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Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327 (2026)

Commitment or conditional release of person found guilty except for insanity of felony; consultation; evaluation; appeal; rules

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      161.327 Commitment or conditional release of person found guilty except for insanity of felony; consultation; evaluation; appeal; rules. (1) After the defendant is found guilty except for insanity pursuant to ORS 161.319, if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a person found guilty except for insanity of a felony is affected by a qualifying mental disorder and presents a substantial danger to others, the court shall order as follows:

      (a) If the court finds that the person is not a proper subject for conditional release, the court shall order the person committed to a state hospital or, if the person is under 18 years of age, to a secure intensive community inpatient facility for custody, care and treatment. When the court orders a person committed under this paragraph, the court shall place the person under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board.

      (b) If the court finds that the person can be adequately controlled with supervision and treatment if conditionally released and that necessary supervision and treatment are available, the court shall order the person conditionally released.

      (2)(a) If a party intends to request conditional release under this section, the party shall, as soon as practicable, notify the opposing party, the court and the board of the request. The party requesting conditional release shall make every effort to provide the notification in a manner that allows sufficient time to carry out the provisions described in this subsection before the court determination on conditional release.

      (b) Upon receipt of a request for conditional release under this section:

      (A) If the most serious offense in the charging instrument is a Class C felony, the court shall order that a local mental health program designated by the board consult with the person to determine whether the necessary supervision and treatment for the person are available in the community and appropriate for the person and shall order the release of any records to the program director that are necessary to complete the consultation.

      (B) If the most serious offense in the charging instrument is a Class A or Class B felony, the court may order that a local mental health program designated by the board consult with the person to determine whether the necessary supervision and treatment for the person are available in the community and appropriate for the person. If the court orders the consultation, the court shall further order the release of any records to the program director that are necessary to complete the consultation.

      (3)(a) If the outcome of a consultation described in subsection (2)(b) of this section indicates that the necessary supervision and treatment are available in the community and appropriate for the person, the local mental health program shall evaluate the person to determine whether the person can be adequately controlled with supervision and treatment if conditionally released, and the program director shall provide to the court and to the board a report of the findings resulting from the consultation, a report of the findings resulting from the evaluation and recommendations for treatment.

      (b) If the outcome of a consultation described in subsection (2)(b) of this section indicates that the necessary supervision and treatment for the person are not available in the community or not appropriate for the person, the program director shall submit to the court and to the board a report of the findings resulting from the consultation and may include any recommendations for treatment.

      (4) In determining whether a person should be conditionally released, the court:

      (a) May order evaluations and examinations as provided in ORS 161.336 (3) and 161.346 (2) or as otherwise needed by the court;

      (b) Shall act in conformance with subsection (2)(b) of this section concerning an order for a local mental health program designated by the board to consult with the person;

      (c) Shall have as its primary concern the protection of society; and

      (d) May not order conditional release without a report from the consultation described in subsection (2)(b) of this section and the evaluation described in subsection (3)(b) of this section.

      (5) When a person is conditionally released under this section, the person is subject to those supervisory orders of the court as are in the best interests of justice, the protection of society and the welfare of the person. The court shall designate a person or state, county or local agency to supervise the person upon release, subject to those conditions as the court directs in the order for conditional release. Prior to the designation, the court shall notify the person or agency to whom conditional release is contemplated and provide the person or agency an opportunity to be heard before the court. After receiving an order entered under subsection (1)(b) of this section, the person or agency designated shall assume supervision of the person pursuant to the direction of the board. The person or agency designated as supervisor shall be required to report in writing no less than once per month to the board concerning the supervised person’s compliance with the conditions of release.

      (6) Upon placing a person on conditional release, the court shall within one judicial day provide to the board an electronic copy of the conditional release order. The court shall additionally notify the board in writing of the supervisor appointed and all other conditions of release, and the person shall be on conditional release pending hearing before the board. Upon compliance with this section, the court’s jurisdiction over the person is terminated.

      (7) The total period of commitment or conditional release under ORS 161.315 to 161.351 may not exceed the maximum sentence provided by statute for the crime for which the person was found guilty except for insanity.

      (8) An order of the court under this section is a final order appealable by the person found guilty except for insanity in accordance with ORS 19.205 (5). Notwithstanding ORS 19.255, notice of an appeal under this section shall be served and filed within 90 days after the order appealed from is entered in the register. The person shall be entitled on appeal to suitable counsel possessing skills and experience commensurate with the nature and complexity of the case. If the person is financially eligible, suitable counsel shall be appointed in the manner provided in ORS 138.500 (1), and the compensation for counsel and costs and expenses of the person necessary to the appeal shall be determined and paid as provided in ORS 138.500.

      (9) Following the order described in subsection (1) of this section, the court shall notify the person of the right to appeal and the right to a hearing before the board in accordance with ORS 161.336 (5) and 161.341 (3).

      (10) The board shall hold a review hearing within 90 days for a person conditionally released under this section.

      (11) The board shall establish by rule standards for the consultations described in subsection (2)(b) of this section and the evaluations described in subsection (3)(a) of this section. [1979 c.867 §5; 1979 c.885 §2; 1981 c.711 §2; 1981 s.s. c.3 §129; 1983 c.800 §6; 1989 c.790 §48; 1995 c.208 §1; 2001 c.962 §89; 2003 c.576 §§578,579; 2005 c.685 §§1,1a; 2009 c.595 §102; 2011 c.708 §36; 2011 c.724 §3; 2013 c.1 §9; 2017 c.442 §12; 2017 c.634 §7; 2019 c.329 §3; 2021 c.483 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 63 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: State v. George, 97 P.3d 656 (Or. 2004).
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State v. George, 97 P.3d 656 (Or. 2004). · cites it 43× “313, on the ground that the uniform instruction contained some inaccuracies and included material that was not part of ORS 161.327. Defendant submitted a different "means of disposition" instruction that, in his view, was more accurate and more "jury-friendly" (because it…”
State v. Brooks, 67 P.3d 426 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 24× “The trial court determined that, pursuant to ORS 161.327, defendant would be placed under the supervision of PSRB for a period of 31 years.”
State v. Olmstead, 800 P.2d 277 (Or. 1990). · cites it 14× “327(1) provides that the defendant shall be committed to a mental health facility and placed under the jurisdiction of the PSRB, if "the person would have been guilty of a felony, or of a misdemeanor during a criminal episode in the course of which the person caused physical…”
State v. Amini, 963 P.2d 65 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 14× “295 is submitted to be determined by a jury in the trial court, the court shall instruct the jury in accordance with ORS 161.327." ORS 161.327 defines the process that must be followed after a finding of guilty except for insanity.”
Est. of Schwarz v. Philip Morris Inc., 135 P.3d 409 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 6× “313 required the trial court to "instruct the jury in accordance with ORS 161.327," which sets out the consequences of a verdict of guilty except for insanity.”
State v. Amini, 28 P.3d 1204 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 10× “295 is submitted to the jury for determination, `the court shall instruct the jury in accordance with ORS 161.327.' ORS 161.327, in turn, lists the circumstances under which a defendant may be placed in the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) for care…”
Tharp v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 110 P.3d 103 (Or. 2005). · cites it 2× “325 and ORS 161.327 (describing procedures and standards for trial court to determine whether person judged guilty except for insanity should be committed to state hospital and placed under board’s jurisdiction).”
State v. Amini, 15 P.3d 541 (Or. 2000). · cites it 5× “295 is submitted to the jury for determination, "the court shall instruct the jury in accordance with ORS 161.327." ORS 161.327, in turn, lists the circumstances under which a defendant may be placed in the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) for care…”
State v. Amini, 15 P.3d 541 (Or. 2000). · cites it 5× “295 is submitted to the jury for determination, “the court shall instruct the jury in accordance with ORS 161.327.” ORS 161.327, in turn, fists the circumstances under which a defendant may be placed in the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) for care…”
Martin v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 818 P.2d 1264 (Or. 1991). · cites it 5× “See ORS 161.327. 2 In a February 9, 1989, case summary (exhibit 14), Dr.”
State v. Counts, 816 P.2d 1157 (Or. 1991). · cites it 6× “ORS 161.327 requires, in part, that if the trial judge finds, inter alia, that a defendant is insane and would have been guilty of a felony or misdemeanor which caused physical injury or risk of physical injury to another then the trial judge must enter an order placing the…”
State v. Peterson, 689 P.2d 985 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “We find no statutory authority for the court, over a defendant's objection, to impose the defense, whether or not the state requests it.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(1) — 32 cases
State v. Olmstead, 800 P.2d 277 (Or. 1990). “327(1) provides that the defendant shall be committed to a mental health facility and placed under the jurisdiction of the PSRB, if "the person would have been guilty of a felony, or of a misdemeanor during a criminal episode in the course of which the person caused physical…”
State v. Brooks, 67 P.3d 426 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). “The trial court determined that, pursuant to ORS 161.327, defendant would be placed under the supervision of PSRB for a period of 31 years.”
Rinne v. PSRB, 533 P.3d 777 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
Romanov v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 38 P.3d 965 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. Counts, 816 P.2d 1157 (Or. 1991). “ORS 161.327 requires, in part, that if the trial judge finds, inter alia, that a defendant is insane and would have been guilty of a felony or misdemeanor which caused physical injury or risk of physical injury to another then the trial judge must enter an order placing the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(1)(a) — 4 cases
State v. Foss-Vigil, 467 P.3d 38 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
Haidar v. PSRB, 524 P.3d 986 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
State v. McGowan, 345 Or. App. 652 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. McGowan, 345 Or. App. 652 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(1)(b) — 1 case
State v. Foss-Vigil, 467 P.3d 38 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(2) — 5 cases
State v. George, 97 P.3d 656 (Or. 2004). “313, on the ground that the uniform instruction contained some inaccuracies and included material that was not part of ORS 161.327. Defendant submitted a different "means of disposition" instruction that, in his view, was more accurate and more "jury-friendly" (because it…”
Adams v. Pub. Employees Ret. Bd., 42 P.3d 911 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. Carrol, 635 P.2d 17 (Or. Ct. App. 1981).
State v. Rath, 613 P.2d 60 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
State v. Orans, 642 P.2d 1197 (Or. Ct. App. 1982).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. Gile, 985 P.2d 199 (Or. Ct. App. 1999).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(2)(b) — 1 case
Beiswenger v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 84 P.3d 180 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(3) — 3 cases
Martin v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 818 P.2d 1264 (Or. 1991). “See ORS 161.327. 2 In a February 9, 1989, case summary (exhibit 14), Dr.”
State v. Orans, 642 P.2d 1197 (Or. Ct. App. 1982).
Bahrenfus v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 862 P.2d 553 (Or. Ct. App. 1993).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(5) — 3 cases
State v. Carrol, 635 P.2d 17 (Or. Ct. App. 1981).
Knotts v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 280 P.3d 1030 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
Baldwin v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 776 P.2d 577 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(6) — 1 case
State v. George, 97 P.3d 656 (Or. 2004). “313, on the ground that the uniform instruction contained some inaccuracies and included material that was not part of ORS 161.327. Defendant submitted a different "means of disposition" instruction that, in his view, was more accurate and more "jury-friendly" (because it…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(7) — 3 cases
State v. Rath, 613 P.2d 60 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).
State v. Counts, 790 P.2d 1209 (Or. Ct. App. 1990).
Anderson v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 670 P.2d 185 (Or. Ct. App. 1983).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(8) — 4 cases
State v. George, 97 P.3d 656 (Or. 2004). “313, on the ground that the uniform instruction contained some inaccuracies and included material that was not part of ORS 161.327. Defendant submitted a different "means of disposition" instruction that, in his view, was more accurate and more "jury-friendly" (because it…”
State v. George, 54 P.3d 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. McGowan, 345 Or. App. 652 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. McGowan, 345 Or. App. 652 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 161.327(l)(b) — 1 case
Knotts v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 280 P.3d 1030 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
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