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Or. Rev. Stat. § 133.015

Contents of information or complaint

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      133.015 Contents of information or complaint. An information or complaint shall contain substantially the following:

      (1) The name of the court in which it is filed;

      (2) The title of the action;

      (3) A statement that accuses the defendant or defendants of the designated offense or offenses;

      (4) A separate accusation or count addressed to each offense charged, if there be more than one;

      (5) A statement in each count that the offense charged therein was committed in a designated county;

      (6) A statement in each count that the offense charged therein was committed on, or on or about, a designated date, or during a designated period of time;

      (7) A statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended; and

      (8) The verification by the complainant and the date of the signing of the information or complaint. An information or complaint charging a defendant with an offense, other than an offense punishable as a felony, shall be deemed verified by the complainant if it contains a form of certificate in which the complainant certifies, under the penalties described in ORS 133.992, that the complainant has sufficient grounds to believe, and does believe, that the defendant named in the information or complaint committed the offense specified in the information or complaint. [1973 c.836 §64; 2015 c.250 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1978–2008 · leading case: City of Portland v. Aziz
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City of Portland v. Aziz (1980) orctapp · cites it 2× “ORS 133.015 provides that, "An information or complaint shall contain substantially the following: "* * * "(8) The verification by the complainant and the date of the signing of the *1111 information or complaint.”
State v. Kuznetsov (2008) or “007 (describing the “[s]ufficiency of information or complaint”); ORS 133.015 (providing the required “[c]ontents of information or complaint”).”
Higgins v. Redding (1978) orctapp “ORS 133.015; 133.110. 4 We note, for instance, that Art I, § 9 of the Oregon Constitution provides: "No law shall violate the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search, or seizure; and no warrant shall issue but…”
State v. Cooper (1986) orctapp “ORS 133.015(7) states that a complaint shall contain: “A statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language * * * to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended * * See also ORS 132.”
State v. Hatley (1980) orctapp · cites it 2× “The wording of the regulation appears to us to satisfy the "ordinary and concise” standard of ORS 133.015(7) 4 . State v. Keys, 25 Or App 15, 22 , 548 P2d 205 , rev den (1976).”
State v. Thomas (2008) orctapp · cites it 3× “” Finally, ORS 133.015 sets out the requirements for the content of a complaint: “An information or complaint shall contain substantially the following: “(1) The name of the court in which it is filed; “(2) The title of the action; “(3) A statement that accuses the defendant or…”
State v. Holdner (1989) orctapp “007 and ORS 133.015, respectively, describe the sufficiency and contents of any complaint, thus triggering the definition in ORS 131.”
State v. Blair (1997) orctapp “er, expressly accuse defendant of attempted possession of a controlled substance: "COUNT 1 “ATTEMPTED POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE “The said defendant, on or about March 7,1996, in the County of Multnomah, State of Oregon, did unlawfully and knowingly attempt to possess…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 133.015(7) — 3 cases
State v. Cooper (1986) orctapp “ORS 133.015(7) states that a complaint shall contain: “A statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language * * * to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended * * See also ORS 132.”
State v. Hatley (1980) orctapp “The wording of the regulation appears to us to satisfy the "ordinary and concise” standard of ORS 133.015(7) 4 . State v. Keys, 25 Or App 15, 22 , 548 P2d 205 , rev den (1976).”
State v. Blair (1997) orctapp “er, expressly accuse defendant of attempted possession of a controlled substance: "COUNT 1 “ATTEMPTED POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE “The said defendant, on or about March 7,1996, in the County of Multnomah, State of Oregon, did unlawfully and knowingly attempt to possess…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 133.015(8) — 1 case
State v. Thomas (2008) orctapp “” Finally, ORS 133.015 sets out the requirements for the content of a complaint: “An information or complaint shall contain substantially the following: “(1) The name of the court in which it is filed; “(2) The title of the action; “(3) A statement that accuses the defendant or…”
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