ORS 169.046: Notice of county jail population emergency; action to be taken; notification if release likely; forced release.

(1) If a county court or board adopts a jail capacity limit under ORS 169.044 and the number of adults in custody in its local correctional facility exceeds that capacity limit so that a county jail population emergency exists, the sheriff shall notify the presiding circuit judge, each municipal court judge and justice of the peace in the county, the district attorney for the county, the county counsel, the chief law enforcement officer for each city located in the county and the county court or board of commissioners that the number of adults in custody in the local correctional facility has exceeded capacity and that a county jail population emergency exists. (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]