ORS 161.355: Definitions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in ORS 161.355 to 161.371: (1) “Certified evaluator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.309. (2) “Community restoration services” means services and treatment necessary to safely allow a defendant to gain or regain fitness to proceed in the community, which may include supervision by pretrial services. (3) “Hospital level of care” means that a defendant requires the type of care provided by an inpatient hospital in order to gain or regain fitness to proceed. (4) “Public safety concerns” means that the defendant presents a risk to self or to the public if not hospitalized or in custody. [2021 c.395 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 257-010-0060: Mental Health Information Reporting to NICS — authority
- OAR 859-010-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 859-050-0105: Protocol for Media at Hearings — implements
- OAR 859-050-0110: Records of Hearings — implements
- OAR 859-110-0010: Conditional Release and Discharge of Persons Placed Under the Board’s Jurisdiction for Crimes Committed On or After December 5, 1996 — implements
- OAR 859-550-0110: Records of Hearings — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 161.355 — resolved
- 161.371 — resolved
- ORS 161.309 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 161.362: Requirements for recommendations, determinations and orders; confidentiality; electronic appearance.
- ORS 161.371: Procedures upon commitment of defendant; placement process; maximum term of commitment.
- ORS 161.373: Records for fitness to proceed examination; compliance with court order.
- ORS 161.392: Certification of psychiatrists and licensed psychologists; rules; fees.
- ORS 430.230: Definitions.
- ORS 430.653: Community mental health program funding study; reports.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors161.html