Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 135.215 (2026)

Direction to sheriff; detention of defendant

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135.215 Direction to sheriff; detention of defendant. The commitment shall be directed to the sheriff of the county in which the magistrate is sitting. Such sheriff shall receive and detain the defendant, as thereby commanded, in a jail located in the county of the sheriff or, if there is no sufficient jail in the county, by such means as may be necessary and proper therefor or by confining the defendant in the jail of an adjoining county within or without the state. [Formerly 133.850; 1987 c.550 §2]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1985–1991 · leading case: Cleveland v. Goin, 703 P.2d 204 (Or. 1985).

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Cleveland v. Goin, 703 P.2d 204 (Or. 1985). · cites it 6× “ORS 135.215 reads: "The commitment shall be directed to the sheriff of the county in which the magistrate is sitting.”

Fay v. City of Portland, 804 P.2d 1155 (Or. 1991). · cites it 2× “Such sheriff shall receive and detain the defendant, as thereby commanded, in a jail located in the county of the sheriff or, if there is no sufficient jail in the county, by such means as may be necessary and proper therefor or by confining the defendant in the jail of an…”

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