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Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.337 (2026)

Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide counsel for eligible petitioners

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      144.337 Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide counsel for eligible petitioners. (1) Pursuant to ORS 151.216 and 151.219, the Oregon Public Defense Commission shall provide for the representation of financially eligible persons petitioning for review under ORS 144.335.

      (2) If the commission determines that a person petitioning for review under ORS 144.335 is not financially eligible for appointed counsel at state expense, the commission shall promptly notify the person of the determination and of the person’s right to request review of the determination by the Court of Appeals. The person may request review of the commission’s determination by filing a motion in the Court of Appeals no later than 60 days after the date of the commission’s notice.

      (3) The determination of the Court of Appeals under subsection (2) of this section as to whether the person is financially eligible is final. [1973 c.694 §25; 2001 c.962 §31; 2003 c.420 §1; 2023 c.281 §33]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1983–2017 · leading case: Ayres v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 97 P.3d 1 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
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Ayres v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 97 P.3d 1 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “See ORS 144.337 (statutory right to representation by public defense services counsel is limited to judicial review by the Court of Appeals under ORS 144.”
Haynes v. Bd. of Parole (Or. 2017). · cites it 6× “3 Petitioner also argues that he is entitled to that remedy as a matter of the due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Haynes v. Bd. of Parole (Or. 2017). · cites it 6× “3 Petitioner also argues that he is entitled to that remedy as a matter of the due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Wisotsky v. State Bd., 660 P.2d 213 (Or. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “ORS 144.337 provides: “Persons petitioning for review under ORS 144.”
Myers v. Peterson, 744 F. Supp. 976 (D. Or. 1989). “ORS 144.337. Petitioner contends that his statutory right to counsel is meaningless unless that counsel is effective.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.337(1) — 2 cases
Haynes v. Bd. of Parole (Or. 2017). “3 Petitioner also argues that he is entitled to that remedy as a matter of the due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Haynes v. Bd. of Parole (Or. 2017). “3 Petitioner also argues that he is entitled to that remedy as a matter of the due process guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
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