# ORS § 420a.005: 420A.005 Definitions

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C420a_S420a.005

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 420a.005
- **Heading:** 420A.005 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.005

## Text

As used in ORS 420A.005 (Definitions) to 420A.155 (Regional residential academies) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Adjudicated youth” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions) .

(2) “Cognitive restructuring” means any rehabilitation process that redirects the thinking of an offender into more socially acceptable directions and that is generally accepted by rehabilitation professionals.

(3) “Director” means the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority.

(4) “Reformation plan” means a written plan prepared by the Oregon Youth Authority that is tailored to the adjudicated youth’s unique requirements as identified by the initial assessment. “Reformation plan” includes, but is not limited to, a plan for medical, educational, vocational, social and psychological services and training as well as other rehabilitative services designed to reduce future criminal and antisocial conduct and to provide the adjudicated youth with clear expectations about what programs must be successfully completed by the adjudicated youth.

(5) “Youth authority” means the Oregon Youth Authority.

(6) “Youth correction facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 420.005 (Definitions) . [1995 c.422 §1b; 1997 c.433 §6; 2021 c.489 §135]

Source: Section 420A.005 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

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