If a person refuses to physically submit to a chemical test under ORS 813.100 or 813.131, evidence of the person’s refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was driving a motor vehicle on premises open to the public or the highways while under the influence of intoxicants.
ORS 813.310
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case State v. Spencer (1988)
Most recently applied in State v. Ritz (August 2017)
1983 c.338 §595; 1985 c.16 §301; 2019 c.475 §8
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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.