# ORS § 169.044: 169.044 Action on recommendation

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C169_S169.044

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 169.044
- **Heading:** 169.044 Action on recommendation
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 169 / Section 169.044

## Text

When the county court or board has received a recommendation pursuant to ORS 169.042 (Maximum facility population) , it shall either:

(1) Reject the recommendation and decline to adopt a limit on the number of adults in custody that may be held in the local correctional facility; or

(2) Adopt the recommendation and, after consultation with the officials listed in ORS 169.046 (Notice of county jail population emergency) (1), issue an order establishing the maximum allowable number of adults in custody that may be held in the local correctional facility. This shall include specific standards for determining a county jail population emergency and a specific plan for resolving the emergency. [1989 c.884 §3; 2019 c.213 §122]

Source: Section 169.044 — Action on recommendation , 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)

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