Section 426.250 - Payment of costs related to commitment proceedings The following is a nonexclusive list of responsibilities for payment of various costs related to commitment proceedings under this chapter as described:
(1) Any physician or qualified professional recommended by the Oregon Health Authority who is employed under ORS 426.110 to make an examination as to the mental condition of a person alleged to have a mental illness shall be allowed a fee as the court in its discretion determines reasonable for the examination.(2) Witnesses subpoenaed to give testimony shall receive the same fees as are paid in criminal cases, and are subject to compulsory attendance in the same manner as provided in ORS 136.567 to 136.603. The attendance of out-of-state witnesses may be secured in the same manner as provided in ORS 136.623 to 136.637. The party who subpoenas the witness or requests the court to subpoena the witness is responsible for payment of the cost of the subpoena and payment for the attendance of the witness at a hearing. When the witness has been subpoenaed on behalf of a person alleged to have a mental illness who is represented by appointed counsel, the fees and costs allowed for that witness shall be paid pursuant to ORS 135.055. If the costs of witnesses subpoenaed by the person are paid as provided under this subsection, the procedure for subpoenaing witnesses shall comply with ORS 136.570.(3) If a person with a right to a counsel under ORS 426.100, 426.701 or 426.702 is determined to be financially eligible for appointed counsel at state expense, the executive director of the Oregon Public Defense Commission shall determine and pay, as provided in ORS 135.055, the reasonable expenses related to the representation of the person and compensation for legal counsel. The expenses and compensation so allowed shall be paid by the executive director from funds available for the purpose.(4) The authority shall pay the costs of expenses incurred under ORS 426.100 by the Attorney General's office. Any costs for district attorneys or other counsel appointed to assume responsibility for presenting the state's case shall be paid by the county where the commitment hearing is held, subject to reimbursement under ORS 426.310.(5) All costs incurred in connection with a proceeding under ORS 426.180, 426.701 or 426.702, including the costs of transportation, commitment and delivery of the person, shall be paid by the community mental health program in the county of which the person is a resident. If the person is not a resident of this state, then the costs incurred in connection with the proceeding shall be paid by the community mental health program in the county from which the emergency admission was made.(6) All costs incurred in connection with a proceeding under ORS 426.180 for the commitment of a person from a reservation, including the cost of transportation, commitment and delivery of the person, shall be paid by the governing body of the reservation of which the person is a resident.Amended by 2023 Ch. 281,§ 72, eff. 7/13/2023, op. 1/1/2024.Amended by 2015 Ch. 785, § 5, eff. 7/27/2015.Amended by 2013 Ch. 360, § 46, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by 2013 Ch. 715, § 9, eff. 7/29/2013.Amended by 2012 Ch. 25, § 4, eff. 3/5/2012.Amended by 1965 c.420 §2; 1975 c.690 §17; 1977 c.764 §6; 1987 c.606 §9; 1987 c.903 §§26,26a; 2001 c.962 §59; 2009 c. 595, § 412; 2011 c. 720, § 162