The sittings of every court of justice are public, except that upon the agreement of the parties to a civil action, suit or proceeding, filed with the clerk or entered in the appropriate record, the court may direct the trial, or any other proceeding therein, to be private; upon such order being made, all persons shall be excluded, except the officers of the court, the parties, their witnesses and counsel.
ORS 1.040
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Union Pacific Railroad v. Department of Revenue (1986)
Most recently applied in Union Pacific Railroad v. Department of Revenue (May 1986)
Amended by 1985 c.540 §18
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.