Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.600 (2026)

Certain civil procedures applicable in criminal context

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      136.600 Certain civil procedures applicable in criminal context. The provisions of ORS 44.150 and ORCP 39 B and 55 A(6)(d) and 55 B(4) apply in criminal actions, examinations and proceedings. [Formerly 139.110; 1979 c.284 §115; 1989 c.980 §6; 2023 c.302 §5]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2022 · leading case: State v. Gonzalez, 852 P.2d 851 (Or. Ct. App. 1993).
State v. Gonzalez, 852 P.2d 851 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 10× “ORS 136.600 makes specific provisions of ORCP applicable to criminal proceedings: "The provisions of ORS 44.”
State v. Cartwright, 20 P.3d 223 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “ORS 136.600 (incorporating ORCP 55 G). 10 Rule 17(c) provides: “A subpoena may also command the person to whom it is directed to produce the books, papers, documents or other objects designated therein.”
Dunwoody v. Handskill Corp., 60 P.3d 1135 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). “150 (sheriff, deputy, or appointee is “authorized and required” to break into building in which witness is concealed to serve subpoena); ORS 136.600 (extending provisions of ORCP 55 G and ORS 44.”
State v. Burleson, 160 P.3d 624 (Or. 2007). “3 ORCP 55 G, operating in conjunction with ORS 136.600, also does not apply to this proceeding.”
State v. Bassine, 71 P.3d 72 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). “ORS 136.600; see State v. Cartwright, 173 Or App 59 , 66 n 9, 20 P3d 223 (2001), rev allowed, 333 Or 399 (2002).”
State v. Baker/jay, 221 P.3d 749 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “Courts are authorized to enforce subpoenas through the contempt power: “Disobedience to a subpoena or a refusal to be sworn or answer as a witness may be punished as contempt by a *121 court before whom the action is pending or by the judge or justice issuing the subpoena.”
State v. Lorenzo, 459 P.3d 268 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “ORCP 55 G applies in criminal proceedings, ORS 136.600, and provides: “Disobedience to a subpoena or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness may be punished as contempt by a court before whom the action is pending or by the judge or justice issuing the subpoena.”
State v. McGee, 220 P.3d 50 (Or. 2009). · cites it 5× “015(2), is not limited to disobedience to process or court orders; it applies to a number of other willful acts, including: “(e) Violation of a statutory provision that specifically subjects the person to the contempt power of the court.”
State v. Pyle, 516 P.3d 273 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “” ORCP 55 G (made applicable to criminal actions by ORS 136.600). The power of a court to impose sanctions for con- tempt is an inherent judicial power, and such sanctions and order of the interrogation of witnesses and the presentation of evidence so as to make the proceedings…”
State v. Smith, 843 P.2d 1015 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). “” ORS 136.600 provides: “The provisions of ORS 44.”
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