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Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.575 (2026)

Forms of subpoenas

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      136.575 Forms of subpoenas. Subpoenas authorized by ORS 136.557 to 136.567 shall be substantially in the following form:

      (1) By a magistrate:

______________________________________________________________________________

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

(or CITY OF ______)

 

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before C. D., (adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness on the examination of a criminal charge against E. F. on behalf of (the state, city or the defendant, as the case may be).

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

 

G. H.

      (Adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction, as in the body of the subpoena.)

______________________________________________________________________________

      (2) By the district attorney:

______________________________________________________________________________

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

 

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before (the grand jury of the County of ______ or the Circuit Court for the County of ______, as the case may be), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness (before the grand jury or in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F., as the case may be).

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

 

G. H., District Attorney.

______________________________________________________________________________

      (3) By the city attorney:

______________________________________________________________________________

IN THE NAME OF THE

CITY OF ______

 

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of ______, at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of ______ against E. F.

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

 

G. H., City Attorney.

______________________________________________________________________________

      (4) By the clerk:

______________________________________________________________________________

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

 

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before the Circuit Court for the County of ______ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

      Witness my name and the seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.

 

G. H., Clerk.

______________________________________________________________________________

      (5) By the clerk of a municipal court:

______________________________________________________________________________

IN THE NAME OF THE

CITY OF ______

 

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of ______ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of ______ against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

      Witness my name and seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.

 

G. H., Clerk.

______________________________________________________________________________

      (6) By an attorney of record of a defendant:

______________________________________________________________________________

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

(or CITY OF ______)

 

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before (the Circuit Court for the County of ______ or the Municipal Court for the City of ______, as the case may be) at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the (State of Oregon or the City of ______, as the case may be) against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

 

G. H., Attorney of Record of Defendant.

______________________________________________________________________________ [Formerly 139.070; 1977 c.746 §6; 1981 c.174 §2]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2022 · leading case: State v. Cartwright, 85 P.3d 305 (Or. 2004).
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State v. Cartwright, 85 P.3d 305 (Or. 2004). · cites it 8× “2 Another provision, ORS 136.575, sets out the various permissible forms of subpoenas.”
State v. Bray, 383 P.3d 883 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “” ORS 136.575 provides a template for a subpoena directed to an individual, and ORS 136.”
State v. Belden, 499 P.3d 783 (Or. 2021). “” ORS 136.575(2). Understandably, then, as with defendant’s argument regarding the continuance, the majority does not rule for defendant on that basis either.”
State v. Spada, 594 P.2d 815 (Or. 1979). “580 provides: "If books, papers or documents are required, a direction to the following effect shall be added to the form provided in ORS 136.575: 'And you are required, also, to bring with you the following: (describing intelligibly the books, papers or documents required).”
State v. Running, 87 P.3d 656 (Or. 2004). “580, the statute governing the issuance of subpoenas duces tecum 12 That statute provides: *558 “(1) If books, papers or documents are required, a direction to the following effect shall be added to the form provided in ORS 136.575: ‘And you are required, also, to bring with you…”
State v. McGee, 220 P.3d 50 (Or. 2009). · cites it 2× “580(1) provides: “If books, papers or documents are required, a direction to the following effect shall be added to the form provided in ORS 136.575: ‘And you are required, also, to bring with you the following: (describing intelligibly the books, papers or documents required).”
State v. Davis, 505 P.3d 1057 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “580(1) provides: “If books, papers or documents are required, a direction to the follow- ing effect shall be added to the form provided in ORS 136.575: ‘And you are required, also, to bring with you the following: (describing intelligibly the books, papers or documents required).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.575(1) — 1 case
State v. Cartwright, 85 P.3d 305 (Or. 2004). “2 Another provision, ORS 136.575, sets out the various permissible forms of subpoenas.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.575(2) — 2 cases
State v. Belden, 499 P.3d 783 (Or. 2021). “” ORS 136.575(2). Understandably, then, as with defendant’s argument regarding the continuance, the majority does not rule for defendant on that basis either.”
State v. Cartwright, 85 P.3d 305 (Or. 2004). “2 Another provision, ORS 136.575, sets out the various permissible forms of subpoenas.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.575(4) — 1 case
State v. Cartwright, 85 P.3d 305 (Or. 2004). “2 Another provision, ORS 136.575, sets out the various permissible forms of subpoenas.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.575(6) — 2 cases
State v. Cartwright, 85 P.3d 305 (Or. 2004). “2 Another provision, ORS 136.575, sets out the various permissible forms of subpoenas.”
State v. McGee, 220 P.3d 50 (Or. 2009). “580(1) provides: “If books, papers or documents are required, a direction to the following effect shall be added to the form provided in ORS 136.575: ‘And you are required, also, to bring with you the following: (describing intelligibly the books, papers or documents required).”
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