Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 859 - PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD
Division 200 - PSRB CIVIL COMMITMENT PROGRAM
Section 859-200-0005 - Background and Purpose of Extremely Dangerous Civil Commitment Program

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 859-200-0005

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

(1) Senate Bill 421 (2013) created a new type of civil commitment where the person civilly committed is found by the court to be:

(a) Extremely dangerous:
(A) Because the person is at least 18 years old and is exhibiting symptoms or behaviors of a mental disorder substantially similar to those that preceded the act described in ORS 426.701(3)(a)(C); and

(B) Because of a qualifying mental disorder presents a serious danger to the safety of other persons by reason of an extreme risk that the person will inflict grave or potentially lethal physical injury on others; and

(C) Unless committed, will continue to represent an extreme risk to the safety of other persons in the foreseeable future.

(b) Suffers from a qualifying mental disorder that is resistant to treatment; and

(c) Because of the qualifying mental disorder that is resistant to treatment, the person committed one of the acts listed in ORS 426.701(3)(a)(C).

(2) Once committed, the court places the person under the Board for 24 months for supervision and monitoring while under the Board's jurisdiction. At the end of the 24-month commitment period, the court may recommit the person for additional 24-month commitment periods until such time the person meets the criteria for discharge.

(3) During the period(s) of commitment, persons can be placed at the state hospital, or on conditional release, or discharged.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 161.387 & ORS 426.701

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 161.387, ORS 426.701 & ORS 426.702

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