Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 421.286 (2026)

Commitments or transfers of inmates to institution in another state

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      421.286 Commitments or transfers of inmates to institution in another state. Any court, agency or officer of this state having power to commit or transfer an inmate to an institution for confinement may commit or transfer the inmate to any institution in another state if this state has entered into a contract for the confinement of inmates in an institution of the other state pursuant to Article III of the compact. [1959 c.290 §4]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1971–1971 · leading case: State v. Stewart, 487 P.2d 899 (Or. Ct. App. 1971).
State v. Stewart, 487 P.2d 899 (Or. Ct. App. 1971). “The power of transfer provided in ORS 421.286 is to be exercised, when permitted at all, only in relation to the declared purposes of the Compact.”
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