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SCHOOL, POSSESION OF WEAPON JUVENILE
419C.080 Custody; when authorized. (1) A peace officer, or any other person authorized by the juvenile court of the county in which the youth is found, may take a youth into custody in the following circumstances:
(a) When, if the youth were an adult, the youth could be arrested without a warrant; or
(b) When the juvenile court, by order indorsed on the summons as provided in ORS 419C.306 or otherwise, has ordered that the youth be taken into custody.
(2) In any order issued under subsection (1)(b) of this section that may result in a substitute care placement or detention, the court shall include a written finding describing why it is in the best interests of the youth to be taken into custody.
(3) A peace officer or person authorized by the juvenile court shall take a youth into custody if the peace officer or person authorized by the juvenile court has probable cause to believe that the youth, while in or on a public building or court facility within the last 120 days, possessed a firearm or destructive device in violation of ORS 166.250, 166.370 or 166.382.
419C.100 Release of youth taken into custody; exceptions. The person taking the youth into custody under ORS 419C.080 and 419C.088 shall release the youth to the custody of the youth’s parent, guardian or other responsible person in this state, except in the following cases:
(1) When the court has issued a warrant of arrest against the youth.
(2) When the person taking the youth into custody has probable cause to believe that release of the youth may endanger the welfare of the youth, the victim or others.
(3) When the person taking the youth into custody has probable cause to believe that the youth, while in or on a public building or court facility within the last 120 days, possessed a firearm or destructive device in violation of ORS 166.250, 166.370 or 166.382.
419C.103 Procedure when youth is not released; release decision when youth taken into custody resides in other county. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, if a youth taken into custody is not released as provided in ORS 419C.100 and the juvenile court for the county has not established the alternative procedure authorized in subsection (5) of this section, the person taking the youth into custody shall, without unnecessary delay, do one of the following:
(a) Take the youth before the court or a person appointed by the court to effect disposition under ORS 419C.109 and 419C.136.
(b) Take the youth to a place of detention or shelter care or a public or private agency designated by the court and as soon as possible thereafter notify the court that the youth has been taken into custody.
(2) If the person taking the youth into custody has probable cause to believe that the youth, while in or on a public building or court facility within the last 120 days, possessed a firearm or destructive device in violation of ORS 166.250, 166.370 or 166.382, the person may not release the youth from custody and shall do one of the following without unnecessary delay:
(a) Take the youth before the court for a determination of initial disposition under ORS 419C.109 (3); or
(b) Notwithstanding ORS 419C.133, take the youth to a place of detention and, as soon as possible thereafter, notify the court and the juvenile department that the youth has been taken into custody and detained.
(3) Where a youth residing in some other county is taken into custody the youth may be:
(a) Released to the youth’s parent, guardian or other responsible person in this state as provided in ORS 419C.100.
(b) Delivered to a peace officer or juvenile counselor in the county in which the youth resides, if such delivery can be made without unnecessary delay. In such event, the person to whom the youth is delivered shall assume custody of the youth and shall proceed as provided in this chapter.
(4) Where a youth is released or delivered as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court of the county in which the youth resides shall attach from the time the youth is taken into custody.
(5) The juvenile court may establish, as an alternative to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, that if a youth taken into custody is not released as provided in ORS 419C.100, procedures shall be followed that comply with the following:
(a) The person taking the youth into custody may communicate, by telecommunications or otherwise, with the person appointed by the court to effect disposition under ORS 419C.109.
(b) After interviewing the person taking the youth into custody and obtaining such other information as is considered necessary, the person appointed by the court under ORS 419C.109 to effect disposition may exercise the authority granted under that section and shall, in such case, direct that the person taking the youth into custody release the youth or deliver the youth in accordance with such direction.
(c) The person taking the youth into custody shall comply with the direction of the person appointed by the court to effect disposition.