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ORS 137.330

Known as the Oregon Crimefighting Act

The act spans §§ 137–137 (254 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Frier (2014)

Most recently applied in State ex rel Torres-Lopez v. Fahrion (November 2025)

Amended by 1987 c.550 §4; 1996 c.4 §3

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(1) Except as provided in ORS 137.167, 137.333 or 423.478, a judgment of imprisonment in the county jail shall be executed by confinement in the jail of the county where the judgment is given, except that when the place of trial has been changed, the confinement shall take place in the jail of the county where the action was commenced.

(2) The jailor of any county jail to which a prisoner is ordered, sentenced or delivered pursuant to ORS 137.167 shall receive and keep such prisoner in the same manner as if the prisoner had been ordered, sentenced or delivered to the jailor by an officer or court of the jailor’s own county; but the county in which the prisoner would be imprisoned except for the provisions of ORS 137.167 shall pay all the expenses of keeping and maintaining the prisoner in said jail.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.