ORS 206.345
Authority to enter into intergovernmental contracts

authority under contract

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(1)

A sheriff shall have authority to enter into contracts, jointly with the governing body of the county, on behalf of the county, as provided in ORS 190.010 (Authority of local governments to make intergovernmental agreement).

(2)

During the existence of the contract, the sheriff and the deputies of the sheriff shall exercise such authority as may be vested in them by terms of the contract, including full power and authority to arrest for violations of all duly enacted ordinances of the contracting city. [1967 c.236 §1]

Source: Section 206.345 — Authority to enter into intergovernmental contracts; authority under contract, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors206.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

Notes of Decisions

Sheriff does not have authority to enter into security services agreement with private company. Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Klamath County, 151 F3d 996 (9th Cir. 1998)

206.010
General duties of sheriff 206.015
Qualifications of sheriff 206.030
Duty to execute process and make return 206.040
Execution of process and service of papers 206.050
Commanding assistance in process serving 206.060
When sheriff justified in executing process 206.070
Excusing liability of sheriff in execution of process 206.080
Certificate of election or appointment to new sheriff 206.090
Delivery of jail, prisoners and process to new sheriff 206.100
Written assignment of items delivered 206.110
Return of process by former sheriff 206.120
Disposition of money in custody when office vacant 206.180
Location of sheriff’s office 206.210
Authority of sheriff over organization of office 206.310
Service of papers on sheriff 206.315
Expenses of sheriff in conveying convicts and persons with mental illness to state institutions 206.325
Expenses of sheriff in caring for property in custody 206.330
Sheriff entitled to rewards 206.345
Authority to enter into intergovernmental contracts 206.355
Unauthorized use of uniform prohibited 206.991
Penalties

Current through early 2026

§ 206.345. Auth. to enter into intergovernmental contracts's source at oregon.gov

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Location: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_206.345

Original Source: Section 206.345 — Authority to enter into intergovernmental contracts; authority under contract, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors206.html (last accessed May 10, 2025).