expenses from prisoner; limitation. Neither the Department of Corrections nor any city or county may seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in safekeeping and maintaining prisoners through a counterclaim or request for setoff in an action by a person against the department or the county or city. [2001 c.641 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.097 Department of Corrections Account. (1) The Department of Corrections Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute, all fees, assessments, proceeds from the issuance of certificates of participation and other moneys received by the Department of Corrections shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the department for purposes authorized by law
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(2) The department shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the sources from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged. (3) The departme…
ORS 423.100 Revolving fund. (1) On written request of the Department of Corrections, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall establish a revolving fund of not to exceed $15,000, including unreimbursed advances, by drawing warrants on amounts appropriated to the Department of Corrections for operating expenses. The revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, to be held in a special account against which the department may draw checks
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(2) The revolving fund established under subsection (1) of this section may be used by the department to pay for: (a) Travel expenses for employees of the department and for any consultants or advisors for whom payment of travel expenses is authorized by law, or advances therefor…
ORS 423.105 Payment of court-ordered financial obligations; rules. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Adult in custody” means a person who is at least 18 years of age and in the physical custody of the Department of Corrections. “Adult in custody” does not include: (A) A person on leave from prison due to participation in an alternative incarceration program established unde…
ORS 423.110 Acceptance of moneys for reentry services; subaccount established; grants to counties. (1) The Department of Corrections may apply for and accept federal grants or moneys, as well as grants or other financial assistance from any other source, for the purpose of providing reentry support and services to offenders released on supervision
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(2) There is established in the Department of Corrections Account established under ORS 423.097 a subaccount consisting of all moneys accepted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, which shall be deposited into the subaccount. All moneys in the subaccount are continuously a…
ORS 423.120 Supplemental funding for reentry of young offenders. (1) The Department of Corrections may enter into agreements or arrangements with counties for the purpose of providing counties with supplemental funding for the provision of reentry support and services to offenders who, before attaining 25 years of age, are released
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(a) On any form of transitional leave, work release or program of conditional or supervised release authorized by law; (b) Due to a reduction in sentence; or (c) On post-prison supervision. (2) The department shall provide the supplemental funding to counties described in this se…
ORS 423.150 (1) The Department of Corrections shall
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(a) Provide appropriate treatment services to drug-addicted persons in the custody of the department who are at a high or medium risk of reoffending and who have moderate to severe treatment needs; and (b) Make grants to counties in order to provide supplemental funding for: (A) …
ORS 423.160 Bill of rights of children of incarcerated parents. (1) The Department of Corrections shall, in cooperation with an existing public body, develop
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(a) Guidelines using the bill of rights described in subsection (2) of this section as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact incarcerated individuals with children; and (b) Policy and funding recommendations with partners that adhere to those …
ORS 423.205 [1969 c.177 §7; repealed by 1985 c.44 §2 and 1985 c.558 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.210 [1967 c.572 §1; 1969 c.177 §4; repealed by 1985 c.44 §2 and 1985 c.558 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.220 [1967 c.572 §2; 1969 c.177 §1; 1973 c.212 §1; 1973 c.792 §15; repealed by 1985 c.44 §2 and 1985 c.558 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.230 [1967 c.572 §3; 1969 c.177 §2; repealed by 1985 c.44 §2 and 1985 c.558 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.240 [1967 c.572 §4; 1969 c.177 §3; repealed by 1985 c.44 §2 and 1985 c.558 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.280 [1967 c.572 §5; repealed by 1985 c.44 §2 and 1985 c.558 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.310 [1967 c.534 §7; 1971 c.401 §108; 1981 c.171 §3; renumbered 419A.044 in 1997]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.315 [1981 c.171 §2; renumbered 419A.045 in 1997]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.320 [1967 c.534 §8; 1971 c.401 §109; repealed by 1981 c.171 §7]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.330 [1969 c.498 §2; 1971 c.429 §2; 1981 c.171 §4; renumbered 419A.046 in 1997]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.340 [1969 c.498 §3; 1971 c.429 §3; 1981 c.171 §5; renumbered 419A.047 in 1997]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.350 [1969 c.498 §4; 1971 c.401 §110; 1971 c.429 §1; 1981 c.171 §6; renumbered 419A.048 in 1997]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.360 [1969 c.498 §5; 1971 c.401 §111; repealed by 1981 c.171 §7]
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CORRECTIONS OMBUDSMAN
ORS 423.400 Office established; appointment by Governor. The office of Corrections Ombudsman is established in the office of the Governor. The Governor shall appoint the Corrections Ombudsman. [1977 c.378 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.405 Qualifications for office; prohibited activities. (1) The Corrections Ombudsman shall be a person of recognized judgment, objectivity and integrity who is qualified by training and experience to analyze problems of law enforcement, corrections administration and public policy
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(2) No person while serving as Corrections Ombudsman shall: (a) Be actively involved in political party activities; (b) Be a candidate for or hold other public office, whether elective or appointive; or (c) Be engaged in any other full-time occupation, business or profession. [19…
ORS 423.410 Term; reappointment. The Corrections Ombudsman shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term of four years. The Corrections Ombudsman may be reappointed for additional terms. [1977 c.378 §3]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.415 Deputy and additional officers and employees. The Corrections Ombudsman may appoint a Deputy Ombudsman and any other subordinate officers and employees necessary to the performance of the duties of the ombudsman and shall prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. [1977 c.378 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 423.420 General duties and powers; rules. The Corrections Ombudsman shall have the power
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(1) To investigate, on complaint or on the ombudsman’s own motion, any action by the Department of Corrections or any employee thereof without regard to its finality; (2) To adopt rules required for the discharge of the duties of office, including procedures for receiving and pro…
ORS 423.425 Investigatory authority. (1) The Corrections Ombudsman shall investigate, on complaint or on the ombudsman’s own motion, any corrections action that is or is alleged to be
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(a) Contrary to or inconsistent with law or Department of Corrections practice; (b) Based on mistaken facts or irrelevant considerations; (c) Inadequately explained when reasons should have been revealed; (d) Inefficiently performed; or (e) Unreasonable, unfair, or otherwise obje…
ORS 423.430 Investigative priority; confidentiality of matters; charging fees prohibited. The Corrections Ombudsman shall
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(1) Give priority to investigating administrative actions that are not otherwise reviewable by either administrative or judicial action; (2) Treat confidentially all matters and the identities of the complainants or witnesses coming before the ombudsman; and (3) Not levy any fees…
ORS 423.435 Recommendations following investigation; notice from Department of Corrections of action taken; notice to Legislative Assembly of recommended statutory changes. (1) After investigation of any action, the Corrections Ombudsman shall state the recommendations and reasons if, in the ombudsman’s opinion, the Department of Corrections or any employee thereof should
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(a) Consider the matter further; (b) Modify or cancel any action; (c) Alter a rule, practice or ruling; (d) Explain more fully the administrative action in question; (e) Rectify an omission; or (f) Take any other action. (2) If the Corrections Ombudsman so requests, the Departmen…
ORS 423.440 Letters between ombudsman and persons in custody; immunity of complainants and ombudsman; privilege against giving evidence or testifying. (1) A letter to the Corrections Ombudsman from a person held in custody, including by detention, incarceration and hospitalization, by the Department of Corrections shall be forwarded immediately, unopened, to the Corrections Ombudsman. A letter from the Corrections Ombudsman to such person shall be immediately delivered, unopened, to the person
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(2) No person who files a complaint pursuant to ORS 423.400 to 423.450 shall be subject to any penalties, sanctions or restrictions because of such complaint. (3) The Corrections Ombudsman and the staff of the office shall have the same immunities from civil and criminal liabilit…
ORS 423.445 Witness rights; fees; expenses of state agency personnel. (1) Any person required to testify under ORS 423.400 to 423.450 shall be accorded the same privileges and immunities, receive the same fees and mileage and be subject to the same penalties provided in ORS 183.440
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(2) The fees and mileage shall be paid by warrant upon the State Treasurer upon the certificate of the Corrections Ombudsman. No tender of witness fees or mileage in advance shall be necessary. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a representative of a state agency…