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ORS 132.550

Applied in 77 court decisions — leading case State v. Montez (1990)

Most recently applied in State v. Ribas (January 2026)

Amended by 1973 c.836 §58; 2007 c.71 §32; 2017 c.650 §7

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

The indictment shall contain substantially the following:

(1) The name of the circuit court in which it is filed;

(2) The title of the action;

(3) A statement that the grand jury accuses the defendant or defendants of the designated offense or offenses;

(4) A separate accusation or count addressed to each offense charged, if there be more than one;

(5) A statement in each count that the offense charged therein was committed in a designated county;

(6) A statement in each count that the offense charged therein was committed on, or on or about, a designated date, or during a designated period of time;

(7) A statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended;

(8) The dates of all grand jury proceedings related to the offense or offenses charged;

(9) The signatures of the foreman and of the district attorney; and

(10) The date the indictment is filed with the clerk of the court.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.