Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 136–136 (149 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case State v. Conrad (2016)
Most recently applied in 329 Or. App. 817 - State v. Bassett (December 2023)
Formerly 136.530; 2009 c.219 §1
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.
In a criminal action, the testimony of a witness shall be given orally in the presence of the court and jury, except:
(1) In the case of a witness whose testimony is taken by deposition by order of the court in pursuance of the consent of the parties, as provided in ORS 136.080 to 136.100; or
(2) As provided in ORS 131.045.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.