Oregon
Oregon’s Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) certifies state and local corrections officers and parole and probation officers, the same body that certifies police. The Department of Corrections (DOC) trains its own recruits under DPSST standards and inspects local jails. Since 2023 the State has made DOC’s training authority permanent, required a public dashboard on disciplinary segregation, limited restraints during labor and postpartum recovery, extended statewide discipline standards to corrections officers, and changed the peer support privilege from January 1, 2026.
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At a glance
- Certifying body
- Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), under rules of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training. It certifies police, state and local corrections officers, and parole and probation officers; the agency and its revocation powers are covered on the Oregon Officer Ledger page. Corrections officers must be certified within 1 year of hire and parole and probation officers within 18 months, with possible 1-year extensions for good cause (ORS 181A.520, 181A.530). DOC provides basic certification training for its own corrections officers under Board standards, audited by DPSST (ORS 181A.522).
- Statute
- ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689 (public safety standards, certification, discipline), including 181A.522 (DOC training); ORS 169.005 to 169.990 (local correctional facilities); ORS chapters 421 and 423 (Department of Corrections, community corrections); ORS 161.237 (neck and throat restraint). Rules: OAR 259-008 (DPSST) and OAR chapter 291 (DOC).
- Minimum standards
- Age 21; U.S. citizenship (or Compact of Free Association status) within 1 year of hire for corrections officers and 18 months for parole and probation officers; a high school diploma or GED; and background, physical, and moral fitness standards set by Board rule (OAR 259-008-0010; ORS 181A.410(1)(a), 181A.520, 181A.530). Since July 1, 2023, pre-employment psychological screening extends to corrections and parole and probation officers (Officer Ledger entry).
- Basic training
- Corrections officers must start basic training within 90 days of hire (up to 120 days with a written reason) and finish the basic course and field training manual within 12 months; parole and probation officers within 18 months (ORS 181A.520(4), (5); OAR 259-008-0025). The Basic Corrections Local course and the DOC Basic Corrections Course are each “approximately 240 hours.” The Basic Parole and Probation Course is “approximately 200 hours” and must include trauma-informed care, culturally specific services, and de-escalation; the Armed Parole and Probation Course is about 74 hours (OAR 259-008-0085; ORS 181A.530(3)).
- In-service training
- Corrections and parole and probation officers, like other law enforcement officers, must keep CPR and first aid current and complete 84 hours of agency-approved training per 3-year cycle. The 84 hours include 8 hours a year of firearms or use-of-force training and 1 hour a year of ethics, and, each cycle, 3 hours of mental health or crisis intervention, 2 hours of airway and circulatory anatomy, 3 hours of equity, and 24 hours of leadership for supervisors (OAR 259-008-0065). Part-time parole and probation officers need at least 20 hours of continuing education a year (ORS 181A.530(5)).
- Decertification
- DPSST may deny, suspend, or revoke a public safety officer’s certification for falsification, a criminal conviction, or failure to meet minimum standards or training (ORS 181A.640(1)). The mandatory grounds in ORS 181A.640(2) are written for police officers; for other disciplines, Board rule sets mandatory and discretionary grounds (OAR 259-008-0300). Contested cases follow ORS 181A.630 and ORS chapter 183. The statewide conduct and discipline standards have applied to corrections and parole and probation officers since January 1, 2024, and the arbitration limits since January 1, 2025 (see the entries below). No statute was found requiring a public list of corrections or parole and probation officer discipline.
- Jail standards
- Department of Corrections. DOC coordinates state services to local jails and must inspect local correctional facilities, lockups, and temporary holds for compliance with ORS 169.076 to 169.078. It may contract the inspections, and may skip one if the county had an equivalent inspection within 24 months and files the report (ORS 169.070). ORS 169.076 sets the standards, including hourly personal inspection, written policies, emergency plans, and a ban on physical punishment.
- Probation and parole officers
- State and county parole and probation officers must be DPSST-certified within 18 months of hire. Initial and maintenance training must include trauma-informed care, culturally specific services, and de-escalation (ORS 181A.530). Armed officers must complete the Armed Parole and Probation Course within 18 months of armed designation (OAR 259-008-0025(5)).
- Restrictive housing
- No statutory time limit on segregation was found. Since February 1, 2024, DOC must publish a public dashboard on disciplinary segregation (ORS 421.200; see the entry below). Segregation itself is governed by DOC rules (OAR chapter 291).
- Corrections use of force
- A peace officer or corrections officer may not knowingly use force that impedes breathing or blood circulation by pressure on the throat or neck, except where physical force is justified in defense of a person under ORS 161.209 and 161.215 (ORS 161.237). Jail and prison officials may use force they reasonably believe necessary to maintain order and discipline, subject to ORS 161.237 and 421.107 (ORS 161.205(2)); ORS 421.107 bars using dogs for cell extractions. Adults in DOC custody may not be mechanically restrained during labor, childbirth, or postpartum hospital recovery except as described in the 2024 entry below (ORS 421.175). Local jails may not administer physical punishment (ORS 169.076(4)).
Changes, 2023 to 2026
Peer support privilege recast: wider across employers, narrower in what it covers
The act recasts the peer support privilege as “peer support services” for public safety agencies, defined to include DOC and employers of parole and probation officers. Communications are confidential and, as before, inadmissible in judicial, administrative, arbitration, and other adjudicatory proceedings, subject to listed exceptions. The prior law already made peer support session communications inadmissible. What changes: the privilege now covers only communications made because of a traumatic event or repeated exposure to one, with a peer supporter designated beforehand who was not directly involved in the event, and the peer supporter and the recipient may now work for different employers. Corrections employees and parole and probation officers were already covered by the earlier definition of public safety personnel.
For corrections staff: Confidentiality of peer support conversations now depends on meeting the 2026 conditions, including a pre-designated peer supporter who was not involved in the event.
Oregon Laws 2025, c. 309 Oregon Laws 2023, c. 430 (prior text) ORS 181A.835
Restraint by a parole and probation officer counts as custody for escape; DMV photo access
For escape and related offenses, “custody” now means “the imposition of actual or constructive restraint by a peace officer or a parole and probation officer as defined in ORS 181A.355, pursuant to an arrest or court order.” Before, only peace officers were named. From January 1, 2026, parole and probation officers may also access DMV digital driver license photographs.
For corrections staff: A person who flees a parole and probation officer’s lawful custody can be charged with escape.
Arbitration limits on reversing discipline reach corrections and parole and probation officers
The arbitration limits now define “law enforcement officer” by ORS 243.812, which includes corrections officers and parole and probation officers. An arbitrator must uphold a misconduct finding consistent with the agency’s and may not reduce discipline that matches the statewide standards. The Officer Ledger entry covers the act.
For corrections staff: An arbitrator cannot reduce discipline that matches the statewide standards.
Limits on restraining people in labor and postpartum recovery; Coffee Creek doula program
“An adult in custody may not be restrained mechanically during labor, childbirth or postpartum recovery in a hospital unless” a supervising officer finds restraints reasonably necessary for safety and security and the attending physician finds they pose no medical risk. Any restraint may not interfere with holding or nursing the infant or with postpartum care and must be the least restrictive possible. Return transport after birth must use medically appropriate, least restrictive procedures. DOC must also run a doula program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
For corrections staff: On hospital and transport posts, restraining a person in labor or postpartum recovery needs both a supervising officer’s safety finding and the physician’s finding of no medical risk.
Correctional sergeants who direct work stay in bargaining units
In the public employee bargaining law, a strike-prohibited guard at a correctional institution (or police officer) at or below the rank of sergeant who assigns, transfers, or directs others’ work but cannot hire, discharge, or impose economic discipline is not a “supervisory employee,” so may be in a bargaining unit. Guards at lieutenant rank or higher are supervisory, except lieutenants who were in a bargaining unit on or before the act’s effective date.
For corrections staff: Sergeants without power to hire, fire, or impose economic discipline keep union representation; lieutenants and above generally do not.
DOC must publish a disciplinary segregation dashboard
DOC must keep a public dashboard on its website showing, for people placed in disciplinary segregation, race, age, and misconduct status; length of stay; time spent in general population before any return; the misconduct level behind a return; and “the amount of time, in the aggregate and for each occasion,” that the person is allowed outside a cell.
For corrections staff: Segregation placements and out-of-cell time you record feed a public dashboard.
DOC keeps permanent authority to train its own corrections officers
Under a 2009 law, now ORS 181A.522, DOC rather than the DPSST academy provides basic certification training for DOC corrections officers. That law was to stop applying to officers hired on or after January 2, 2026. The act deletes the end date and repeals the scheduled repeal. DOC training continues to count toward DPSST corrections certification, subject to Board standards and DPSST audits.
For corrections staff: DOC recruits keep training at the DOC academy after 2025; certification still comes from DPSST.
Parole Board parole and probation officers become PERS “police officers”
The act adds “certified parole and probation officers employed by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision” to the PERS definition of police officer, giving them police and fire retirement treatment. It applies to officers employed on or after the effective date, with service credit rules for current officers.
For corrections staff: Certified parole and probation officers at the Parole Board have police officer retirement status from 2024.
Statewide conduct and discipline standards extended to corrections and parole and probation officers
For the Commission on Statewide Law Enforcement Standards of Conduct and Discipline, “law enforcement officer” now includes corrections officers and parole and probation officers as defined in ORS 181A.355. The Officer Ledger entry covers the act.
For corrections staff: The statewide conduct and discipline standards apply to you.
Psychological screening extended to corrections and parole and probation applicants
Pre-employment psychological screening extends from police and reserve officers to corrections officers and parole and probation officers, and the background investigation becomes a uniform requirement. The Officer Ledger entry covers the rule.
For corrections staff: Corrections and parole and probation applicants must pass a pre-employment psychological evaluation.
Enacted, not yet in force, pending, and bills that did not pass
No enacted corrections change was found awaiting its effective or operative date. No 2025 or 2026 bill limiting solitary confinement or restrictive housing was confirmed. The legislature’s bill search was not used; the session-law sweep covers enacted chapters only, so failed bills are not listed here.
DPSST rule changes are not entered because the prior rule text was not retrieved: OAR 259-008-0085 now bases the Basic Corrections Local course on a curriculum approved by the Board on July 25, 2024 (DPSST 7-2024) and the Basic Parole and Probation Course on a breakdown approved on October 23, 2025 (DPSST 7-2025, effective November 1, 2025). The rules site shows only current text.
Checked and unchanged
- ORS 161.205(2) (force by jail and prison officials): Oregon Laws 2023, c. 27 (SB 577) amended ORS 161.205 but made no change to subsection (2).
- Not counted: Oregon Laws 2024, c. 70 (HB 4002) and 2025, c. 557 (HB 3069) created and revised Criminal Justice Commission grants for jail substance use treatment (ORS 169.850 to 169.856); these are grant programs, not staff duties.
- Not verified: ORS 421.175 was also amended by Oregon Laws 2025, c. 2; that change was not reviewed.
Bills in the legislature
Bills in the current session whose title concerns corrections officers, jails, probation and parole, and conditions of confinement, found automatically in LegiScan's copy of the legislature's records and refreshed daily (last on October 21, 2026). This list is not reviewed by an editor and is not a summary of the bills; each links to the legislature's own page, which controls. Bills that become law are added to the dated entries above once checked.
No bills in the current session matched.
The law, section by section
Every section of the statutes and rules this page relies on that could be read from an official source, 431 in all, each linked to the official text. Headings are copied from the official tables of contents, checked October 21, 2026.
Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 181A (sections 181A.355 to 181A.689): Public Safety Standards and TrainingStatute · 63 sections
Official text current through Oregon Legislature ORS chapter pages marked "2025 EDITION" (read 2026-10-21). The Officer Ledger library lists the same part through 181A.710; the range here follows the page (181A.355 to 181A.689). ORS 181A.355-181A.689, official text
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Definitions)
- 181A.355 Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Board on Public Safety Standards and Training)
- 181A.360 Board on Public Safety Standards and Training; term limit; confirmation
- 181A.365 Organization of board; meetings; policy of state
- 181A.370 Executive committee
- 181A.375 Policy committees; rules
- 181A.380 Leave to perform duties of board or policy committee
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Director)
- 181A.385 Appointment of director of department
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Standards and Training)
- 181A.390 Training academy; title to real property
- 181A.395 Certain officers required to be at least 21 years of age
- 181A.400 Authority of Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to require fingerprints
- 181A.405 Legislative intent and findings
- 181A.410 Minimum standards and training for certification; duties in improving public safety units; grants; fees; rules
- 181A.420 Minimum standards and training requirements inapplicable to certain persons; certification based on experience, education or training
- 181A.425 Department not required to provide training for certification of reserve officers
- 181A.430 Effect of minimum requirements under authority other than ORS 181A.410
- 181A.440 Training in vehicle pursuit, mental illness and airway and circulatory systems; certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 181A.442 Equity training for police officers; rules
- 181A.444 Training on interacting with persons who have experienced trauma
- 181A.445 Best practices for interacting with persons who have experienced trauma; rules
- 181A.450 Child abuse and domestic violence training; report
- 181A.460 Training in missing persons cases
- 181A.470 Training relating to Vienna Convention and crimes motivated by prejudice or that constitute abuse
- 181A.480 Training in human trafficking
- 181A.483 Prohibition on training to use physical force that impedes breathing or circulation; rules
- 181A.485 Psychological screening of law enforcement officers; rules
- 181A.487 Mental health wellness policies for law enforcement agencies
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Certification)
- 181A.490 Certification of police officers and certified reserve officers
- 181A.500 Lapse of certification; reapplication for certification; rules; fees
- 181A.510 Certification for certain purposes of individuals employed by tribal government to perform duties of public safety officer
- 181A.520 Certification of corrections officers
- 181A.522 Training of corrections officers by Department of Corrections; standards; audits
- 181A.530 Certification of parole and probation officers
- 181A.540 Certification of judicial marshals
- 181A.550 Certification of regulatory specialists
- 181A.560 Certification of telecommunicators and emergency medical dispatchers
- 181A.570 Certification of full-time department employees
- 181A.580 Certification of certain Law Enforcement Data System employees
- 181A.590 Certification of instructors; accreditation of training programs
- 181A.600 Limitation on accreditation of training programs
- 181A.610 Reimbursement for training to local law enforcement units; rules
- 181A.620 Reimbursement of qualifying expenses
- 181A.630 Procedure for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification
- 181A.640 Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification of person or accreditation of program; rules
- 181A.650 Judicial review of departments final order; reapplication for certification; rules
- 181A.655 Civil penalties relating to certification; rules; immunity from civil liability
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies)
- 181A.657 Accreditation of law enforcement agencies; rules
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Oregon Center for Policing Excellence)
- 181A.660 Oregon Center for Policing Excellence; purpose; rules
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Police Memorial Trust Fund)
- 181A.661 Police Memorial Trust Fund; rules
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (National Use-of-Force Data Collection)
- 181A.663 National Use-of-Force Data Collection
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Police Standards and Training Account)
- 181A.665 Police Standards and Training Account
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Employment Information)
- 181A.666 Findings
- 181A.667 Review, provision and retention of personnel records; immunity from liability
- 181A.668 Request for employment information; injunction to compel disclosure; confidentiality
- 181A.670 Disclosure of information about public safety officer; order to compel compliance
- 181A.672 Disclosure of information about certain employees of law enforcement agencies
- 181A.674 Disclosure of information about certain public safety employees
- 181A.676 Uniform background checklist; standardized personal history questionnaire
PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Misconduct, Discipline and Standards)
- 181A.681 Report of misconduct or violation of minimum standards; investigation; failure to intervene or report grounds for discipline; reporting requirement
- 181A.683 Form for reports; forwarding of reports to law enforcement unit
- 181A.684 Database of discipline and suspensions and revocations of certification of police officers; reporting requirement
- 181A.686 Report on discipline to Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
- 181A.688 Findings regarding racism
- 181A.689 Standards for speech and expression
Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 169: Local Correctional and Juvenile FacilitiesStatute · 62 sections
Official text current through Oregon Legislature ORS chapter pages marked "2025 EDITION" (read 2026-10-21). ORS ch. 169, official text
DEFINITIONS
- 169.005 Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800
LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
- 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
- 169.040 Inspection of local correctional facilities
- 169.042 Maximum facility population; recommendation
- 169.044 Action on recommendation
- 169.046 Notice of county jail population emergency; action to be taken; notification if release likely; forced release
- 169.050 Contracts for boarding of prisoners
- 169.053 Agreements with other counties or Department of Corrections for confinement and detention of offenders
- 169.055 Contracts with Department of Corrections for county prisoners awaiting sentencing
- 169.070 Coordination of state services by Department of Corrections; inspections to determine compliance with standards
- 169.072 Provision of services or assistance by Department of Corrections through arrangements with local governments
- 169.076 Standards for local correctional facilities
- 169.077 Standards for lockup facilities
- 169.078 Standards for temporary hold facilities
ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS FOR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL AND JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
- 169.080 Effect of failure to comply with standards; enforcement by Attorney General; private action
- 169.085 Submission of construction or renovation plans to Department of Corrections; recommendations by department
- 169.090 Manual of guidelines for local correctional facility operation; guidelines for juvenile detention facility operation
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
- 169.105 Unconscious person not to be admitted to custody in facility
- 169.110 Time credit for good behavior
- 169.115 Temporary leave; rules
- 169.120 Credit for work
- 169.140 Furnishing prisoners food, clothing and necessary medical aid
- 169.150 Payment of expenses of keeping prisoners; health care fees
- 169.151 Expenses of keeping prisoners; reimbursement from prisoners; amounts; procedures
- 169.152 Liability for costs of medical care for persons in county facility
- 169.153 Liability of public agency for costs of medical care provided to persons in transport
- 169.155 Definitions for ORS 169.155 and 169.166
- 169.166 Liability for costs of medical services
- 169.170 Assignment of county prisoners to public works; rules
- 169.180 Assignment of city prisoners to public works
- 169.190 Transfer of prisoners to another county for public work
- 169.210 Contracts for private employment of prisoners; agencies having power to work prisoners
- 169.220 Care of county prisoners
DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF SHERIFF
- 169.320 Control over prisoners; work by prisoners
- 169.330 Civil liability for release of prisoner
- 169.340 Liability for escape of defendant in a civil action
- 169.350 Liability for failing to serve papers
- 169.360 Appointment of keeper of local correctional facility
REGIONAL FACILITIES
- 169.610 Policy
- 169.620 Regional correctional facility defined
- 169.630 Joint establishment or operation of facilities; agreement
- 169.635 Provision of personal hygiene products
- 169.640 Status of facility for custody of misdemeanants and violators
- 169.650 Status of facility operated by Department of Corrections
- 169.660 Status of persons confined in facility operated by Department of Corrections; assignment to regional facility
- 169.670 Transfer of persons to facility operated by Department of Corrections; costs; return; exception
- 169.673 Conversion of state correctional institutions into regional correctional facilities
- 169.677 Converted facilities to house felony or misdemeanant prisoners
PROVISION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TELEPHONE SERVICES
- 169.681 Limit on telephone service provider fee or commission; quarterly report; rules
- 169.683 Requirements for request for proposals; contents of contract; per-minute rate limits; rules
- 169.685 Inmate Welfare Fund Account
HALFWAY HOUSES
- 169.690 Establishment of halfway houses and other facilities; advice of facility advisory subcommittee of local public safety coordinating council
JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
- 169.730 Definitions for ORS 169.740 to 169.760
- 169.740 Standards for juvenile detention facilities
- 169.750 Restrictions on operation of juvenile detention facilities
- 169.760 Juvenile detention facilities to establish written policy
- 169.770 Release of detained juvenile when detention facility violates standards
MISCELLANEOUS
- 169.800 Detention of juveniles before conviction and execution of sentence
- 169.810 Assumption of duties by regional correctional facility constitutes assumption by public employer; rights of transferred employees
JAIL-BASED MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER GRANT PROGRAM
Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 421: Corrections Institutions; CompactsStatute · 125 sections
Official text current through Oregon Legislature ORS chapter pages marked "2025 EDITION" (read 2026-10-21). ORS ch. 421, official text
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 421.005 Definitions
ADMINISTRATION
- 421.068 Use of revenue from certain sources
- 421.069 Report to legislature following audit of womens correctional facility
- 421.073 Housing of Adults in Custody from Other Jurisdictions Account
- 421.074 Online access to educational and development programs; rules
- 421.076 Telephone service provider contracts
- 421.079 Correctional education system interagency memorandum
- 421.081 Correctional education system
- 421.084 Adult basic skills development program; contents
RIGHTS OF ADULTS IN CUSTODY
- 421.085 Experimentation on adults in custody prohibited; right to judicial restraint of violation; action for damages
CUSTODY GENERALLY
- 421.105 Enforcement of rules; violence and injury to adults in custody prohibited
- 421.107 Use of dog for cell extraction prohibited
- 421.113 Provision of immunization against influenza virus
- 421.120 Reduction in term of sentence; rules
- 421.121 Reduction in term of incarceration; rules
- 421.122 Status of time enrolled in work release
- 421.125 Clothing, money and documents upon release; moneys for release; rules; fees
- 421.132 Department fees for service of process and other documents; rules
- 421.137 Labeling of goods made in hobby and recreation programs; disposition of sale price
- 421.142 Manufacture and sale of handiwork; disposition of sale price
- 421.145 Disposition of moneys obtained from sale of products of labor of adult in custody
- 421.147 Disposition of unclaimed or abandoned tangible property of adults in custody; rules
- 421.150 Custody of federal prisoners
- 421.155 Dangerous offenders to be observed and treated
- 421.160 Written report concerning conduct of dangerous offenders
- 421.166 Emergency leave; rules
- 421.168 Transitional leave; rules
- 421.170 Enrollment of adult in custody in work release program
- 421.173 Doula program for pregnant and postpartum adults in custody
- 421.175 Use of mechanical restraints during labor, childbirth or postpartum recovery
- 421.178 Procedures to transfer adult in custody after childbirth
DISCIPLINE OF ADULTS IN CUSTODY
- 421.180 Disciplinary procedures; rules
- 421.185 Assistance and representation in disciplinary procedures
- 421.190 Admissible evidence at disciplinary hearing
- 421.194 Disciplinary orders not subject to judicial review
- 421.200 Disciplinary segregation unit data dashboard
TRANSFER OF ADULTS IN CUSTODY
- 421.205 Contracts with federal government, other states or counties, or other agencies for detention and care of adults in custody
- 421.210 Transfer of adults in custody to contract institutions; term of confinement
- 421.213 Records of transfer; availability of information; rules
- 421.215 Procurement of transferred adults in custody when required for judicial proceedings
- 421.220 Return of transferred adults in custody
- 421.225 Expenses of superintendents
- 421.229 Transfer of foreign adults in custody; authority of Governor; written approval of adult in custody
INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT
- 421.245 Interstate Corrections Compact
- 421.250 Powers of Governor; delegation of authority
- 421.254 Priority of corrections compacts
WESTERN INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT
- 421.282 Definitions for ORS 421.282 to 421.294
- 421.284 Western Interstate Corrections Compact
- 421.286 Commitments or transfers of inmates to institution in another state
- 421.288 Enforcing and administering compact
- 421.290 Hearings by director
- 421.292 Hearings in another state
- 421.294 Contracts to implement compact
INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPACT
- 421.296 Interstate Forest Fire Suppression Compact
- 421.297 Powers of Governor; delegation of authority
- 421.298 Duties of State Forester
INSTITUTIONAL INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES
- 421.305 Establishment of industries in institutions; authority of Oregon Corrections Enterprises; rules; fees
- 421.312 Contracts with federal government for producing goods or furnishing services of adults in custody during national emergency authorized
OREGON CORRECTIONS ENTERPRISES
- 421.344 Creation of Oregon Corrections Enterprises as semi-independent agency; administrator
- 421.347 Advisory council; membership; duties
- 421.349 Advisory committee; duties
- 421.352 Applicability of certain statutes to Oregon Corrections Enterprises
- 421.354 Authority of Oregon Corrections Enterprises
- 421.357 Limitation on amount agency may charge Oregon Corrections Enterprises; costs of audits
- 421.359 Disposition of income and revenues
- 421.362 Continuation of employment of certain Department of Corrections employees; alternative retirement programs
- 421.364 Provision of legal services to Oregon Corrections Enterprises
- 421.367 Report to Governor and Legislative Assembly
LABOR OF ADULTS IN CUSTODY GENERALLY
- 421.405 Use of labor of adults in custody for benefit of officials prohibited; exceptions
- 421.412 Use of labor of adults in custody in acquisition of crops to be consumed in state institutions
- 421.420 Use of labor of adults in custody to clear unimproved land
- 421.423 Use of labor of adults in custody for electrical or plumbing work
PRISON WORK PROGRAMS
- 421.437 Compensation of adults in custody; rules
- 421.438 Authority to enter into contracts concerning certain operations and programs
- 421.442 Creation of accounts and subaccounts relating to prison work and on-the-job training programs
- 421.444 Intellectual property; acquisition and development
- 421.445 Supervision of adults in custody in Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises program; agreements
FOREST AND WORK CAMPS
- 421.450 Definitions for ORS 421.455 to 421.480
- 421.455 Forest work camps; restrictions on placement at camps
- 421.465 Transfer of state adults in custody to forest work camp; limitations and conditions
- 421.467 Transfer of local adults in custody to forest work camp; limitations and conditions
- 421.468 Prior approval required for transfer of local adult in custody; return; custody and jurisdiction
- 421.470 Authority over adults in custody in camps; cost of care
- 421.476 Compensation of adults in custody for labor at forest camps; rules
- 421.480 Return of adult in custody to institution
- 421.490 Work camps
ALTERNATIVE INCARCERATION PROGRAM
- 421.500 Findings
- 421.502 Definitions for ORS 421.502 to 421.512
- 421.504 Structured special alternative incarceration program; requirements
- 421.506 Intensive alternative incarceration addiction program; requirements
- 421.507 Suspension or termination of program; report to legislature
- 421.508 Determination of eligibility for program; denial; suspension or removal; completion
- 421.509 Provision of information to program participants
- 421.510 Eligibility for nonprison leave; rules
- 421.512 Rulemaking
FAMILY SENTENCING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
- 421.520 Family Sentencing Alternative Program; rules
MEDICAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS
- 421.590 Medical treatment programs; sex offenders; establishment; rules
STATE PENITENTIARY
- 421.605 Location and use of penitentiary
- 421.609 New correctional facilities; authorization; limitation on
CORRECTIONS FACILITIES SITING (Generally)
- 421.611 Findings
- 421.612 Definitions
- 421.614 Corrections facilities; determining location
- 421.616 When department required to nominate sites for corrections facilities; criteria for nominations; report required
- 421.618 Meetings to discuss site selections
- 421.621 Corrections Facilities Siting Authority; membership; duties
- 421.623 Hearings in region where nominated site located; ranking sites; findings
- 421.626 Notification to Governor; approval or disapproval of sites
- 421.628 Effect of decision of Corrections Facilities Siting Authority; public services necessary for constructing and operating facility
- 421.630 Judicial review
- 421.633 Lease of Milliron Road Site; construction, operation and ownership of hospital
CORRECTIONS FACILITIES SITING (Womens Facility and Intake Center)
- 421.635 Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657
- 421.637 When department required to propose site; criteria; report; media notice
- 421.639 Exclusion of F. H. Dammasch State Hospital as department facility
- 421.641 Hearings in region where proposed site located; report
- 421.643 Notice to Governor regarding proposed site
- 421.645 Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility; rules
- 421.647 Review of decision relating to permits
- 421.649 Provision of public services
- 421.651 Prison Advisory Committee; duties
- 421.653 Judicial review
- 421.655 Proceedings for review; consolidation; priority
- 421.657 Condemnation of property
CORRECTIONS FACILITIES SITING (Disposal of Property)
- 421.670 Department disposal of sited property
BRANCH INSTITUTIONS
- 421.805 Siting of branch institutions
PENALTIES
- 421.990 Penalties
Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 423: Corrections and Crime ControlStatute · 56 sections
Official text current through Oregon Legislature ORS chapter pages marked "2025 EDITION" (read 2026-10-21). ORS ch. 423, official text
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 423.010 Definitions for ORS 423.010 to 423.070
- 423.020 Department of Corrections; duties and powers; fees
- 423.030 Department not limited by ORS 423.020
- 423.035 Application of ORS 411.171 (1)
- 423.045 Handgun or ammunition on department property; no duty concerning parking area or compliance
- 423.055 Provision of personal hygiene products
- 423.070 Deposit and disbursement of funds received under Western Interstate Corrections Compact
- 423.075 Director; appointment; duties; rules
- 423.076 Directors authority to grant peace officer power to corrections officer
- 423.077 Certification of department employees to provide mental health services; rules
- 423.078 Visitors; visiting status; administrative review of status changes; rules
- 423.085 Administrator of Correctional Education
- 423.090 Establishment or designation of diagnostic facilities
- 423.093 Reimbursement of expenses from prisoner; limitation
- 423.097 Department of Corrections Account
- 423.100 Revolving fund
- 423.105 Payment of inmate court-ordered financial obligations; rules
- 423.110 Acceptance of moneys for reentry services; subaccount established; grants to counties
- 423.120 Supplemental funding for reentry of young offenders
- 423.150 Treatment for persons with substance use disorder
- 423.160 Bill of rights of children of incarcerated parents
CORRECTIONS OMBUDSMAN
- 423.400 Office established; appointment by Governor
- 423.405 Qualifications for office; prohibited activities
- 423.410 Term; reappointment
- 423.415 Deputy and additional officers and employees
- 423.420 General duties and powers; rules
- 423.425 Investigatory authority
- 423.430 Investigative priority; confidentiality of matters; charging fees prohibited
- 423.435 Recommendations following investigation; notice from Department of Corrections of action taken; notice to Legislative Assembly of recommended statutory changes
- 423.440 Letters between ombudsman and persons in custody; immunity of complainants and ombudsman; privilege against giving evidence or testifying
- 423.445 Witness rights; fees; expenses of state agency personnel
- 423.450 Contempt proceedings against person interfering with ombudsman
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
- 423.475 Findings
- 423.478 Duties of department and counties; authority of county supervisory authority
- 423.480 Adoption of supervision rules
- 423.483 Baseline funding; basis on which county can discontinue participation
- 423.486 Costs incurred by county; rules
- 423.490 Department reimbursement of counties for costs incurred pursuant to ORS 813.011; rules
- 423.497 National criminal history check
- 423.500 Definitions for ORS 423.500 to 423.560
- 423.505 Legislative policy on program funding
- 423.520 Financial grants to counties for community corrections programs
- 423.525 Application for financial aid; review of application; rules for program evaluation; use of funds; community corrections manager; modification of plan
- 423.530 Procedure for determining amount of financial grants; rules
- 423.535 Biennial community corrections plan required; county authority to contract for services
- 423.540 Program compliance review by Director of Department of Corrections; effect of failure to comply
- 423.549 State positions in community corrections branch; abolishment; county authority; affected employees; pay
- 423.555 Statewide program evaluation and information system
- 423.557 Recidivism defined for statistical evaluations
- 423.560 Local public safety coordinating council; duties
- 423.565 Additional duties of public safety coordinating council
- 423.569 Annual summary
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 161: General Provisions (sections 161.205 and 161.237)Statute · 2 sections
Official text current through Oregon Legislature ORS chapter pages marked "2025 EDITION" (read 2026-10-21). Only the two sections the page cites are listed from chapter 161. ORS 161.205, 161.237, official text
JUSTIFICATION
Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 259, Division 8: Criminal Justice Employment, Training and CertificationRules · 35 sections
Official text current through Oregon Secretary of State OARD current-rules division view; latest rule history entry dated 11/01/2025 (read 2026-10-21). Same division as the Officer Ledger library; re-read 2026-10-21. OAR 259-008, official text
DIVISION 8. CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
- 259-008-0000 Policies and Objectives
- 259-008-0005 Definitions
- 259-008-0010 Minimum Standards for Employment as a Law Enforcement Officer or Utilization as a Reserve Officer
- 259-008-0011 Minimum Standards for Employment as a Telecommunicator and Emergency Medical Dispatcher
- 259-008-0015 Background Investigations
- 259-008-0017 Public Records
- 259-008-0018 Authorized Signer / Signature Authority
- 259-008-0020 Personnel Actions, DPSST Numbers and Use of Legal Name
- 259-008-0025 Minimum Standards for Training
- 259-008-0040 Period of Service
- 259-008-0045 Education Credits
- 259-008-0060 Public Safety Officer Certification
- 259-008-0064 Maintenance of Certification for Telecommunicators and Emergency Medical Dispatchers
- 259-008-0065 Maintenance of Law Enforcement Officer Certification
- 259-008-0067 Lapse and Expiration of Public Safety Professional Certifications
- 259-008-0075 Determinations of Eligibility to be a Candidate for Election to the Office of Sheriff
- 259-008-0076 Eligibility Requirements for Police Chief
- 259-008-0078 Eligibility Requirements for Limited Duration, Administrative Positions
- 259-008-0080 Instructors for Mandated Training
- 259-008-0085 Minimum Standards for Mandated Courses
- 259-008-0090 Training Records
- 259-008-0100 Miscellaneous Activities of the Board or Department
- 259-008-0110 Prohibited Use of Force Training
- 259-008-0200 Civil Penalties
- 259-008-0220 Sanctions, Generally
- 259-008-0250 Notice of Civil Penalty
- 259-008-0290 Denial of Public Safety Professional Certifications for Pre-employment Criminal Dispositions
- 259-008-0300 Grounds for Denial, Revocation or Emergency Suspension of Public Safety Professional Certifications
- 259-008-0310 Denial/Revocation - Initiation and Review of a Professional Standards Case
- 259-008-0320 Scope of Denial/Revocation and Eligibility for Certification Following Denial/Revocation
- 259-008-0330 Surrendering Certifications
- 259-008-0340 Issuance of Notice of Intent/Request for Hearing and Contested Case Procedures
- 259-008-0400 Review of Complaints
- 259-008-0500 Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation
- 259-008-0510 Law Enforcement Agency Best Practice Policies for Interacting with Persons Who Have Experienced Trauma
Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 291: Department of Corrections (selected divisions on segregation, use of force, restraints, parole and probation officers, and jail inspections)Rules · 88 sections
Official text current through Oregon Secretary of State OARD current-rules division views; latest rule history entry dated 08/24/2026 (read 2026-10-21). Chapter 291 has about 100 divisions; only those on disciplinary and administrative segregation, the Intensive Management Unit, use of force (institutions and community corrections), therapeutic restraints, parole and probation officer duties, and jail inspections are listed. OAR ch. 291, divs. 11, 13, 22, 46, 55, 65, 71, 167, official text
DIVISION 11. SEGREGATION (DISCIPLINARY)
- 291-011-0005 Authority, Purpose, and Policy
- 291-011-0010 Definitions
- 291-011-0015 Selection of Disciplinary Segregation Unit (DSU) Staff
- 291-011-0020 Handling Disturbances
- 291-011-0025 Assignment and Removal of AICs
- 291-011-0030 Situational Reviews
- 291-011-0035 Maintaining and Recording Information
- 291-011-0040 Security
- 291-011-0050 Property
- 291-011-0060 Services and Activities
- 291-011-0064 Forfeiture or Denial of Service or Activity
- 291-011-0080 Disciplinary Segregation Units in Minimum Custody Facilities
DIVISION 13. USE OF FORCE
- 291-013-0005 Authority, Purpose, and Policy
- 291-013-0010 Definitions
- 291-013-0055 Applicability of the Rules
- 291-013-0065 General Provisions — Use of Force
- 291-013-0070 Planned Use of Force
- 291-013-0080 Reactive Use of Force
- 291-013-0100 Lethal Force
- 291-013-0104 Security Equipment
- 291-013-0110 Bloodborne Pathogens
- 291-013-0120 Injury, Death or Hostage
- 291-013-0130 Notifications
- 291-013-0140 Reviews
- 291-013-0185 General Provisions
- 291-013-0190 Off-Duty Situations
- 291-013-0195 Protective Body Armor
- 291-013-0205 Chemical Agents
- 291-013-0206 Electronic Control Devices
- 291-013-0215 Lethal Force
- 291-013-0225 Notifications
- 291-013-0235 Reviews
DIVISION 22. USE OF FORCE (COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS)
- 291-022-0105 Authority, Purpose, and Policy
- 291-022-0115 Definitions
- 291-022-0125 Applicability of the Rule
- 291-022-0130 General Provisions — Use of Force
- 291-022-0150 Deadly Use of Force
- 291-022-0160 Security Equipment
- 291-022-0161 Electronic Control Device Deployment
- 291-022-0162 Treatment of Affected Persons
- 291-022-0170 Firearms
- 291-022-0180 Blood Borne Pathogens
- 291-022-0190 Injury, Death, or Hostage
- 291-022-0200 Notifications
- 291-022-0210 Reviews
DIVISION 46. SEGREGATION (ADMINISTRATIVE)
- 291-046-0005 Authority, Purpose and Policy
- 291-046-0010 Definitions
- 291-046-0014 Administrative Hold
- 291-046-0020 Voluntary Administrative Housing
- 291-046-0025 Involuntary Administrative Housing
- 291-046-0030 Hearings Process
- 291-046-0035 Findings
- 291-046-0040 Inmate Rights
- 291-046-0045 Representation
- 291-046-0050 Investigation
- 291-046-0055 Testimony of Witnesses
- 291-046-0060 Documents/Physical Evidence
- 291-046-0065 Postponement
- 291-046-0070 Hearing Record
- 291-046-0075 Institutions Administrator’s Review
- 291-046-0080 Provision of Basic Services and Program
- 291-046-0085 Administrative Housing Release
- 291-046-0090 Situational Reviews
- 291-046-0100 Administrative Review
DIVISION 55. INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT UNIT
- 291-055-0005 Authority, Purpose, and Policy
- 291-055-0010 Definitions
- 291-055-0014 Selection of Intensive Management Unit Staff
- 291-055-0019 IMU Assignments
- 291-055-0020 Programming Levels of Intensive Management Unit Inmates
- 291-055-0025 Situational Reviews
- 291-055-0031 Retention/Re-assignment from an IMU or IMU Status Cell
- 291-055-0040 Property
- 291-055-0045 Services, Programs and Activities
- 291-055-0050 Forfeiture/Deprivation of Service or Activity
DIVISION 65. PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICER DUTIES
- 291-065-0005 Authority and Purpose
- 291-065-0006 Definitions
- 291-065-0007 Duties and Assignments
DIVISION 71. THERAPEUTIC RESTRAINTS (USE OF)
- 291-071-0010 Authority, Purpose and Policy
- 291-071-0020 Definitions
- 291-071-0030 Application
- 291-071-0040 Authorization
- 291-071-0050 Time Limits
- 291-071-0060 Release
- 291-071-0070 Condition and Observation
- 291-071-0080 Review
DIVISION 167. JAIL INSPECTIONS
- 291-167-0005 Authority, Purpose and Policy
- 291-167-0010 Definitions
- 291-167-0015 Procedures
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Last updated October 21, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & InvestigationCite as: United States Council for Law & Investigation, “Oregon corrections law: Corrections Ledger,” uscli.org/corrections-tracker/oregon (last updated October 21, 2026). Text licensed CC BY 4.0.