Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.602 (2026)

Witness fees payable by county; method of payment; defense witness fees payable by defendant

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      136.602 Witness fees payable by county; method of payment; defense witness fees payable by defendant. (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the per diem fees and mileage and any expenses allowed under ORS 136.603 due to any witness in a grand jury proceeding, or any prosecution witness in a criminal action or proceeding in a circuit or justice court or before a committing magistrate shall be paid by the county in which the grand jury proceeding or criminal action or proceeding is held. Payment shall be made upon a claim verified by the witness, showing the number of days attended and the number of miles traveled, and a certified statement, prepared by the district attorney, justice of the peace or committing magistrate, showing the amounts due the witness.

      (2) The per diem fees and mileage due to any defense witness in a criminal action or proceeding in a circuit or justice court, or before a committing magistrate, and any expenses allowed the witness under ORS 136.603, shall be paid by the defendant. In the case of a defendant determined to be financially eligible for appointed counsel at state expense, these amounts may be paid pursuant to ORS 135.055. [1981 s.s. c.3 §63; 1983 c.401 §1; 1987 c.606 §3; 1989 c.171 §18; 1989 c.1053 §3; 2001 c.962 §87]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: State v. Ferman-Velasco, 41 P.3d 404 (Or. 2002).
State v. Ferman-Velasco, 41 P.3d 404 (Or. 2002). · cites it 13× “Both parties rely upon the interplay (or lack thereof) between two statutes — ORS 136.602(1) and ORS 161.665(1) — to support their conflicting contentions respecting the trial court’s order.”
State v. Ferman-Velasco, 971 P.2d 897 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 8× “Defendant argues that Hastings was wrongly decided and that under ORS 136.602, [1] the state *899 is financially responsible for its witnesses and a defendant is financially responsible only for his or her witnesses.”
State v. Davis, 505 P.3d 1057 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “The defendant is responsible for the costs of serving the subpoenas and for the costs, as provided in ORS 136.602, of witness per diem and mileage and for expenses allowed under ORS 136.”
State v. Pyle, 516 P.3d 273 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “The defendant is responsible for the costs of serving the subpoenas and for the costs, as provided in ORS 136.602, of witness per diem and mile- age and for expenses allowed under ORS 136.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.602(1) — 2 cases
State v. Ferman-Velasco, 41 P.3d 404 (Or. 2002). “Both parties rely upon the interplay (or lack thereof) between two statutes — ORS 136.602(1) and ORS 161.665(1) — to support their conflicting contentions respecting the trial court’s order.”
State v. Ferman-Velasco, 971 P.2d 897 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “Defendant argues that Hastings was wrongly decided and that under ORS 136.602, [1] the state *899 is financially responsible for its witnesses and a defendant is financially responsible only for his or her witnesses.”
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