Within 30 days after the docketing of the petition, or within any further time the court may fix, the defendant shall respond by demurrer, answer or motion. No further pleadings shall be filed except as the court may order. The court may grant leave, at any time prior to entry of judgment, to withdraw the petition. The court may make appropriate orders as to the amendment of the petition or any other pleading, or as to the filing of further pleadings, or as to extending the time of the filing of any pleading other than the original petition.
ORS 138.610
Known as the Post-Conviction Hearing Act
The act spans §§ 138–138 (119 sections).
Applied in 40 court decisions — leading case Eklof v. Steward (2016)
Most recently applied in 334 Or. App. 601 - Karplyuk v. State of Oregon (August 2024)
1959 c.636 §11
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