Requirements for detention facilities.

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(a) Houses adjudicated youths in a room or ward screened from the sight and sound of adults who may be detained in the facility; and

(b) Is staffed by juvenile department employees.

(2) In no case may the court order, pursuant to ORS 419C.453, that an adjudicated youth under 14 years of age be placed in any detention facility in which adults are detained or imprisoned.

(3) 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. [1993 c.33 §14; 2003 c.396 §15; 2003 c.442 §6; 2021 c.489 §42]


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