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Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.260 (2026)

Recording of testimony required; matters that may not be recorded

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      132.260 Recording of testimony required; matters that may not be recorded. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the grand juror described in ORS 132.250 (2)(a), or the shorthand reporter described in ORS 132.250 (2)(b), who is recording grand jury proceedings shall record all testimony given before the grand jury, including:

      (a) The case name and number;

      (b) The name of each witness appearing before the grand jury; and

      (c) Each question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness appearing before the grand jury.

      (2) The grand juror operating the audio electronic recording device or the shorthand reporter may not record:

      (a) The deliberations or voting of the grand jury.

      (b) A presentment made pursuant to ORS 132.370.

      (c) Any statements made by a grand juror who is examined as a witness as provided in ORS 132.350.

      (d) A procedure related to the production of records, or the unsealing of records, subpoenaed pursuant to ORS 136.583 and to be presented before the grand jury.

      (3) The district attorney shall maintain the audio recordings, or report of the shorthand reporter, produced pursuant to this section and ORS 132.250. [2017 c.650 §2; 2017 c.650 §10]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: State v. Gray, 515 P.3d 348 (Or. 2022).
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State v. Gray, 515 P.3d 348 (Or. 2022). “250(1)(a) (district attorney’s duty to have proceedings recorded); ORS 132.260(1)(b), (c) (record must include “[t]he name of each witness appearing before the grand jury” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness”); ORS 132.”
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). · cites it 2× “) Similarly, ORS 132.260(1) requires the recording of “all testimony given before the grand jury,” including the “name of each witness appearing before the grand jury,” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness appearing before the grand jury.”
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). · cites it 2× “) Similarly, ORS 132.260(1) requires the recording of “all testimony given before the grand jury,” including the “name of each witness appearing before the grand jury,” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness appearing before the grand jury.”
State v. Ponzo (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “22, § 340 (A) (West); Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 132.260 (1); Pa. R.”
State v. Coffelt, 326 Or. App. 654 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “250 and ORS 132.260, which govern the recording of grand jury proceedings.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.260(1) — 2 cases
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). “) Similarly, ORS 132.260(1) requires the recording of “all testimony given before the grand jury,” including the “name of each witness appearing before the grand jury,” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness appearing before the grand jury.”
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). “) Similarly, ORS 132.260(1) requires the recording of “all testimony given before the grand jury,” including the “name of each witness appearing before the grand jury,” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness appearing before the grand jury.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.260(1)(b) — 1 case
State v. Gray, 515 P.3d 348 (Or. 2022). “250(1)(a) (district attorney’s duty to have proceedings recorded); ORS 132.260(1)(b), (c) (record must include “[t]he name of each witness appearing before the grand jury” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness”); ORS 132.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.260(3) — 2 cases
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). “) Similarly, ORS 132.260(1) requires the recording of “all testimony given before the grand jury,” including the “name of each witness appearing before the grand jury,” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness appearing before the grand jury.”
State v. Wall, 374 Or. 407 (Or. 2025). “) Similarly, ORS 132.260(1) requires the recording of “all testimony given before the grand jury,” including the “name of each witness appearing before the grand jury,” and “[e]ach question asked of, and each response provided by, a witness appearing before the grand jury.”
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