(2) A corrections officer granted the authority of a peace officer under subsection (1) of this section shall have the authority to:
(a) Prevent an escape from the grounds of a correctional facility by an adult in custody; and
(b) Go beyond the grounds of a correctional facility to:
(A) Pursue an adult in custody if the adult in custody is in the act of escaping from a correctional facility;
(B) Search for an adult in custody if the adult in custody is in the act of escaping from a correctional facility; and
(C) Recapture an adult in custody if the adult in custody is in the act of escaping from a correctional facility.
(3) A corrections officer who has been granted the authority of a peace officer under subsection (1) of this section shall retain the authority until the law enforcement agency having general jurisdiction over the area in which the escape or attempted escape of the adult in custody took place assumes responsibility for recapture of the adult in custody.
(4) The Department of Corrections shall inform the appropriate law enforcement agency of an escape or attempted escape of an adult in custody as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(5) As used in this section, "adult in custody" means a person sentenced to a period of incarceration in a prison or other correctional facility until such time as a lawful release authority authorizes the release of the person. [1991 c.879 §1; 2019 c.213 §98]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services
Chapter 423 - Corrections and Crime Control Administration and Programs
Section 423.010 - Definitions for ORS 423.010 to 423.070.
Section 423.020 - Department of Corrections; duties and powers; fees.
Section 423.035 - Application of ORS 411.171 (1).
Section 423.055 - Provision of personal hygiene products.
Section 423.075 - Director; appointment; duties; rules.
Section 423.076 - Director’s authority to grant peace officer power to corrections officer.
Section 423.077 - Certification of department employees to provide mental health services; rules.
Section 423.085 - Administrator of Correctional Education.
Section 423.097 - Department of Corrections Account.
Section 423.100 - Revolving fund.
Section 423.105 - Payment of court-ordered financial obligations; rules.
Section 423.120 - Supplemental funding for reentry of young offenders.
Section 423.150 - Treatment for drug-addicted persons; grants; rules.
Section 423.160 - Bill of rights of children of incarcerated parents.
Section 423.405 - Qualifications for office; prohibited activities.
Section 423.420 - General duties and powers; rules.
Section 423.425 - Investigatory authority.
Section 423.430 - Investigative priority; confidentiality of matters; charging fees prohibited.
Section 423.445 - Witness rights; fees; expenses of state agency personnel.
Section 423.478 - Duties of department and counties; authority of county supervisory authority.
Section 423.483 - Baseline funding; basis on which county can discontinue participation.
Section 423.486 - Costs incurred by county; rules.
Section 423.497 - National criminal history check.
Section 423.500 - Definitions for ORS 423.500 to 423.560.
Section 423.505 - Legislative policy on program funding.
Section 423.530 - Procedure for determining amount of financial grants; rules.
Section 423.557 - "Recidivism" defined for statistical evaluations.
Section 423.560 - Local public safety coordinating council; duties.
Section 423.565 - Additional duties of public safety coordinating council.
Section 423.569 - Annual summary.
Section 423.600 - Legislative findings.
Section 423.610 - Liability of persons associated with program; confidentiality of communications.