137.630 Duties
of parole and probation officers.
(1) The duties of parole and probation officers appointed pursuant to ORS
137.590 or 423.500 to 423.560 are:
(a) To make
investigations and reports under ORS 137.530 as are required by the judge of
any court having jurisdiction within the county, city or judicial district for
which the officer is appointed to serve.
(b) To receive
under supervision any person sentenced to probation by any court in the
jurisdiction area for which the officers are appointed to serve.
(c) To provide
release assistance, and supervise any person placed in a diversion, work
release or community services alternative program, by any court in the
jurisdiction area for which the officers are appointed to serve.
(d) To give each
person under their supervision a statement of the conditions of probation or
program participation and to instruct the person regarding the conditions.
(e) To keep
informed concerning the conduct and condition of persons under their
supervision by visiting, requiring reports and otherwise.
(f) To use all
suitable methods, not inconsistent with the condition of probation or program
participation, to aid and encourage persons under their supervision and to
effect improvement in their conduct and condition.
(g) To keep
detailed records of the work done and to make reports to the courts and to the
Department of Corrections as the courts require.
(h) To perform
other duties not inconsistent with the normal and customary functions of parole
and probation officers as may be required by any court in the jurisdiction area
for which the officers are appointed to serve.
(2) Parole and
probation officers of the Department of Corrections have duties as specified by
rule adopted by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, parole and probation officers
may not be required to collect from persons under their supervision any fees to
offset the costs of supervising the probation. [Amended by 1969 c.597 §127;
1981 c.447 §1; 1987 c.320 §42; 1993 c.14 §15; 2005 c.264 §12; 2021 c.653 §4]
Notes of Decisions
Do Mun Kim v. Multnomah Cnty., 970 P.2d 631 (Or. 1998).
· cites it 14× “550(2), ORS 137.630, ORS 423.505(2), (3) and (4), OAR 291-31-005 et seq.”
State v. Hardges, 432 P.3d 268 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 3× “As contextual support, the state points to the duties of probation officers as outlined in ORS 137.630(1), which include "provid[ing] *453 release assistance," "keep[ing] informed concerning the conduct and condition of persons under their supervision by visiting, requiring…”
State v. Culbertson, 563 P.2d 1224 (Or. Ct. App. 1977).
· cites it 3× “” ORS 137.630(1) and (4) 5 provide that the probation officer must inform the probationer of the conditions of probation and, in the exercise of supervision and control, the officer is authorized to make such requirements and issue such orders as are suitable for the purposes of…”
State v. Johnston, 31 P.3d 1101 (Or. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “520 to ORS 137.630; OAR 213-005-0006. Conditions of probation must be consistent with the sentencing court’s legislatively conferred authority.”
Do Mun Kim v. Multnomah Cnty., 909 P.2d 886 (Or. Ct. App. 1996).
· cites it 6× “550(2), ORS 137.630, ORS 423.505(2) etseq, OAR 291-31-005 and OAR 291-65-007 provide the basis for their negligence per se claim, because they impose a duty on the probation officer to supervise *425 probationers and express an intent to protect the public of which plaintiffs…”
State v. Guzman, 990 P.2d 370 (Or. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 2× “* * * ORS 137.630 * * * provide[s] that the probation officer must inform the probationer of the conditions of probation and, in the exercise of supervision and control, the officer is authorized to make such requirements and issue such orders as are suitable for the purposes of…”
State v. Stephens, 614 P.2d 1180 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
“His official authority and powers, as relevant here, are set out in ORS 137.630(2) and (4): "The duties of probation officers shall be: * * * * "(2) To receive under supervision any person placed on probation by any court in the jurisdiction area for which such officers are…”
FOPPO v. Washington Cnty., 920 P.2d 1141 (Or. Ct. App. 1996).
“" [3] ORS 137.630, for instance, sets forth various duties of probation officers.”
State v. Laizure, 268 P.3d 680 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“See ORS 137.630(l)(e), (f) (probation officers must “keep informed concerning the conduct and condition of persons under their supervision” and must “use all suitable methods * * * to aid and encourage persons under their supervision and to effect improvement in their conduct…”
State v. Cortes, 374 Or. 461 (Or. 2025).
“” When a statutory term is undefined, this court “ ‘ordinarily look[s] to the plain meaning of a statute’s text 2 As noted previously, the “weapons notice” provided to defendant defined “weapons” to include all knives.”
State v. Wagner, 610 P.2d 301 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
“Similarly, a probation officer’s demand to search made in reasonable pursuance of probationary objectives under ORS 137.630(4) must be obeyed at the hazard of revocation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(1) — 2 cases
State v. Hardges, 432 P.3d 268 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).
“As contextual support, the state points to the duties of probation officers as outlined in ORS 137.630(1), which include "provid[ing] *453 release assistance," "keep[ing] informed concerning the conduct and condition of persons under their supervision by visiting, requiring…”
State v. Culbertson, 563 P.2d 1224 (Or. Ct. App. 1977).
“” ORS 137.630(1) and (4) 5 provide that the probation officer must inform the probationer of the conditions of probation and, in the exercise of supervision and control, the officer is authorized to make such requirements and issue such orders as are suitable for the purposes of…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(1)(a) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(1)(c) — 1 case
State v. Hardges, 432 P.3d 268 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).
“As contextual support, the state points to the duties of probation officers as outlined in ORS 137.630(1), which include "provid[ing] *453 release assistance," "keep[ing] informed concerning the conduct and condition of persons under their supervision by visiting, requiring…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(1)(e) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(2) — 2 cases
State v. Stephens, 614 P.2d 1180 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
“His official authority and powers, as relevant here, are set out in ORS 137.630(2) and (4): "The duties of probation officers shall be: * * * * "(2) To receive under supervision any person placed on probation by any court in the jurisdiction area for which such officers are…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(4) — 2 cases
State v. Culbertson, 563 P.2d 1224 (Or. Ct. App. 1977).
“” ORS 137.630(1) and (4) 5 provide that the probation officer must inform the probationer of the conditions of probation and, in the exercise of supervision and control, the officer is authorized to make such requirements and issue such orders as are suitable for the purposes of…”
State v. Wagner, 610 P.2d 301 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
“Similarly, a probation officer’s demand to search made in reasonable pursuance of probationary objectives under ORS 137.630(4) must be obeyed at the hazard of revocation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(l)(a) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.630(l)(e) — 1 case
State v. Laizure, 268 P.3d 680 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“See ORS 137.630(l)(e), (f) (probation officers must “keep informed concerning the conduct and condition of persons under their supervision” and must “use all suitable methods * * * to aid and encourage persons under their supervision and to effect improvement in their conduct…”
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