Or. Rev. Stat. § 420.865 (2026)

      420.865 Commitment to youth care center. (1) The Oregon Youth Authority may place a youth who has been placed in its legal custody pursuant to ORS 419C.478 or 419C.481 in a youth care center if the center complies with the provisions of ORS 420.855 to 420.885 and has been approved by the youth authority.

      (2) Placement of a youth by the youth authority in a youth care center does not terminate the juvenile court’s wardship over the youth or the custody of the youth authority. The center may retain such youths in full- or part-time residential care or, with the consent of the youth authority, may place them on a full- or part-time basis in foster homes. [1967 c.444 §§2,4; 1971 c.401 §63; 1971 c.698 §5; 1993 c.33 §348; 1995 c.422 §116]