Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.620 (2026)

Powers of parole and probation officers; oath of office; bond; audit of accounts

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137.620 Powers of parole and probation officers; oath of office; bond; audit of accounts. (1) As used in this section, “parole and probation officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.355.

(2) Parole and probation officers of the Department of Corrections or a county community corrections agency and those appointed by the court have the powers of peace officers in the execution of their duties, but are not active members of the regular police force. Each parole and probation officer appointed by the court, before entering on the duties of office, shall take an oath of office. Each parole and probation officer who collects or has custody of money shall execute a bond in a penal sum to be fixed by the court, with sufficient sureties approved thereby, conditioned for the honest accounting of all money received by the parole and probation officer as a parole and probation officer. The accounts of all parole and probation officers are subject to audit at any time by the proper fiscal authorities. [Amended by 1973 c.836 §275; 1987 c.320 §41; 2005 c.264 §1]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1991–2013 · leading case: Do Mun Kim v. Multnomah Cnty., 970 P.2d 631 (Or. 1998).

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Do Mun Kim v. Multnomah Cnty., 970 P.2d 631 (Or. 1998). · cites it 4× “550(2), ORS 137.620, ORS 137.630(2), and the County’s policy manual, with the result that Lawrence would have been in custody at the time of the crimes against plaintiffs.”

Zavalas v. State ex rel. Dep't of Corr., 809 P.2d 1329 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “Probation officers have “the powers of peace officers in the execution of their duties,” ORS 137.620, and possess no independent authority to make revocation decisions.”

State v. McClure, 300 P.3d 210 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “Under ORS 137.620, parole and probation officers now have peace officer authority only in the execution of their duties in regard to those under supervision of a court or the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.”

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