Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.060 (2026)

Oath or affirmation of jurors

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      132.060 Oath or affirmation of jurors. (1) Before the members of the grand jury enter upon the discharge of their duties, the following oath must be administered to them by or under the direction of the court:

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      You, as grand jurors for the County of ______, do solemnly swear that you will diligently inquire into, and true presentment or indictment make of, all crimes against this state committed or triable within this county that shall come to your knowledge; that you will keep secret the proceedings before you, the counsel of the state, your own counsel and that of your fellows; that you will indict no person through envy, hatred or malice nor leave any person not indicted through fear, favor, affection or hope of reward; but that you will indict upon the evidence before you according to the truth and the laws of this state, so help you God.

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      (2) In administering this oath, the blank therein must be filled with the name of the county in which the court is sitting; and if any juror prefers, the juror must be allowed to affirm thereto, in which case, instead of the final phrase thereof there must be added, “and this you promise under the pains and penalties of perjury.” [Amended by 1973 c.836 §38]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: State v. Hartfield, 624 P.2d 588 (Or. 1981).
State v. Hartfield, 624 P.2d 588 (Or. 1981). · cites it 4× “210 provides: "A grand juror cannot be questioned for anything he says or any vote he gives, while acting as such, relative to any matter legally pending before the grand jury, except for a perjury or false swearing of which he may have been guilty in giving testimony before…”
State v. Burleson, 160 P.3d 624 (Or. 2007). “See ORS 132.060 (oath of secrecy); ORS 132.090 (restricting access to grand jury proceedings).”
State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Roth, 557 P.2d 230 (Or. 1976). “ORS 132.210. However, disclosure of the testimony of witnesses called before the grand jury may be permitted in three instances: (1) when the testimony of a witness at a criminal trial may be inconsistent with his testimony before the grand jury, ORS 132.”
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). “050 (requiring the court to appoint a foreman and an alternate foreman of the grand jury); ORS 132.060 (requiring administration of grand juror oaths “under the direction of the court”); ORS 132.”
State v. Cockrell, 395 P.3d 612 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “at 586 ; see ORS 132.060 (juror oath includes promise to “keep secret the proceedings before you, the counsel of the state, your own counsel and that of your fellows”); ORS 132.”
State v. Gherasim, 956 P.2d 1054 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “See ORS 132.060; ORS 132.310. However, the trial court allowed Kluth’s testimony and the admission of her notes under ORS 132.”
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). “050 (requiring the court to appoint a foreman and an alternate foreman of the grand jury); ORS 132.060 (requiring administration of grand juror oaths “under the direction of the court”); ORS 132.”
State v. Applegate, 597 P.2d 1290 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “Under ORS 132.060 grand jurors are required to 'keep secret the proceedings before you.”
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