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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.252 - Definitions for ORS 419A.252, 419A.253, 419A.255 and 419A.256.

As used in this section and ORS 419A.253, 419A.255 and 419A.256:
(1) "Person" means an individual, a public body as defined in ORS 174.109 or a tribe that is a party to a juvenile court proceeding pursuant to ORS 419B.875.
(2) "Prospective appellate attorney" means an attorney designated by the Oregon Public Defense Commission to potentially represent a child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or a parent or guardian of a child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth, in a juvenile case when the case has been referred to the commission for appeal.
(3) "Public defense provider" means an attorney or a law firm designated by the Oregon Public Defense Commission to potentially represent a child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or the parent or guardian of a child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth in a juvenile court proceeding.
(4) "Record of the case" or "record of each case," whether maintained in paper or electronic form, includes but is not limited to the following and includes records filed in juvenile court proceedings commenced before January 1, 2014, when the records are substantially similar to the following:
(a) The summons and other process;
(b) Petitions;
(c) Papers in the nature of pleadings, answers, motions, affidavits and other papers that are filed with the court, including supporting documentation;
(d) Local citizen review board findings and recommendations submitted under ORS 419A.118 or 419B.367;
(e) Guardianship report summaries filed with the court under ORS 419B.367;
(f) Orders and judgments of the court, including supporting documentation;
(g) Transcripts under ORS 419A.256;
(h) Exhibits and materials offered as exhibits whether or not received in evidence; and
(i) Other documents that become part of the record of the case by operation of law.
(5) "Supplemental confidential file," whether maintained in paper or electronic form, includes reports and other material relating to the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth’s history and prognosis, including but not limited to reports filed under ORS 419B.440, and includes similar reports and other materials filed in juvenile court proceedings commenced before January 1, 2014, that:
(a) Are not or do not become part of the record of the case; and
(b) Are not offered or received as evidence in the case. [2013 c.417 §1; 2014 c.71 §1; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §56; 2021 c.489 §51; 2023 c.281 §60]
Note:
419A.252 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 419A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.253 - When information in report, material or document considered by court must be identified in record.

(1) When, for the purpose of a hearing or proceeding that will result in the entry of an order or judgment, the juvenile court intends to rely upon information in any report, material or document, including information in the supplemental confidential file, and no party has offered the report, material or document as an exhibit or asked the court to take judicial notice of a fact or law in the information pursuant to ORS 40.060 to 40.085 and 40.090, the court shall:
(a) Identify on the record the report, material or document, or information in the report, material or document, upon which the court intends to rely; and
(b) Subject to the court’s ruling on objections by the parties, either:
(A) Take judicial notice of a fact or law in the information pursuant to ORS 40.060 to 40.085 and 40.090; or
(B) Cause the report, material or document, or a part of the report, material or document, to be marked and received as an exhibit.
(2) If the court takes judicial notice of a fact or law under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall cause a list to be made that reasonably identifies, by reference to the source, any fact or law that is judicially noticed. The court may include the list in the order or judgment or set out the contents of the list in a separate document attached to the order or judgment.
(3) An exhibit marked and received under subsection (1) of this section and a list made under subsection (2) of this section are part of the record of the case maintained by the clerk of the court under ORS 419A.255 (1).
(4) If an appeal is taken from the order or judgment following the hearing or proceeding and the designation of record on appeal includes exhibits, the court or the trial court administrator shall cause the following to be transmitted to the appellate court as part of the record of the case on appeal:
(a) Exhibits;
(b) The list described in subsection (2) of this section; and
(c) Any report, material or document containing judicially noticed facts or law as identified on the list made under subsection (2) of this section. [2005 c.451 §2; 2013 c.417 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.256 - When transcript of proceeding is part of record of case; access to transcript; disclosure.

(1)(a) Once prepared and filed with the court, a transcript of a juvenile court proceeding is part of the record of the case maintained by the clerk of the court under ORS 419A.255 (1) and is subject to the provisions of ORS 419A.255 governing access and disclosure.
(b) Notwithstanding ORS 419A.255, if a transcript, audio recording or video recording has been prepared in any proceeding under ORS chapter 419C, the victim, child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or young person or the parent or guardian of the child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or young person may obtain a copy at no cost.
(2) If the court finds that the child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or parent or guardian of the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth is eligible for court-appointed counsel at state expense, the court shall order, upon motion, the transcript or part of the transcript to be furnished. The transcript or part of the transcript furnished under this subsection must be paid for in the same manner as furnished transcripts are paid for in criminal cases.
(3) The official audio, video or other recording of a juvenile court proceeding shall be withheld from public inspection but is open to inspection by the persons described in ORS 419A.255 (1)(b)(A) to (Q).
(4) With a finding of good cause and subject to any conditions the court finds appropriate, the court may provide a copy of the audio or video recording of a juvenile court proceeding to persons described in ORS 419A.255 (1)(b)(A), (I), (J) and (M) to (Q). [2005 c.451 §3; 2007 c.609 §9; 2013 c.417 §4; 2014 c.71 §§4,5; 2021 c.489 §53; 2021 c.597 §27a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.265 - Eligibility for order of expunction for certain adjudications involving marijuana.

Notwithstanding ORS 419A.262 (2)(a), a person is eligible for an order of expunction under ORS 419A.262 if the person was adjudicated for committing an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a criminal offense in which possession, delivery or manufacture of marijuana or a marijuana item as defined in ORS 475C.009 is an element and:
(1) The court finds that at least one year has elapsed since the date of the person’s most recent termination;
(2) The applicant has not been adjudicated or convicted for any other act or offense, excluding motor vehicle violations; and
(3) The applicant has complied with and performed all conditions of the adjudication. [2015 c.844 §2; 2017 c.21 §104; 2021 c.585 §8; 2023 c.182 §5]
Note:
419A.265 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 419A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.266 - Expunction forms.

(1) Applications for expunction under ORS 419A.261 and 419A.262 shall be available from the clerk of the court in a form prescribed by the State Court Administrator. The application must include a declaration under penalty of perjury as described in ORCP 1 E.
(2) The State Court Administrator shall prescribe the content and form of expunction judgments under ORS 419A.261 and 419A.262. The judgment forms must include a place for the court to specify the method of expunction under ORS 419A.260 (1)(b) that applies to a given record.
(3) The Oregon Youth Authority, in consultation with county juvenile departments and the State Court Administrator, shall develop statewide model forms for juvenile departments to use in carrying out the duties of a juvenile department under ORS 419A.261 and 419A.267. [2023 c.182 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.271 - Appointment of counsel.

(1) If a person who is the subject of a record for which expunction under ORS 419A.261 has been denied or that is eligible for expunction under ORS 419A.262 wishes to apply for expunction and if the person is without funds to employ suitable counsel possessing skills and experience commensurate with the nature and complexity of the expunction process, the person may request the juvenile court having jurisdiction over the expunction process under ORS 419A.262 (1) to appoint counsel to represent the person in the expunction proceeding.
(2) The juvenile court shall inform a person requesting court-appointed counsel under this section of the person’s right to be represented by suitable counsel possessing skills and experience commensurate with the nature and complexity of the expunction process, to consult with counsel prior to the filing of an application for expunction under ORS 419A.262 and prior to a hearing on the matter and to have suitable counsel appointed at state expense. Upon request of the person, the juvenile court shall appoint counsel in accordance with the provisions of ORS 419B.195 and 419B.198 to aid the person in the expunction proceeding, including in the completion of an application for expunction and representation in any hearings on the application for expunction.
(3) When the juvenile court appoints counsel for a person under this section and the person is determined to be entitled to appointment of counsel at state expense, the compensation for counsel and reasonable fees and expenses of investigation, preparation and presentation paid or incurred shall be determined and paid as provided in ORS 135.055. [2021 c.585 §4; 2023 c.182 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.291 - Officers; quorum; meetings.

(1) The Governor shall select one of the voting members of the Juvenile Justice Policy Commission as a chairperson who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The term of the chairperson is one year. A person may be reappointed as chairperson for no more than two consecutive years.
(2) The members of the commission shall select one of the voting members as a vice chairperson.
(3) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(4) The commission shall meet at least four times per year at a time and place determined by the commission. The commission also may meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission.
(5) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall provide staff support to the Juvenile Justice Policy Commission. [2023 c.406 §3]
Note:
See first note under 419A.289.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.292 - Duties; report.

(1) The Juvenile Justice Policy Commission shall analyze the juvenile justice system at the state and local levels and across branches of government in this state to provide recommendations for improvements in law, policy, practice and appropriation to improve public safety, youth outcomes and system disparities. In conducting its analysis the commission shall oversee data-driven and qualitative analysis to examine:
(a) Key drivers of system involvement and opportunities for improved diversion and restorative justice;
(b) Drivers of detention and residential placement and any available or needed alternatives to detention and residential placement;
(c) Policies and practices of assessment, court process, community supervision and reentry;
(d) Service delivery for youth under system supervision, including the provision of behavioral health, education, workforce development and other needed services, with evaluation of whether program and support resources are used efficiently and whether collaboration is efficient across service systems;
(e) Racial, ethnic and other forms of disparities among youth impacted by the juvenile justice system;
(f) Efficiency and effectiveness of state and county quality assurance, data collection and reporting and oversight systems;
(g) Opportunities for better alignment with constitutional mandates, local and national best practices and research;
(h) Public safety within the context of personal responsibility, accountability and reformation; and
(i) Victim rights.
(2) Using the analysis described in subsection (1) of this section, the Juvenile Justice Policy Commission may:
(a) Recommend legislation, appropriations and administrative policies and practices for statewide adoption;
(b) Assess the impact of current legislation involving juvenile justice and related initiatives;
(c) Develop data-driven best practices, guidance, training and materials for state agencies, juvenile courts, county juvenile departments and practitioners; and
(d) Oversee state and private funding for pilot projects, system innovations and other initiatives through competitive selection processes.
(3) The Juvenile Justice Policy Commission shall provide a report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, by September 1st of every even-numbered year.
(4) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the Juvenile Justice Policy Commission in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the members of the commission consider necessary to perform their duties. [2023 c.406 §4]
Note:
See first note under 419A.289.
Note:
Section 5, chapter 406, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:
Sec. 5.
The report described in section 4 (3) of this 2023 Act [419A.292 (3)] is first due September 1, 2024, and September 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter. [2023 c.406 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.300 - Reports to school districts concerning young persons on conditional release.

(1)(a) Once each month, the Department of Human Services shall provide to each school district a list of all young persons enrolled in a school in the school district who are on conditional release. The department shall include in the list the name and business telephone number of the caseworker assigned to each case.
(b) When a young person who is on conditional release transfers from one school district to a different school district, the caseworker assigned to the case shall notify the superintendent of the school district to which the young person has transferred of the young person’s status. The caseworker shall make the notification no later than 72 hours after the caseworker knows of the transfer.
(2) Upon request by the superintendent of the school district in which a young person is enrolled or the superintendent’s designee, the department shall provide additional information, including the offense that brought the young person within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and such other information that is subject to disclosure under ORS 419A.255 (6).
(3) In addition to the general notification required by subsection (1) of this section, the department shall notify the superintendent or the superintendent’s designee of the specific offense and whether the act involved a firearm, delivery of a marijuana item as defined in ORS 475C.009 or delivery of a controlled substance.
(4) ORS 419A.015 (4) and (5) apply to persons sending or receiving records under this section. [2005 c.843 §29; 2008 c.50 §10; 2013 c.417 §9; 2017 c.21 §53]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.007 - Policy.

The Legislative Assembly finds that for the purpose of facilitating the use of protective social services to prevent further abuse, safeguard and enhance the welfare of abused children, and preserve family life when consistent with the protection of the child by stabilizing the family and improving parental capacity, it is necessary and in the public interest to require mandatory reports and investigations of abuse of children and to encourage voluntary reports. [1993 c.546 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.010 - Duty of officials to report child abuse; exceptions; penalty.

(1) Any public or private official having reasonable cause to believe that any child with whom the official comes in contact has suffered abuse or that any person with whom the official comes in contact has abused a child shall immediately report or cause a report to be made in the manner required in ORS 419B.015. Nothing contained in ORS 40.225 to 40.295 or 419B.234 (6) affects the duty to report imposed by this section, except that a psychiatrist, psychologist, member of the clergy, attorney or guardian ad litem appointed under ORS 419B.231 is not required to report such information communicated by a person if the communication is privileged under ORS 40.225 to 40.295 or 419B.234 (6). An attorney is not required to make a report under this section by reason of information communicated to the attorney in the course of representing a client if disclosure of the information would be detrimental to the client.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a report need not be made under this section if the public or private official acquires information relating to abuse by reason of a report made under this section, or by reason of a proceeding arising out of a report made under this section, and the public or private official reasonably believes that the information is already known by a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services.
(3) The duty to report under this section is personal to the public or private official alone, regardless of whether the official is employed by, a volunteer of or a representative or agent for any type of entity or organization that employs persons or uses persons as volunteers who are public or private officials in its operations.
(4) The duty to report under this section exists regardless of whether the entity or organization that employs the public or private official or uses the official as a volunteer has its own procedures or policies for reporting abuse internally within the entity or organization.
(5) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a Class A violation. Prosecution under this subsection shall be commenced at any time within 18 months after commission of the offense. [1993 c.546 §14; 1999 c.1051 §180; 2001 c.104 §149; 2001 c.904 §15; 2005 c.450 §7; 2012 c.92 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.016 - Offense of false report of child abuse.

(1) A person commits the offense of making a false report of child abuse if, with the intent to influence a custody, parenting time, visitation or child support decision, the person:
(a) Makes a false report of child abuse to the Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency, knowing that the report is false; or
(b) With the intent that a public or private official make a report of child abuse to the Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency, makes a false report of child abuse to the public or private official, knowing that the report is false.
(2) Making a false report of child abuse is a Class A violation. [2011 c.606 §2]
Note:
419B.016 was added to and made a part of 419B.005 to 419B.050 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.017 - Time limits for notification between law enforcement agencies and Department of Human Services; rules.

(1) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules establishing:
(a) The time within which the notification required by ORS 419B.015 (1)(b) must be made. At a minimum, the rules shall:
(A) Establish which reports of child abuse require notification within 24 hours after receipt;
(B) Provide that all other reports of child abuse require notification within 10 days after receipt; and
(C) Establish criteria that enable the department or a law enforcement agency to quickly and easily identify reports that require notification within 24 hours after receipt.
(b) How the notification is to be made.
(2) The department shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the department in adopting rules required by this section. The department shall include as members of the advisory committee representatives of law enforcement agencies and multidisciplinary teams formed pursuant to ORS 418.747 and other interested parties.
(3) The department may recommend practices and procedures to local law enforcement agencies to meet the requirements of rules adopted under this section. [2005 c.250 §3; 2019 c.181 §2; 2023 c.132 §6]
Note:
419B.017 was added to and made a part of 419B.005 to 419B.050 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.021 - Degree requirements for persons conducting investigation or making determination regarding child.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who conducts an investigation under ORS 419B.020, makes a determination that a child must be taken into protective custody under ORS 419B.150 or 419B.152 or makes a determination that a child should not be released to the child’s parent or other responsible person under ORS 419B.165 (1)(b) must have:
(a) At least a bachelor’s degree in:
(A) Human services or a field related to human services; or
(B) A field other than one described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if the Department of Human Services determines by rule that the coursework completed by the person is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in human services and that the person has sufficient training in providing human services; or
(b) An associate degree with additional training or additional certification in human services or a field related to human services, as determined by the department by rule.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a law enforcement official as defined in ORS 147.005. [2011 c.431 §1; 2019 c.153 §1; 2019 c.594 §6a; 2019 c.631 §3]
Note:
419B.021 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 419B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.025 - Immunity of person making report in good faith.

Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report of child abuse and who has reasonable grounds for the making thereof shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making or content of such report. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participating in any judicial proceeding resulting from such report. [1993 c.546 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.026 - Required findings for investigation conducted under ORS 419B.020.

(1) An investigation conducted under ORS 419B.020 must conclude in one of the following findings:
(a) That the report of child abuse is founded;
(b) That the report of child abuse is unfounded; or
(c) That the report of child abuse cannot be determined.
(2) All investigations conducted under ORS 419B.020 must be conducted in accordance with ORS 419B.005 to 419B.050 and result in the findings described in subsection (1) of this section until all of the following criteria have been met:
(a) The child welfare workload model for the Department of Human Services is staffed at 95 percent or greater;
(b) A centralized, statewide child abuse hotline has been established and in operation for at least six consecutive months;
(c) The department has completed investigations within timelines mandated by law and rule at least 90 percent of the time for at least six consecutive months;
(d) The department has conducted in-person contacts with children who are the subject of reports of child abuse, as mandated by law and rule, in at least 90 percent of the reports of child abuse for at least six consecutive months; and
(e) The reabuse rate for children in this state is below the national average. [2017 c.740 §2]
Note:
419B.026 was added to and made a part of 419B.005 to 419B.050 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.027 - Notice of founded disposition.

Whenever an investigation conducted under ORS 419B.020 results in a notice of founded disposition being delivered to the person identified as the perpetrator in the founded disposition, the notice must also be provided to the person’s attorney, if applicable. [2023 c.188 §1]
Note:
419B.027 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 419B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Note:
Sections 8 and 12, chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:
Sec. 8. Exception against substantiation of allegation of abuse by public education program personnel.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 419B.005 (1)(a)(K), at the conclusion of an investigation under ORS 419B.020, the Department of Human Services may not substantiate an allegation of abuse against personnel of a public education program who have not been trained to the standard established in ORS 339.300 but who impose a restraint on a student if:
(a) The restraint is imposed in response to an imminent risk of serious bodily injury of any person;
(b) The person imposing the restraint does not act with reckless disregard for student safety; and
(c) The restraint does not impose a significant risk of impeding the student’s breathing.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits the department from finding that the public education program is responsible under section 2 of this 2023 Act [339.296] for abuse arising from the untrained personnel’s inappropriate use of restraint.
(3) As used in this section, "public education program" and "restraint" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 339.285. [2023 c.581 §8]
Sec. 12.
Section 8 of this 2023 Act is repealed on June 30, 2028. [2023 c.581 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.028 - Photographing child during investigation; photographs as records.

(1) In carrying out its duties under ORS 419B.020, any law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services may photograph or cause to have photographed any child subject of the investigation for purposes of preserving evidence of the child’s condition at the time of the investigation. Photographs of the anal or genital region may be taken only by medical personnel.
(2) When a child is photographed pursuant to ORS 419B.023, the person taking the photographs or causing to have the photographs taken shall, within 48 hours or by the end of the next regular business day, whichever occurs later:
(a) Provide hard copies or prints of the photographs and, if available, copies of the photographs in an electronic format to the designated medical professional described in ORS 418.747 (9); and
(b) Place hard copies or prints of the photographs and, if available, copies of the photographs in an electronic format in any relevant files pertaining to the child maintained by the law enforcement agency or the department.
(3) For purposes of ORS 419B.035, photographs taken under authority of this section shall be considered records. [1993 c.546 §18; 2007 c.674 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.029 - Power to subpoena documents and records in child abuse investigations.

In connection with an investigation under ORS 419B.020, the Director of Human Services may by subpoena compel the production of documents and records, including audio records, video records, photographs and student records, that the director deems relevant or material to the investigation. [2023 c.195 §1]
Note:
419B.029 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 419B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.030 - Central registry of reports.

(1) A central state registry shall be established and maintained by the Department of Human Services. The local offices of the department shall report to the state registry in writing when an investigation has shown reasonable cause to believe that a child’s condition was the result of abuse even if the cause remains unknown. Each registry shall contain current information from reports cataloged both as to the name of the child and the name of the family.
(2) When the department provides specific case information from the central state registry, the department shall include a notice that the information does not necessarily reflect any subsequent proceedings that are not within the jurisdiction of the department. [1993 c.546 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.040 - Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings on child abuse.

(1) In the case of abuse of a child, the privileges created in ORS 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 419B.010 to 419B.050.
(2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 419B.010 to 419B.050, either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other. [1993 c.546 §21; 2009 c.442 §37; 2015 c.629 §49]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.045 - Investigation conducted on school premises; notification; role of school personnel.

(1) The Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency has the authority to conduct an investigation, on school premises, of a report of child abuse.
(2) When an investigation of a report of child abuse is conducted on school premises, the school administrator shall first be notified that the investigation is to take place, unless the school administrator is a subject of the investigation.
(3) The department or the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation shall present adequate identification to school staff members.
(4) After the department or law enforcement agency presents adequate identification, school staff members shall cooperate with the investigation by, at a minimum:
(a) Allowing the department or law enforcement agency access to the child who is the suspected victim in the report of child abuse; and
(b) Providing a private space in which to conduct an interview of the child.
(5) The department or the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation is not required to reveal information about the investigation to the school as a condition of conducting the investigation.
(6) The school administrator or a school staff member designated by the administrator may, at the investigator’s discretion, be present to facilitate the investigation.
(7) The investigator shall be advised by a school administrator or a school staff member of the child’s disabling conditions, if any, prior to any interview with the child.
(8)(a) A school administrator or school staff member may not notify any person, including the child’s parents or guardian, other than the department or law enforcement agency and any school employee necessary to enable the investigation, of an investigation described in this section and may not disclose any information obtained during an investigation.
(b) Information obtained during an investigation is not part of the child’s school records.
(9) A school administrator or school staff member may testify at any subsequent court proceeding relating to the investigation and may be interviewed by the respective litigants prior to any court proceeding.
(10) A school district, school administrator or school staff member may not be held liable for civil damages as a result of compliance with this section.
(11) This section applies solely to an investigation that involves an interview of the suspected victim in the report of child abuse or witnesses and does not apply to an investigation or interview of a person who is suspected of having committed the abuse that is the subject of the report. [1993 c.546 §22; 2003 c.14 §225; 2017 c.515 §1; 2018 c.77 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.050 - Authority of health care provider to disclose information; immunity from liability.

(1) Upon notice by a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services, a member agency of a county child abuse multidisciplinary team or a member of a county child abuse multidisciplinary team that a child abuse investigation is being conducted under ORS 419B.020, a health care provider must permit the law enforcement agency, the department, the member agency of the county child abuse multidisciplinary team or the member of the county child abuse multidisciplinary team to inspect and copy medical records, including, but not limited to, prenatal and birth records, of the child involved in the investigation without the consent of the child, or the parent or guardian of the child. A health care provider who in good faith disclosed medical records under this section is not civilly or criminally liable for the disclosure.
(2) As used in this section, "health care provider" has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.556. [1997 c.873 §27; 1999 c.537 §3; 2001 c.104 §150; 2005 c.562 §27; 2019 c.141 §27]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.055 - Action by Attorney General for protective order on behalf of department employee; written request; eligible employees.

(1) The Attorney General may bring an action in a circuit court for a citation or a stalking protective order under ORS 30.866 or 163.730 to 163.750 on behalf of an employee of the Department of Human Services who, because of being involved in the conduct described in subsection (3) of this section, is the subject of repeated and unwanted contact by another person that causes alarm or coercion to the employee. The Attorney General’s responsibility under this subsection is limited to circumstances in which an employee of the department submits a written request to the Attorney General that:
(a) Has been approved in writing by the Director of Human Services or the director’s designee;
(b) Sets forth sufficient facts and evidence, the truth of which has been affirmed by the employee; and
(c) Based solely upon the opinion of the Attorney General, is an action that is likely to succeed.
(2) The action brought under this section may not include a request for:
(a) Special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress;
(b) Economic or noneconomic damages;
(c) Punitive damages; or
(d) Attorney fees and costs.
(3) Departmental employees on whose behalf the citation or stalking protective order may be obtained under subsection (1) of this section include employees who:
(a) Conduct a child abuse investigation under ORS 419B.020;
(b) Make a determination that a child must be taken into protective custody under ORS 419B.150 or 419B.152;
(c) Make a determination that a child should not be released to the child’s parent or other responsible person under ORS 419B.165 (1)(b); and
(d) Are involved in developing a case plan or making a placement decision for a child in the legal custody of the department. [2015 c.653 §1; 2019 c.594 §7; 2019 c.631 §4]
Note:
419B.055 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 419B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.100 - Jurisdiction; bases; Indian children.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section and ORS 107.726, the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction in any case involving a person who is under 18 years of age and:
(a) Who is beyond the control of the person’s parents, guardian or other person having custody of the person;
(b) Whose behavior is such as to endanger the welfare of the person or of others;
(c) Whose condition or circumstances are such as to endanger the welfare of the person or of others;
(d) Who is dependent for care and support on a public or private child-caring agency that needs the services of the court in planning for the best interest of the person;
(e) Whose parents or any other person or persons having custody of the person have:
(A) Abandoned the person;
(B) Failed to provide the person with the care or education required by law;
(C) Subjected the person to cruelty, depravity or unexplained physical injury; or
(D) Failed to provide the person with the care, guidance and protection necessary for the physical, mental or emotional well-being of the person;
(f) Who is a runaway;
(g) Who has filed a petition for emancipation pursuant to ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558; or
(h) Who is subject to an order entered under ORS 419C.411 (7)(a).
(2) The court shall have jurisdiction under subsection (1) of this section even though the child is receiving adequate care from the person having physical custody of the child.
(3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from entertaining a civil action or suit involving a child.
(4) The court does not have further jurisdiction as provided in subsection (1) of this section after a minor has been emancipated pursuant to ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558.
(5) Except as provided in ORS 419B.627, jurisdiction over any child custody proceeding, as defined in ORS 419B.603, involving an Indian child is determined as provided in ORS 419B.627. [1993 c.33 §53; 1993 c.546 §10; 1993 c.643 §5; 2005 c.843 §31; 2011 c.291 §5; 2013 c.1 §61; 2019 c.594 §8; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §27; 2021 c.398 §68]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.110 - Emergency medical care; court may authorize.

Whether or not a petition has been filed, if a child requires emergency medical care, including surgery, and no parent is available or willing to consent to the care, a judge of the juvenile court may authorize the care. The judge may thereafter direct the filing of a new petition. [1993 c.546 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.115

[1993 c.546 §25; 1997 c.479 §2; 1997 c.873 §21; 1999 c.859 §7; 2001 c.214 §1; 2001 c.622 §§39,39a; 2001 c.962 §83; renumbered 419B.875 in 2001]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.117 - Notice to parents or guardian of child; when given; contents.

(1) At the first appearance by the parents or guardian of a child before the court, the court shall inform the parents or guardian verbally and provide a standard notice describing:
(a) The obligation of the parents or guardian to pay for compensation and reasonable expenses for counsel for the child, support of the child while the child is in the custody of a state-financed or state-supported residence and any other obligations to pay money that may arise as a result of the child being within the jurisdiction of the court;
(b) The assignment of support rights under ORS 419B.406;
(c) The right of the parents or guardian to appeal a decision on jurisdiction or disposition made by the court; and
(d) The time for filing an appeal of a decision by the court.
(2) The court shall prepare and provide the standard notice required under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The court shall place a notation in the record of the case of the date that the parents or guardian were provided information under this section. [1997 c.748 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.118 - Venue.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, a juvenile court proceeding shall commence in the county of wardship if, at the commencement of the proceeding, wardship exists as a result of proceedings under this chapter, or, in the absence of such wardship, in the county where the child resides.
(2) If the proceeding is based on allegations of jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 (1)(a), (b) or (c), the proceeding may also commence in the county in which the alleged act or behavior took place.
(3) If the proceeding is based on allegations of jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 (1)(b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), the proceedings may also commence in the county where the child is present when the proceeding begins.
(4) A termination of parent-child relationship proceeding may be commenced in the county of wardship or where the child or ward resides or is found unless the child is an Indian child and the tribal court has assumed jurisdiction under ORS 419B.627. [1993 c.33 §54; 1993 c.546 §26; 2003 c.396 §36; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §57]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.121 - Return of runaway children to another state.

(1) As used in this section, "home state" and "out-of-state runaway" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 419C.156.
(2) Notwithstanding any provisions in ORS chapter 419A, 419B or 419C prohibiting the detention of children or wards, if the court determines that a child or ward is an out-of-state runaway, the court may place the out-of-state runaway in a placement that the court determines to be the least restrictive setting, including detention, necessary to ensure that the out-of-state runaway is not a danger to self or others pending the return of the out-of-state runaway to the out-of-state runaway’s home state. [1993 c.33 §55; 2019 c.382 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.124 - Transfer to juvenile court from another court.

If during the pendency of a proceeding in any court other than a juvenile court it is ascertained that the age of the person who is the subject of the proceeding is such that the matter is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court, it is the duty of the court in which the proceeding is pending to transfer the proceeding to the juvenile court of the county in which the proceeding is pending. The clerk of the court transferring the proceeding shall notify the clerk of the juvenile court of the transfer. [1993 c.33 §56; 2017 c.252 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.127 - Transfer to court of county of child or ward’s residence.

(1) A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time prior to disposition, shall transfer a proceeding to the court of the county where a child resides if the proceeding was initiated in a court of a county other than the county where the child resides.
(2) A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time during the proceeding, may transfer a proceeding to the court of the county where a child or ward resides if:
(a) The residence of the child or ward changes during the proceeding; or
(b) The ward has been adjudicated to be within the jurisdiction of the court under ORS 419B.100 (1)(b) or (c) and other proceedings involving the ward are pending in the county of the ward’s residence.
(3) The clerk of a court transferring a proceeding under this section shall notify the court to which the proceeding is transferred. [1993 c.33 §57; 2003 c.396 §37; 2017 c.252 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency › Section 419B.130 - Delegation of jurisdiction by county of residence.

When a juvenile court proceeding is pending in a county other than the county in which the child resides and the case is transferable under ORS 419B.124 or 419B.127, the juvenile court of the county in which the child resides may authorize the court in which the case is pending to proceed with the case in either of the following ways when it will facilitate disposition of the case without adverse effect on the interests of the child:
(1) The court may hear, determine and dispose of the case in its entirety; or
(2) The court may, prior to transferring the case:
(a) Conduct a hearing into the facts alleged to bring the child within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court;
(b) Determine the facts;
(c) Enter an order including the court’s findings; and
(d) Notify the juvenile court of the county in which the child resides. [1993 c.33 §58; 2017 c.252 §18]