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PJO 24-006 Pretrial Release (Am1) — physical PDF page 2

PJO 24-006 Pretrial Release (Am1) · physical PDF page 2 ·

Presiding Judge Order 24-006 (Amendment 1)  Page 2 of 11 
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1) Section 2 of Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 643, now codified are ORS 135.233, 
requires the following: 
The Presiding Judge of a judicial dist rict shall enter a standing pretrial 
release order, specifying to the sheriff of the county, or to the entity 
supervising the local correctional fa cility responsible for pretrial 
incarceration within the judicial district, both the persons who are and the 
offenses that are: 
(a) Subject to release on recognizance; 
(b) Subject to release with special conditions of release; and 
(c) Not eligible for release until arraignment. 
2) Herein Special Conditions of release as defined in SB 48 includes ‘enhanced’ 
and special release conditions as descri bed in this order and its attachments, 
including Attachment 2 the court’s standard form for release conditions. 
3) In turn, the Chief Justice issued guidelines for Presiding Judge pretrial Orders.  
Additionally, the Chief Justice entered Chief Justice Order (CJO) 22-010 that 
requires each Presiding Judge of a circ uit Court to enter a standing pretrial 
release order as required under ORS 135.233(1) that complies with the 
guidelines established by th e Chief Justice with an operative date of July 1, 
2022. 
4) This Order accomplishes that mandate.  
B) Sheriff’s Jail Authorities  
1) The Sheriff has broad authority for the administration of the local confinement 
facility and under ORS 169.320, theret o “[e]xcept as otherwise provided in 
ORS 169.170 to 169.210, each county sh eriff has custody and control of all 
persons legally committed or confined in the county local correctional facility 
of the county of the sheriff during  the period of the commitment or 
confinement.”  
2) The Sheriff has broad authority for the use of a release matrix to address 
overcapacity at the jail pursuant to ORS 169.042 and ORS 169.076(2)(b).  
3) The Sheriff may under ORS 169.046(3), wh en and if it becomes necessary to 
order adults in custody released under ORS 169.042 to 169.046, or if it appears 
to the sheriff that release of adults in custody is likely to become necessary in 
the near future, the sheriff shall immediat ely notify all police agencies in the 
county to make maximum use of citations in lieu of custody pursuant to ORS 
133.055 to 133.076 until further notice.  
4) The Sheriff or designated authority at the Umatilla County Jail may deny 
lodging for custody pursuant to written policy under ORS 169.076(2)(b).   By 
this order, any written policy or subsequent changes thereto shall be submitted 
to the Presiding Judge through the Trial Court Administrator.  
5) The Sheriff may not admit an unconscious person pursuant to ORS 169.105. 
C) Release Assistance Officers.  Release Assistance Officers (RAO) act under authority 
of ORS 135.235.  The RAOs are appointed by the Trial Court Administrator (TCA)

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