ORS 137.167: Imprisonment when county jail is not suitable for safe confinement.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Whenever it appears to the court that there is no sufficient jail of the proper county, as provided in ORS 137.330, suitable for the confinement of the defendant, the court may order the confinement of the defendant in the jail of an adjoining county or, if there is no sufficient and suitable jail in the adjoining county, then in the jail of any county in the state. [Formerly 137.140]
This rule cites
- ORS 137.330 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 135.767: Presence of prisoner at proceedings.
- ORS 137.330: Where judgment of imprisonment in county jail is executed.
- ORS 169.030: Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city; renting suitable structure; provision of facilities by another county or city.
- ORS 190.265: Intergovernmental corrections entities; purposes; powers; bonds; taxes.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors137.html