ORS 421.107 Use of dog for cell extraction prohibited

As used in this section:

“Adjudicated youth” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004.

“Correctional facility”:

Means any place used for the confinement of adjudicated youths, detained juveniles, persons charged with or convicted of a crime or persons otherwise confined under a court order.

Includes but is not limited to a youth correction facility and a juvenile detention facility.

Applies to a state hospital or a secure intensive community inpatient facility only as to persons detained therein charged with or convicted of a crime, or detained therein after having been found guilty except for insanity of a crime under ORS 161.290 to 161.373.

“Inmate” means an adjudicated youth confined in a youth correction facility, a juvenile detained in a juvenile detention facility, or any person incarcerated or detained in a correctional facility who is accused of, convicted of or sentenced for a violation of criminal law or for the violation of the terms and conditions of pretrial release, probation, parole, post-prison supervision or a diversion program.

“Juvenile detention facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 169.005.

“Youth correction facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 420.005.

An official of a correctional facility may not use a dog to extract an inmate from a cell.

Nothing in this section prohibits:

The use of a dog in a correctional facility for the purposes of tracking the location of an inmate or detecting contraband as defined in ORS 162.135.

The use of a dog in a correctional facility to quell a disturbance, prevent an inmate escape or address an immediate health or safety risk to inmates or staff members.

The use of dogs in a correctional facility as part of an inmate dog training program or for purposes relating to the rehabilitation, treatment, vocational education and skill-building of inmates.