Oregon Revised Statutes Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections § 423.076

(1) The Director of the Department of Corrections may grant to an individual corrections officer or classification of corrections officer all the powers and authority of a peace officer over inmates.

(2) A corrections officer granted the authority of a peace officer under subsection (1) of this section shall have the authority to:

(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 inmate took place assumes responsibility for recapture of the inmate.

(4) The Department of Corrections shall inform the appropriate law enforcement agency of an escape or attempted escape of an inmate as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(5) As used in this section, “inmate” 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.