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419A.002[1993 c.33 §1; 1993 c.546 §1; 1997 c.873 §1; repealed by 2003 c.396 §143] 419A.004Definitions 419A.010Appointment of counselors and director; juvenile director oversight committee 419A.012Duties of director or counselor 419A.014Reports by juvenile department 419A.015Reports to school administrators concerning adjudicated youths on probation 419A.016Powers of director or counselor 419A.018Juvenile department is county agency 419A.020County responsibility for expenses of juvenile department 419A.022Responsibility of counties over 400,000 population 419A.044[Formerly 423.310; repealed by 2001 c.904 §9 and 2001 c.905 §11] 419A.045Policy and purpose 419A.046Definition for ORS 419A.046 and 419A.048 419A.047[Formerly 423.340; 2001 c.904 §3; 2001 c.905 §4; 2003 c.396 §8; 2007 c.71 §110; repealed by 2012 c.37 §69] 419A.048Court to comply with fiscal reporting procedures 419A.050Authority to acquire, equip and maintain detention and shelter facilities 419A.052Specifications of facilities 419A.055Examination of facilities; capacity limits; standards for release; notice 419A.057Payment of maintenance expenses; admission of adjudicated youths 419A.059Designation of detention and shelter facilities 419A.061Inspection of detention facilities 419A.063Requirements for detention facilities 419A.090Local citizen review boards 419A.092Membership; training 419A.094Additional boards; creation 419A.096Duties of Judicial Department in administering boards 419A.098Rules 419A.100Confidentiality of information; penalty 419A.102Access to confidential information by boards; procedure 419A.104Report on children and wards in substitute care 419A.106Review of cases generally 419A.107Review of cases of adjudicated youths 419A.108Procedure for conflicts of interest 419A.109Review of cases of wards for whom guardian has been appointed; rules 419A.110Immunity of participants in case review 419A.112Disclosure of information to participants in case review; confidentiality 419A.114When presence of agency personnel at board hearings required 419A.116Findings and recommendations; judicial review 419A.118Records; disclosure of findings and recommendations 419A.120Court use of findings and recommendations 419A.122Use of findings and recommendations by Department of Human Services 419A.124Policy and procedure recommendations 419A.128State Citizen Review Board Operating Account 419A.150Appointment; qualifications; hearings; orders; rehearings 419A.170[1993 c.33 §44; 1993 c.546 §92; 1993 c.676 §41; 1997 c.130 §12; 2001 c.962 §91; 2003 c.396 §§25,26; 2005 c.755 §35; 2011 c.190 §1; repealed by 2012 c.97 §1] 419A.180Power of court to enforce orders by contempt order 419A.190Effect of adjudicatory hearing or admission 419A.200Who may appeal; time limitations; procedure; effect of filing appeal; record on appeal; disclosure 419A.205Judgments described; jurisdiction of juvenile court during pendency of appeal; disposition 419A.208Orders subject to appeal by state; effect of appeal of preadjudicatory order 419A.209Joint motion to vacate judgment or order; appeal after reconsideration 419A.211Appointment of counsel 419A.240Use of restraints during juvenile court proceedings 419A.245Use of restraints during transport 419A.250Authority; segregation of records; access; when records may be kept with those of adults; destruction of records; missing children 419A.252Definitions for ORS 419A.252, 419A.253, 419A.255 and 419A.256 419A.253When information in report, material or document considered by court must be identified in record 419A.255Maintenance; disclosure; exceptions to confidentiality 419A.256When transcript of proceeding is part of record of case; access to transcript; disclosure 419A.257Reports and materials privileged; permissible disclosures; use of materials in evidence 419A.258Motion to inspect or copy records 419A.260Expunction; definitions 419A.261Application for expunction of records relating to contact, violations and certain misdemeanors and felonies; eligibility; denial; notice to victim; judgment 419A.262Application for expunction of records relating to certain misdemeanors, prostitution and certain sex crimes; eligibility; denial; judgment; notice to victim 419A.265Eligibility for order of expunction for certain adjudications involving marijuana 419A.266Expunction forms 419A.267Notice of expunction; agency compliance 419A.269Effect of expunction; confidentiality violations; penalties 419A.271Appointment of counsel 419A.289Juvenile Justice Policy Commission; membership 419A.290[1993 c.33 §52; 1993 c.546 §114; repealed by 1995 c.422 §138] 419A.291Officers; quorum; meetings 419A.292Duties; report 419A.295[Formerly 419.494; repealed by 1995 c.79 §215] 419A.300Reports to school districts concerning young persons on conditional release 419A.305Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions

Chapter 419A — Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions

ORS 419A.012 Duties of director or counselor

The director of a juvenile department or one of the counselors shall:

(1)

Make or cause to be made an investigation of every child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth brought before the court and report fully thereon to the court.

(2)

Be present in court to represent the interests of the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth when the case is heard.

(3)

Furnish such information and assistance as the court requires.

(4)

Take charge of any child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth before and after the hearing as may be directed by the court.

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