Youth or adjudicated youth may not be detained where adults are detained; exceptions.

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(a) A youth or adjudicated youth may be detained in a police station for up to five hours when necessary to obtain the youth or adjudicated youth’s name, age, residence and other identifying information.

(b) A youth waived under ORS 419C.349 or 419C.364 to the court handling criminal actions or to municipal court may be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained if:

(A) The youth is at least 16 years of age; and

(B) The director of the county juvenile department and the sheriff, or other official responsible for the jail or other place, agree to detain the youth in a jail or other place where adults are detained.

(c) When detention is authorized by ORS 419C.453, an adjudicated youth may be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained.

(2) A youth waived to the court handling criminal actions or to municipal court pursuant to a standing order of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.370, including a youth accused of nonpayment of fines, may not be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained.

(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 §167; 1993 c.546 §115; 2003 c.442 §4; 2011 c.122 §2; 2021 c.489 §62]


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