Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe (1993)
Most recently applied in 336 Or. App. 793 - State v. D. K. (December 2024)
1979 c.683 §16; 2001 c.104 §153; 2011 c.658 §12; 2013 c.36 §7; 2023 c.339 §3
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
For the purposes of ORS 427.235 to 427.292, a person with an intellectual disability is in need of commitment for residential care, treatment and training if the person is:
(1) Determined eligible for developmental disability services under ORS 427.104; and
(2)(a) Dangerous to self or others; or
(b) Unable to provide for the person’s basic personal needs and not receiving care as is necessary for the health, safety or habilitation of the person.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.