419C.001
Purposes of juvenile justice system in delinquency cases; audits. (1) The Legislative Assembly
declares that in delinquency cases, the purposes of the Oregon juvenile justice
system from apprehension forward are to protect the public and reduce juvenile
delinquency and to provide fair and impartial procedures for the initiation,
adjudication and disposition of allegations of delinquent conduct. The system
is founded on the principles of personal responsibility, accountability and
reformation within the context of public safety and restitution to the victims
and to the community. The system shall provide a continuum of services that
emphasize prevention of further criminal activity by the use of early and
certain sanctions, reformation and rehabilitation programs and swift and
decisive intervention in delinquent behavior. The system shall be open and
accountable to the people of Oregon and their elected representatives.
(2)(a) Programs,
policies and services shall be regularly and independently audited. Audits
performed under this subsection must include program audits and performance
audits, as defined in ORS 297.070. Programs, policies and services that were
established before, on or after June 30, 1995, are subject to audit under this
subsection.
(b) The programs,
policies and services of county juvenile departments shall be subject to
regular review pursuant to this subsection.
(c) The Secretary
of State shall perform an audit that includes the performance of county
juvenile departments.
(d) ORS 297.405
to 297.555 do not apply to an audit conducted pursuant to this subsection.
(e)
Notwithstanding ORS 297.040, the costs and expenses of audits conducted under
this subsection may not be charged to the county juvenile departments. The
Secretary of State shall pay the costs and expenses of audits conducted under
this subsection from funds available to the Secretary of State.
(3) To facilitate
an audit under subsection (2) of this section:
(a) The Secretary
of State may subpoena witnesses, require the production of books and papers and
the rendering of reports in such manner and form as the Secretary of State
requires and may do all things necessary to secure a full and thorough
investigation.
(b) The custodian
of information that the Secretary of State deems necessary to conduct the audit
shall provide the Secretary of State or the auditor selected by the Secretary
of State access to the information notwithstanding the fact that the information
may be made confidential or access to the information restricted by ORS
419A.255 or another law. Information obtained by the Secretary of State or the
auditor pursuant to this paragraph and made confidential by ORS 419A.255 or
another law may be used by the Secretary of State, the officers and employees
of the Secretary of State or the auditor solely for the purpose of performing
the audit required by subsection (2) of this section and may not be used or
disclosed for any other purpose. [1995 c.422 §1a; 2001 c.904 §16; 2007 c.688 §1]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
21
cases (
9 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case:
State v. B. Y., 537 P.3d 517 (Or. 2023).
State v. B. Y., 537 P.3d 517 (Or. 2023).
· cites it 2× “ORS 419C.001 (listing the three phases of the juvenile justice system as “initiation, adjudi- cation and disposition”).”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dept. v. Fitch, 84 P.3d 190 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 4× “In fact, the declared policy statement in ORS 419C.001 as to the purposes of the juvenile system belies any such suggestion.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Rial, 46 P.3d 217 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
· cites it 2× “” Although the provision does not itself indicate the precise nature of such “practice,” ORS 419C.001(1) sets out the foundational purposes and principles of the juvenile justice system: “The Legislative Assembly declares that in delinquency cases, the purposes of the Oregon…”
State v. T. J. L., 558 P.3d 855 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
“The court made some encouraging remarks to youth, then ended with a summary of the reasons that it believed that it is in youth’s best interests to be placed in OYA custody with a correctional placement: 1 The court was referencing ORS 419C.001, which identifies the purposes of…”
State v. Thorp, 2 P.3d 903 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 2× “[7] In 1995, the legislature enacted ORS 419C.001, which redefined the purposes of the juvenile system in delinquency cases as "to protect the public and reduce juvenile delinquency and to provide fair and impartial procedures for the * * * disposition of allegations of…”
State v. McCullough, 220 P.3d 1182 (Or. 2009).
“See ORS 419C.001(1) (one purpose of juvenile justice system is to prevent “further criminal activity” by youths).”
State v. M. A. S., 462 P.3d 284 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
“” ORS 419C.001 • “If jurisdiction is based on a previous adjudication, then dismissal or waiver of a later case does not terminate jurisdiction under the previous case unless the court so orders.”
State v. Godines, 236 P.3d 824 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
“” 18 As part of the comprehensive overhaul enacted by SB 1, the 1995 Legislative Assembly declared the purposes of Oregon’s juvenile justice system (now codified as ORS 419C.001) and created the Oregon Youth Authority (now codified as ORS 420A.”
State v. J. R., 507 P.3d 778 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
“” ORS 419C.001 (emphases added). • Appearance in a proceeding is allowed by telephone or closed-circuit television except where that “proceeding is a contested adjudication” or “the proceeding is a con- tested dispositional hearing.”
State v. J. C. N.-V., 342 P.3d 1046 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
“See generally Reynolds, 317 Or at 367-70 (tracing the history and policy of the juvenile code); ORS 419C.001 (outlining the rehabilitative policy of the juvenile code).”
State v. N. R. L., 277 P.3d 564 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
“” ORS 419C.001. In addition, as in the criminal context, restitution in a juvenile delinquency proceeding is an aspect of a youth’s disposition to serve rehabilitative and deterrent purposes.”
State v. Gardner-Rolph, 345 Or. App. 681 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“The juvenile delinquency code, which focuses on “personal responsibility, accountability and reformation within the context of public safety,” and not criminal pun- ishment, ORS 419C.001, also does not use the term “defen- dant.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 419C.001(1) — 7 cases
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Rial, 46 P.3d 217 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
“” Although the provision does not itself indicate the precise nature of such “practice,” ORS 419C.001(1) sets out the foundational purposes and principles of the juvenile justice system: “The Legislative Assembly declares that in delinquency cases, the purposes of the Oregon…”
State v. McCullough, 220 P.3d 1182 (Or. 2009).
“See ORS 419C.001(1) (one purpose of juvenile justice system is to prevent “further criminal activity” by youths).”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dept. v. Fitch, 84 P.3d 190 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
“In fact, the declared policy statement in ORS 419C.001 as to the purposes of the juvenile system belies any such suggestion.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 419C.001(2)(a) — 2 cases
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dept. v. Fitch, 84 P.3d 190 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
“In fact, the declared policy statement in ORS 419C.001 as to the purposes of the juvenile system belies any such suggestion.”
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