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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) If an inmate or youth offender, a relative, guardian or friend of an inmate or youth offender, or institution staff have probable cause to believe that an inmate or youth offender is a person with an intellectual disability to such a degree that the inmate or youth offender cannot adjust to or benefit from the Department of Corrections institution or youth correction facility, the superintendent of the institution shall request that a diagnostic evaluation described in ORS 427.105 be performed by the Department of Human Services or its designee. If there is probable cause to believe that the inmate or youth offender is a person with an intellectual disability and is in need of commitment for residential care, treatment and training pursuant to ORS 427.235 to 427.290, the inmate or youth offender shall be entitled to a commitment hearing.
(2) If the inmate or youth offender is by clear and convincing evidence determined by the court to be a person with an intellectual disability and is in need of commitment for residential care, treatment and training, the person shall be committed to the Department of Human Services and transferred to a facility designated by the department as soon as space in an appropriate facility is available, and any sentence to a Department of Corrections institution or commitment to the youth correction facility shall be terminated.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Executive Branch; Organization § 179.478 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-18-executive-branch-organization/or-rev-st-sect-179-478/
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