Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 421.005 (2026)

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      421.005 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (1) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.

      (2) “Department of Corrections institutions” means those Department of Corrections facilities used for the incarceration of persons sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections, and includes the satellites, camps or branches of those facilities.

      (3) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections.

      (4) “Discharge” means any lawful release from a state correctional institution pursuant to the expiration of a judicial sentence or other incarcerative sanction.

      (5) “Release authority” means an entity having authority to grant release in a particular case. [Amended by 1959 c.687 §6; 1965 c.616 §47; 1969 c.502 §8; 1971 c.212 §1; 1983 c.505 §7; 1987 c.320 §7; 1989 c.790 §55]

 

      421.010 [Renumbered 421.605]

 

      421.012 [Formerly 421.086; repealed by 1969 c.502 §27]

 

      421.015 [Amended by 1953 c.476 §5; repealed by 1965 c.616 §48 (421.016 enacted in lieu of 421.015)]

 

      421.016 [1965 c.616 §49 (enacted in lieu of 421.015); 1969 c.502 §1; 1971 c.212 §2; repealed by 1987 c.320 §246]

 

      421.020 [Amended by 1953 c.476 §5; repealed by 1965 c.616 §101]

 

      421.025 [Amended by 1953 c.476 §5; repealed by 1959 c.80 §2]

 

      421.030 [Renumbered 421.615]

 

      421.035 [Amended by 1955 c.660 §28; repealed by 1963 c.554 §3]

 

      421.055 [Amended by 1965 c.616 §50; 1987 c.320 §160; repealed by 1997 c.851 §17]

 

      421.060 [Amended by 1959 c.687 §7; repealed by 1995 c.384 §28]

 

      421.065 [Amended by 1959 c.687 §8; 1965 c.616 §51; 1975 c.631 §2; 1987 c.320 §161; 1993 c.18 §106; repealed by 1995 c.384 §28]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc., 511 P.3d 1083 (Or. 2022).
Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc., 511 P.3d 1083 (Or. 2022). · cites it 3× ““(2) A place of public accommodation does not include: “(a) A Department of Corrections institution as defined in ORS 421.005. “(b) A state hospital as defined in ORS 162.”
State v. Dillenburg, 621 P.2d 1193 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “” See ORS 421.005(6). At the time of his escape, the defendant was confined at the camp and not the Penitentiary.”
State v. Manley, 951 P.2d 686 (Or. 1997). “4 See ORS 421.005, defining “Department of Corrections institutions,” and ORS 144.”
Andrew Abraham v. Corizon Health, Inc., 985 F.3d 1198 (9th Cir. 2021). “(2) A place of public accommodation does not include: (a) A Department of Corrections institution as defined in ORS 421.005. ABRAHAM V. CORIZON HEALTH 7 (b) A state hospital as defined in ORS 162.”
Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 766 P.2d 376 (Or. 1988). “321(2); ORS 421.005(2). While Lawrence was subject to Division’s “control” and, initially, he was held in County’s jail for Division under ORS 144.”
Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 750 P.2d 1212 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “010(5); ORS 421.005(2). Although defendant, under his parole agreement, was subject to the control of Division and was being held under legal process instigated by the state, nonetheless he was in the physical custody of County, and it cannot be said that his admission to…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 421.005(2) — 2 cases
Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 766 P.2d 376 (Or. 1988). “321(2); ORS 421.005(2). While Lawrence was subject to Division’s “control” and, initially, he was held in County’s jail for Division under ORS 144.”
Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 750 P.2d 1212 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “010(5); ORS 421.005(2). Although defendant, under his parole agreement, was subject to the control of Division and was being held under legal process instigated by the state, nonetheless he was in the physical custody of County, and it cannot be said that his admission to…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 421.005(6) — 1 case
State v. Dillenburg, 621 P.2d 1193 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “” See ORS 421.005(6). At the time of his escape, the defendant was confined at the camp and not the Penitentiary.”
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