Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020 (2026)

Department of Corrections; duties and powers; fees

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      423.020 Department of Corrections; duties and powers; fees. (1) The Department of Corrections is created. The department shall:

      (a) Supervise the management and administration of the Department of Corrections institutions, parole and probation services, community corrections and other functions related to state programs for corrections;

      (b) Carry out legally mandated sanctions for the punishment of persons committed to its jurisdiction by the courts of this state;

      (c) Exercise custody over those persons sentenced to a period of incarceration until such time as a lawful release authority authorizes their release;

      (d) Provide adequate food, clothing, health and medical care, sanitation and security for persons confined;

      (e) Provide persons who are motivated, capable and cooperative with opportunities for self-improvement and work;

      (f) Conduct investigations and prepare reports for release authorities; and

      (g) Supervise persons sentenced or placed in the community for the period of time specified and in accordance with conditions of supervision ordered by the release authority.

      (2) The Department of Corrections may provide consultation services related to the criminal justice system to local or statewide public or private agencies, groups, and individuals, or initiate such consultation services. Consultation services shall include, but not be limited to, conducting studies and surveys, sponsoring or participating in educational programs, and advising and assisting these agencies, groups or individuals. Nothing in chapter 320, Oregon Laws 1987, is intended to diminish the state’s efforts to plan, evaluate and deliver effective human services programs to offenders, either in an institution or on probation or parole. Therefore, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services shall continue to jointly develop and implement needed social and rehabilitative services, including services for adults in custody housed in regional minimum security facilities.

      (3) The Department of Corrections shall be the recipient of all federal funds paid or to be paid to the state to enable the state to provide corrections programs and services assigned to the Department of Human Services before June 15, 1987.

      (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may charge a person confined in a Department of Corrections institution a reasonable health care fee for any health care services, medications and equipment provided the person during the person’s confinement if the department:

      (a) Provides necessary medical care regardless of the person’s ability to pay;

      (b) Provides equal treatment to all persons confined in a department institution regardless of a person’s ability to pay;

      (c) Establishes a system that notifies the person of the fees and what services are covered; and

      (d) Establishes a grievance system that allows a person to challenge the deduction of a fee from the person’s account.

      (5) The department may provide ordinary medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, hygienic or other remedial care and treatment for a person under 18 years of age who is confined in a Department of Corrections institution and, in an emergency in which the safety of the person appears urgently to require it, may authorize surgery or other extraordinary care. [1965 c.616 §2; 1967 c.352 §1; 1967 c.585 §6; 1969 c.597 §98; 1971 c.401 §107; 1987 c.320 §1; 1995 c.523 §2; 2001 c.195 §1; 2019 c.213 §143]

 

      Note: The Legislative Counsel has not, pursuant to 173.160, undertaken to substitute specific ORS references for the words “chapter 320, Oregon Laws 1987.” Chapter 320, Oregon Laws 1987, enacted into law and amended the ORS sections which may be found by referring to the 1987 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of Oregon Revised Statutes.

 

      423.025 [1969 c.597 §§97,137; repealed by 1971 c.319 §11]

 

      423.027 [1969 c.597 §111; 1975 c.605 §21; repealed by 1985 c.565 §66]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: AFSCME Local 2623 v. Dep't of Corr., 843 P.2d 409 (Or. 1992).
AFSCME Local 2623 v. Dep't of Corr., 843 P.2d 409 (Or. 1992). · cites it 4× “” ORS 423.020 provides: “(1) The Department of Corrections is created.”
Clark v. Schumacher, 795 P.2d 1093 (Or. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 6× “Furthermore, ORS 423.075(5)(d) allows the director of the Department of Corrections to "adopt rules for the government and administration of the department.”
Billings v. Gates, 916 P.2d 291 (Or. 1996). · cites it 2× “ORS 423.020 in part provides: "(1) The Department of Corrections is created.”
Alexander v. State, 390 P.3d 1109 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “In his brief, plaintiff presents an argument that he had a job “per *** ORS 423.020(l)(e) and was receiving wages,” but he does not identify where in the summary judgment record there is evidence to support that contention.”
State v. Wilson, 92 P.3d 729 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “Here, by contrast, ORS 423.020(l)(c) requires the DOC to “[ejxercise custody over those persons sentenced to a period of incarceration.”
Fort v. Palmatter, 10 P.3d 291 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “*572 ORS 423.020(l)(d). Because all of plaintiffs food came from defendant, plaintiff had no choice but to eat the food defendant served.”
Do Mun Kim v. Multnomah Cnty., 909 P.2d 886 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). ““(2) The priority of duties and assignments is to be determined by the supervisor,” 8 OAR 291-31-005 (since amended on August 20, 1992) provided, in part: “(1) Authority: The authority for this rule is granted to the Director of the Department of Corrections in accordance with…”
Zavalas v. State ex rel. Dep't of Corr., 809 P.2d 1329 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “” ORS 423.020(1)(g). “[T]he concept of foreseeability refers to generalized risks of the type of incidents and injuries that occurred rather than predictability of the actual sequence of events.”
AFSCME Local 2623 v. Dep't of Corr., 820 P.2d 892 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 3× “They contend that, under Article I, section 9, and applicable case law, administrative searches cannot be based on a general grant of authority.”
Batten v. Corr. Div., 733 P.2d 915 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). “ORS 423.020(1)(a) and (b). It is required to maintain certain institutions as penal and correctional facilities.”
Hessel v. Dep't of Corr., 380 P.3d 1048 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “We rejected the challenge and upheld the rule, reasoning: “The functions, duties and powers enumerated in ORS 423.020 are not exclusive, nor are they intended to limit the powers and authority of the department.”
Just. Resource Ctr. v. Dept. of Corr., 338 Or. App. 643 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “180, ORS 423.020, ORS 423.030, and ORS 423.075.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(1) — 1 case
AFSCME Local 2623 v. Dep't of Corr., 820 P.2d 892 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “They contend that, under Article I, section 9, and applicable case law, administrative searches cannot be based on a general grant of authority.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(1)(a) — 1 case
Batten v. Corr. Div., 733 P.2d 915 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). “ORS 423.020(1)(a) and (b). It is required to maintain certain institutions as penal and correctional facilities.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(1)(d) — 1 case
Byers v. Dept. of Corr. (A174503), 510 P.3d 286 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(1)(g) — 2 cases
Zavalas v. State ex rel. Dep't of Corr., 809 P.2d 1329 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “” ORS 423.020(1)(g). “[T]he concept of foreseeability refers to generalized risks of the type of incidents and injuries that occurred rather than predictability of the actual sequence of events.”
State v. Covell, 519 P.3d 173 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(i)(d) — 1 case
Riley v. Inmate Injury Fund, 829 P.2d 1043 (Or. Ct. App. 1992).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(l)(a) — 1 case
Hessel v. Dep't of Corr., 380 P.3d 1048 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “We rejected the challenge and upheld the rule, reasoning: “The functions, duties and powers enumerated in ORS 423.020 are not exclusive, nor are they intended to limit the powers and authority of the department.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(l)(c) — 1 case
State v. Wilson, 92 P.3d 729 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “Here, by contrast, ORS 423.020(l)(c) requires the DOC to “[ejxercise custody over those persons sentenced to a period of incarceration.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(l)(d) — 3 cases
AFSCME Local 2623 v. Dep't of Corr., 843 P.2d 409 (Or. 1992). “” ORS 423.020 provides: “(1) The Department of Corrections is created.”
Fort v. Palmatter, 10 P.3d 291 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “*572 ORS 423.020(l)(d). Because all of plaintiffs food came from defendant, plaintiff had no choice but to eat the food defendant served.”
Riley v. Inmate Injury Fund, 829 P.2d 1043 (Or. Ct. App. 1992).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 423.020(l)(e) — 1 case
Alexander v. State, 390 P.3d 1109 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “In his brief, plaintiff presents an argument that he had a job “per *** ORS 423.020(l)(e) and was receiving wages,” but he does not identify where in the summary judgment record there is evidence to support that contention.”
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