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Or. Rev. Stat. § 131.305 (2026)

Place of trial

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Or. Rev. Stat. § 131.305 (2026)
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      131.305 Place of trial. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 131.305 to 131.415, criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.

      (2) All objections of improper place of trial are waived by a defendant unless the defendant objects in the manner set forth in ORS 131.335 to 131.363. [1973 c.836 §14]

 

      131.310 [Repealed by 1973 c.836 §358]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: State v. Turner
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State v. Turner (2010) orctapp · cites it 6× “ORS 131.305(1) provides that, subject to certain exceptions, "criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
Bachman v. Bachman (2000) orctapp · cites it 8× “305(1) provides that‘Telxcept as otherwise provided in ORS 131.305 to 131.415, criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
Johnson v. Premo (2017) or “ORS 131.305. At the time of petitioner’s criminal trial, venue was considered an element of a criminal offense.”
State v. O'NEALL (1992) orctapp · cites it 8× “Therefore, only Marion County had venue, and the court should have granted defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal.”
State v. Mills (2013) or · cites it 2× “, ORS 131.305 to 131.415. 9 There is also an issue of the standard of proof, that is, whether the state must establish venue by a preponderance of the evidence or beyond a reasonable doubt.”
State v. Ritchie (2009) orctapp · cites it 5× “” ORS 131.305(1). “Conduct” means “an act or omission and its accompanying mental state.”
State v. Depeche (2011) orctapp · cites it 3× “305(1) provides that, “[ejxcept as otherwise provided in ORS 131.305 to 131.415, criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
State v. McCown (1992) orctapp · cites it 6× “Defendant's statutory argument is that ORS 131.305 and its referent, ORS 131.315(6), are statutes relating generally to venue, but that ORS 153.”
State v. Rose (1992) orctapp · cites it 3× “305(1): “Except as otherwise provided in ORS 131.305 to 131.415, criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
State v. Williams (2023) orctapp · cites it 3× “305(1) (“Except as otherwise provided in ORS 131.305 to 131.415, crimi- nal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
State v. Dillenburg (1980) orctapp · cites it 2× “See ORS 131.305 to 131.363. 2 Defendant also assigns as error the imposition of consecutive sentences.”
State v. Roper (1979) or · cites it 2× “” ORS 131.305. ORS 131.315 provides a number of special rules.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 131.305(1) — 27 cases
State v. Turner (2010) orctapp “ORS 131.305(1) provides that, subject to certain exceptions, "criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
Bachman v. Bachman (2000) orctapp “305(1) provides that‘Telxcept as otherwise provided in ORS 131.305 to 131.415, criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
State v. Ritchie (2009) orctapp “” ORS 131.305(1). “Conduct” means “an act or omission and its accompanying mental state.”
State v. O'NEALL (1992) orctapp “Therefore, only Marion County had venue, and the court should have granted defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal.”
State v. Depeche (2011) orctapp “305(1) provides that, “[ejxcept as otherwise provided in ORS 131.305 to 131.415, criminal actions shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the conduct that constitutes the offense or a result that is an element of the offense occurred.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 131.305(2) — 2 cases
State v. McCown (1992) orctapp “Defendant's statutory argument is that ORS 131.305 and its referent, ORS 131.315(6), are statutes relating generally to venue, but that ORS 153.”
State v. Jasper (1988) orctapp
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