Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 426.300 (2026)

Discharge of committed persons; application for assistance on behalf of committed person

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426.300 Discharge of committed persons; application for assistance on behalf of committed person. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall, by filing a written certificate with the last committing court and the court of residence, discharge an individual from court commitment, except one held upon an order of a court or judge having criminal jurisdiction in an action or proceeding arising out of criminal offense, if the authority finds that the individual is no longer a person with mental illness or that the transfer of the individual to a voluntary status is in the individual’s best interest.

(2) The authority may sign applications for public assistance, as defined in ORS 411.010, medical assistance, as defined in ORS 414.025, or any other state or federal benefits on behalf of those individuals who may be eligible for public assistance, medical assistance or any other state or federal benefits upon discharge. [Amended by 1963 c.325 §4; 1967 c.549 §8; 1973 c.838 §22; 1997 c.249 §137; 2009 c.595 §417; 2013 c.360 §53; 2013 c.688 §90; 2017 c.65 §1]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1971–2002 · leading case: Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972).

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Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972). “27a (8) (1967); Ore. Rev. Stat. §426.300 (1) (1971); Wis.”

State v. Hitt, 41 P.3d 434 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “070 to ORS 426.300 with ORS 426.301 to ORS 426.307, and the record of the former is not automatically incorporated into the record of the latter.”

State v. Van Tassel, 484 P.2d 1117 (Or. Ct. App. 1971). “*379 On September 5, 1970, defendant was released from the Oregon State Hospital as competent, pursuant to ORS 426.300. While this appeal was pending and after the defendant had been released as competent, the state moved to dismiss the appeal as moot.”

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