A magistrate before whom an information is laid or complaint made may issue subpoenas subscribed by the magistrate for witnesses within the state, either on behalf of the state or of the defendant.
ORS 136.557
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 136–136 (149 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Fair (2013)
Most recently applied in State v. Lira (March 2021)
Formerly 139.020
How often courts cite this section
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.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.