Oregon Statutes - Chapter 419C - Juvenile Code: Delinquency - Section 419C.125 - Detention in place where adults are detained of certain persons alleged to be within court’s jurisdiction.

(1) A juvenile court may order a person who is 18 years of age or older and alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005 to be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained only in those circumstances in which the juvenile court could detain a youth before adjudication on the merits in a detention facility.

(2) In order to detain a person under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall make case-specific findings at a hearing under ORS 419C.145 that placement in a jail or other place where adults are detained meets the specific needs of the person alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the court.

(3) The court may not detain a person under subsection (1) of this section unless, except for the person’s age, the court would detain the person under ORS 419C.145 (2).

(4) The provisions of ORS 419C.153 apply to a person detained under subsection (1) of this section except that a person detained under subsection (1) of this section has the right to appear in person at any hearing held under ORS 419C.153.

(5) The provisions of ORS 419C.150 apply to a person detained under subsection (1) of this section.

(6) 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. [2003 c.442 §2]

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