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Or. Rev. Stat. § 135.375 (2026)

Pleading to offenses in other counties

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      135.375 Pleading to offenses in other counties. (1) As used in this section:

      (a) “Initiating county” means the county in which the defendant appears for the purpose of entering a plea to a criminal charge.

      (b) “Responding county” means a county in which another criminal charge is pending against the defendant entering a plea in the initiating county.

      (2) Upon entry of a plea of guilty or no contest, or after conviction on a plea of not guilty, if a charge is pending against the defendant for a crime that is within the jurisdiction of a coordinate court of a responding county in the state, the defendant may state in writing that the defendant desires:

      (a) To waive venue and trial in the responding county;

      (b) To waive indictment by the grand jury of the responding county;

      (c) To plead guilty or no contest; and

      (d) To consent to disposition of the case by the court in the initiating county.

      (3) Upon receipt of the request and the written approval of the district attorney of the initiating county, the clerk of the court of the initiating county shall notify the court and the district attorney of the responding county.

      (4) Upon receipt of written approval from the district attorney of the responding county, the court of the initiating county may allow the defendant to enter the plea.

      (5) The original judgment entered by the court of the initiating county after the defendant enters a plea under subsection (4) of this section is the same for all purposes as a judgment of the court of the responding county. [1973 c.836 §165; 1991 c.111 §11; 2017 c.252 §15]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1991 · leading case: State v. Evans, 625 P.2d 1300 (Or. 1981).
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State v. Evans, 625 P.2d 1300 (Or. 1981). “[3] The requirements imposed by statute upon the receiving of pleas of guilty in criminal cases, particularly those based upon plea bargaining, are such as to make even those proceedings "technical and complex.”
State v. Evans, 625 P.2d 1300 (Or. 1981). “, ORS 135.375, 135.385, 135.390, 135.395, 135.”
State v. Carrillo, 804 P.2d 1161 (Or. 1991). “” ORS 135.375(6), 137.175 and 161.565(2). Once again, we admonish trial judges that they should not sign documents entitled “judgment order.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 135.375(6) — 1 case
State v. Carrillo, 804 P.2d 1161 (Or. 1991). “” ORS 135.375(6), 137.175 and 161.565(2). Once again, we admonish trial judges that they should not sign documents entitled “judgment order.”
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