Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 419C.053 (2026)

Transfer to court of county of youth’s residence

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      419C.053 Transfer to court of county of youth’s residence. (1) A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time prior to disposition, may transfer a proceeding to the court of the county where a youth resides if:

      (a) The proceeding was initiated in a court of a county other than the county where the youth resides;

      (b) The residence of the youth changes during the proceeding; or

      (c) The youth has been adjudicated to be within the jurisdiction of the court under ORS 419C.005 (1), and other proceedings involving the youth are pending in the county of the youth’s residence.

      (2) The clerk of a court transferring a proceeding under this section shall notify the court to which the proceeding is transferred.

      (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a youth has no ascertainable residence in any county in this state, the court of the county wherein a proceeding is initiated may adjudicate any petition under ORS 419C.005 (1). [1993 c.33 §153; 1995 c.422 §73c; 2017 c.252 §21]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: State v. M. A. S., 462 P.3d 284 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. M. A. S., 462 P.3d 284 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “” ORS 419C.053(1)(c). • “When a case is transferred to the juvenile court under ORS 137.”
Smith v. Jester, 228 P.3d 1232 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “”); ORS 419C.053(1) (limiting the transferability of a *636 juvenile proceeding where a youth offender has been adjudicated within the jurisdiction of the court); ORS 419C.”
State v. W. V., 342 Or. App. 250 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “, 301 Or App 666, 667 , 456 P3d 376 (2020) (summarily concluding in a per curiam decision that the appropriate disposition was to remand the case so that the juvenile court could hold a hearing to give the youth 3 ORS 419C.053 and ORS 419C.056 both involve transferring a…”
State v. C. E. B., 295 P.3d 118 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). ““(b) The court transfers jurisdiction of the case as provided in ORS 419C.053,419C.056 and 419C.059. “(c) The court enters an order terminating jurisdiction.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 419C.053(1) — 1 case
Smith v. Jester, 228 P.3d 1232 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “”); ORS 419C.053(1) (limiting the transferability of a *636 juvenile proceeding where a youth offender has been adjudicated within the jurisdiction of the court); ORS 419C.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 419C.053(1)(c) — 1 case
State v. M. A. S., 462 P.3d 284 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “” ORS 419C.053(1)(c). • “When a case is transferred to the juvenile court under ORS 137.”
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