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Oregon Revised Statutes Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally § 136.575

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Subpoenas authorized by ORS 136.557 to 136.567 shall be substantially in the following form:

(1) By a magistrate:

IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON

(or CITY OF ______)

To A______ B______:

  You are hereby commanded to appear before C. D., (adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness on the examination of a criminal charge against E. F. on behalf of (the state, city or the defendant, as the case may be).

  Dated the ____ day of ______, 2____

G. H.

  (Adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction, as in the body of the subpoena.)

(2) By the district attorney:

IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON

To A______ B______:

  You are hereby commanded to appear before (the grand jury of the County of ______ or the Circuit Court for the County of ______, as the case may be), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness (before the grand jury or in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F., as the case may be).

  Dated the ____ day of ______, 2____.

G. H., District Attorney.

(3) By the city attorney:

IN THE NAME OF THE CITY OF ______

To A______ B______:

  You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of ______, at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of __________ against E. F.

  Dated the ____ day of ______, 2____.

G. H., City Attorney.

(4) By the clerk:

IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON

To A______ B______:

  You are hereby commanded to appear before the Circuit Court for the County of ______ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

  Witness my name and the seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ____ day of ______, 2____.

G. H., Clerk.

(5) By the clerk of a municipal court:

IN THE NAME OF THE CITY OF ______

To A______ B______:

  You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of __________ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of __________ against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

  Witness my name and seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ____ day of ______, 2____.

G. H., Clerk.

(6) By an attorney of record of a defendant:

IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON

(or CITY OF ______)

To A______ B______:

  You are hereby commanded to appear before (the Circuit Court for the County of __________ or the Municipal Court for the City of __________, as the case may be) at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the (State of Oregon or the City of __________, as the case may be) against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

  Dated the ____ day of ______, 2____.

G. H., Attorney of Record of Defendant.
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