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Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.210 (2026)

Immunity of jurors as to official conduct

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      132.210 Immunity of jurors as to official conduct. A grand juror cannot be questioned for anything the grand juror says or any vote the grand juror gives, while acting as such, relative to any matter legally pending before the grand jury, except for a perjury or false swearing of which the grand juror may have been guilty in giving testimony before such jury. [Amended by 1973 c.836 §43]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1976–2017 · leading case: State v. Hartfield, 624 P.2d 588 (Or. 1981).
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State v. Hartfield, 624 P.2d 588 (Or. 1981). · cites it 2× “" ORS 132.210 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…”
State v. Gortmaker, 655 P.2d 575 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “Whether a defendant would be permitted to examine the grand jurors themselves as to their attitude toward him or toward defendants generally or as to their prior grand jury service and whether it shows them to be prejudiced is highly unlikely.”
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. Cockrell, 395 P.3d 612 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “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 132.210 (“A grand juror cannot be questioned for anything the grand juror says or any vote the grand juror gives, while acting…”
State v. Applegate, 597 P.2d 1290 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “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.”
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