(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section and ORS 107.726, the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction in any case involving a person who is under 18 years of age and:
- (a) Who is beyond the control of the person’s parents, guardian or other person having custody of the person;
- (b) Whose behavior is such as to endanger the welfare of the person or of others;
- (c) Whose condition or circumstances are such as to endanger the welfare of the person or of others;
- (d) Who is dependent for care and support on a public or private child-caring agency that needs the services of the court in planning for the best interest of the person;
(e) Whose parents or any other person or persons having custody of the person have:
- (A) Abandoned the person;
- (B) Failed to provide the person with the care or education required by law;
- (C) Subjected the person to cruelty, depravity or unexplained physical injury; or
- (D) Failed to provide the person with the care, guidance and protection necessary for the physical, mental or emotional well-being of the person;
- (f) Who is a runaway;
- (g) Who has filed a petition for emancipation pursuant to ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558; or
- (h) Who is subject to an order entered under ORS 419C.411 (7)(a).
- (2) The court shall have jurisdiction under subsection (1) of this section even though the child is receiving adequate care from the person having physical custody of the child.
- (3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from entertaining a civil action or suit involving a child.
- (4) The court does not have further jurisdiction as provided in subsection (1) of this section after a minor has been emancipated pursuant to ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558.
- (5) Except as provided in ORS 419B.627, jurisdiction over any child custody proceeding, as defined in ORS 419B.603, involving an Indian child is determined as provided in ORS 419B.627.
[1993 c.33 §53; 1993 c.546 §10; 1993 c.643 §5; 2005 c.843 §31; 2011 c.291 §5; 2013 c.1 §61; 2019 c.594 §8; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §27; 2021 c.398 §68]