Or. Admin. R. 416-020-0010

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 416-020-0010 - Definitions

(1) Emergency: Any condition or situation where there is a substantial risk of imminent abuse, or threat to life, health, or safety, or where time frame considerations necessitate an immediate response or remedial action.

(2) Facility: Any youth correctional facility, camp or transitional facility including the staff offices and the grounds, operated by the Oregon Youth Authority.

(3) Field supervisor: The manager of an OYA parole/probation office.

(4) Grievance: A complaint about the substance or application of any rule, policy, or practice affecting a youth in custody; or any decision or action directed toward a youth in custody by OYA, its employees, or agents, including but not limited to matters of confinement, discipline, treatment, education, and privileges.

(5) Representative: A person who is authorized, in writing, by a youth in custody to receive confidential information from OYA and to act on behalf of the youth in custody with respect to a grievance. A representative includes, but is not limited to an attorney, relative, friend or legal guardian, but does not include another youth in custody.

(6) Youth in custody: A person in the legal and physical custody of OYA either in a Facility or placed in the community under supervision; and a person in the legal custody of the Department of Corrections and the physical custody of OYA in a Facility.

Or. Admin. R. 416-020-0010

OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 3-2003, f. & cert. ef. 8-20-03; OYA 2-2020, amend filed 01/29/2020, effective 1/30/2020; OYA 9-2022, amend filed 12/13/2022, effective 12/14/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 420A.025

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 420A.010