Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 206.315 (2026)

Expenses of sheriff in conveying convicts and persons with mental illness to state institutions

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206.315 Expenses of sheriff in conveying convicts and persons with mental illness to state institutions. (1) A sheriff is entitled to receive from the county the actual and necessary expenses of the sheriff incurred in transporting and conveying convicts and parole violators to a Department of Corrections institution and persons with mental illness to a state mental hospital when conveyed by the sheriff in pursuance of the adjudication of an authorized tribunal of the state, to be audited and allowed as other claims against the county.

(2) All counties are entitled to receive reimbursement from the state in the amounts specified in subsection (3) of this section for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the sheriff under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Reimbursement by the state under subsection (2) of this section shall be as follows:

(a) Full reimbursement for transporting and conveying persons with mental illness to a state mental hospital.

(b) Full reimbursement for returning a parole violator to the state penitentiary.

(c) Seventy-five percent reimbursement for transporting and conveying a convict to a Department of Corrections institution. [Formerly 204.421; 1987 c.320 §146; 2007 c.70 §55]

206.320 [Formerly 206.140; repealed by 2007 c.218 §6]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 750 P.2d 1212 (Or. Ct. App. 1988).

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Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 750 P.2d 1212 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “” Although we have concluded that Division is not directly responsible to hospital, we have not determined whether County may seek reimbursement from Division pursuant to ORS 206.315 or any other applicable statute or agreement.”

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