Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 426.670 (2026)
Treatment programs for sexually dangerous persons
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426.670 Treatment programs for sexually dangerous persons. The Oregon Health Authority hereby is directed and authorized to establish and operate treatment programs, either separately within an existing state Department of Corrections institution, as part of an existing program within an Oregon Health Authority institution, or in specified and approved sites in the community to receive, treat, study and retain in custody, as required, such sexually dangerous persons as are committed under ORS 426.510 to 426.670. [1963 c.467 §17; 1965 c.481 §1; 1979 c.606 §1; 1987 c.320 §230; 2009 c.595 §434]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1978–2010 · leading case: State v. Sanders, 582 P.2d 22 (Or. Ct. App. 1978).
State v. Sanders, 582 P.2d 22 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “The court also ordered that the defendant was to be assigned by the Corrections Division to participate in the treatment program for sexually dangerous persons pursuant to ORS 426.670. The defendant first contends the court should have required proof of his status as a dangerous…”
State v. Cunningham, 728 P.2d 75 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “525 and there is probable cause to believe the defendant is a sexually dangerous person, the court prior to imposing sentence may continue the time for sentencing and commit the defendant to *295 a facility designated under ORS 426.670 for a period not to exceed 30 days for…”
McClure v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 237 P.3d 879 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “Instead, it was issued pursuant to ORS 426.670 (concerning treatment of sexually dangerous persons), which does not provide for confidentiality or restricted future use.”
State v. Morse, 580 P.2d 1038 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “525 and there is probable cause to believe the defendant is a sexually dangerous person, the court prior to imposing sentence may continue the time for sentencing and commit the defendant to a facility designated under ORS 426.670 for a period not to exceed 30 days for…”
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