(2) If the county court or board has adopted a jail capacity limit and action plan under ORS 169.044 and if a county jail population emergency occurs under the terms of the plan, the county court or board and the county sheriff may carry out the steps of the plan. This includes any authorization, under the plan, for the sheriff to order adults in custody released in order to reduce the jail population. A sheriff shall be immune from criminal or civil liability for any good faith release of adults in custody under ORS 169.042 to 169.046.
(3) If it becomes necessary to order adults in custody released under ORS 169.042 to 169.046, or if it appears to the sheriff that release of adults in custody is likely to become necessary in the near future, the sheriff shall immediately notify all police agencies in the county to make maximum use of citations in lieu of custody pursuant to ORS 133.055 to 133.076 until further notice.
(4) If it becomes necessary to order the release of adults in custody under ORS 169.042 to 169.046, the sheriff may place adults in custody on forced release subject to a forced release agreement. A forced release agreement must be in writing and be signed by the sheriff and the adult in custody and must include:
(a) The date of the next court appearance of the adult in custody;
(b) A statement that the adult in custody is required to appear at the next court appearance; and
(c) A statement that failure of the adult in custody to appear at the next court appearance is subject to prosecution under ORS 162.195 or 162.205. [1989 c.884 §§4,5,6; 1999 c.1051 §71; 2001 c.517 §2; 2019 c.213 §44]