ORS 419C.013: Venue.

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a juvenile proceeding based on allegations of jurisdiction under ORS 419C.005 shall commence in either the county where the youth resides or the county in which the alleged act was committed.

      (b) A juvenile proceeding described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is subject to a waiver hearing under ORS 419C.349 (1) shall commence in the county where the alleged act was committed and may not be transferred under ORS 419C.050, 419C.053 or 419C.056 unless:

      (A) The court determines that the case may not be waived under ORS 419C.349; or

      (B) The state stipulates that it will not file a motion requesting waiver under ORS 419C.349 (1).

      (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 34.320, an application for a writ of habeas corpus brought by or on behalf of a person who has been committed or placed in a youth correction facility which attacks the validity of the order of commitment shall be brought in the county in which the court that entered the order of commitment is located.