# ORS § 169.030: 169.030 Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.030

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 169.030
- **Heading:** 169.030 Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 169 / Section 169.030

## Text

(1) Every county and city in this state shall provide, keep and maintain within or without the county or city, as the case may be, a local correctional facility for the reception and confinement of prisoners committed thereto. The local correctional facility shall be constructed of fireproof materials and should have fire exits in sufficient number and suitably located for the removal of prisoners.

(2) Any county, or incorporated city may rent or lease any structure answering the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, either in connection with or separately from any other county or city building.

(3) Any county and any incorporated city may, by agreement, provide, maintain, and use for their separate requirements, such a local correctional facility as is required by this section.

(4) Any county or incorporated city may, by agreement with any other county or incorporated city, provide for one such county or city to furnish local correctional facility accommodations for the imprisonment of prisoners of the other such county or city. Pursuant to such agreement, an Oregon county or city may secure the use of jail accommodations outside the state, but only in a county that adjoins the Oregon county or the county in which the Oregon city is located.

(5) The jail accommodations provided by or furnished to a county under this section shall be considered to be jail accommodations of the county for purposes of ORS 135.215 (Direction to sheriff) , 137.167 (Imprisonment when county jail is not suitable for safe confinement) and 137.330 (Where judgment of imprisonment in county jail is executed) . [Amended by 1963 c.236 §2; 1973 c.740 §10; 1987 c.550 §1]

Source: Section 169.030 — Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city; renting suitable structure; provision of facilities by another county or city , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors169.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 169.005 169.005 Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.005.md)
- [ORS § 169.030 169.030 Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.030.md)
- [ORS § 169.040 169.040 Inspection of local correctional facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.040.md)
- [ORS § 169.042 169.042 Maximum facility population](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.042.md)
- [ORS § 169.044 169.044 Action on recommendation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.044.md)
- [ORS § 169.046 169.046 Notice of county jail population emergency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.046.md)
- [ORS § 169.050 169.050 Contracts for boarding of prisoners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.050.md)
- [ORS § 169.053 169.053 Agreements with other counties or Department of Corrections for confinement and detention of offenders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.053.md)
- [ORS § 169.055 169.055 Contracts with Department of Corrections for county prisoners awaiting sentencing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.055.md)
- [ORS § 169.070 169.070 Coordination of state services by Department of Corrections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.070.md)
- [ORS § 169.072 169.072 Provision of services or assistance by Department of Corrections through arrangements with local governments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.072.md)
- [ORS § 169.076 169.076 Standards for local correctional facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.076.md)
- [ORS § 169.077 169.077 Standards for lockup facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.077.md)
- [ORS § 169.078 169.078 Standards for temporary hold facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.078.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.030. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.