Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.240 (2026)
Challenge of accepted juror
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136.240 Challenge of accepted juror. If the peremptory challenges of the moving party are not already exhausted, the court may for good cause shown permit a challenge to be taken to any juror before the jury is completed and sworn, notwithstanding the juror challenged may have been theretofore accepted.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1978–2010 · leading case: Monahan v. Belleque, 227 P.3d 777 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
Monahan v. Belleque, 227 P.3d 777 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “280 (emphasis added); see ORS 136.240 (allowing a court to permit a challenge for good cause shown “before the jury is completed and sworn”).”
State v. Mulvihill, 582 P.2d 43 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “Permitting a defendant to exercise a peremptory challenge in an untimely manner is permitted but not required by ORS 136.240. 2 The question is directed to the trial court’s discretion.”
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