Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 183.425 (2026)

Depositions or subpoena of material witness; discovery

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      183.425 Depositions or subpoena of material witness; discovery. (1) On petition of any party to a contested case, or upon the agency’s own motion, the agency may order that the testimony of any material witness may be taken by deposition in the manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil actions. Depositions may also be taken by the use of audio or audio-visual recordings. The petition shall set forth the name and address of the witness whose testimony is desired, a showing of the materiality of the testimony of the witness, and a request for an order that the testimony of such witness be taken before an officer named in the petition for that purpose. If the witness resides in this state and is unwilling to appear, the agency may issue a subpoena as provided in ORS 183.440, requiring the appearance of the witness before such officer.

      (2) An agency may, by rule, prescribe other methods of discovery which may be used in proceedings before the agency. [1971 c.734 §14; 1975 c.759 §11; 1979 c.593 §19; 1997 c.837 §6]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2021 · leading case: Larsen v. Bd. of Parole, 138 P.3d 16 (Or. Ct. App. 2006).
Larsen v. Bd. of Parole, 138 P.3d 16 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “415, providing for notice of a contested case proceeding; ORS 183.425 and ORS 183.440, providing for the deposition and subpoena of witnesses; and ORS 183.”
Campbell v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 518 P.2d 1042 (Or. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 2× “We agree with the. Board that ORS 183.425, by necessary implication, permit's the hearing officer to issue commissions for the taking of out-of-state depositions.”
Spray v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 624 P.2d 125 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “” ORS 183.425(2). The Board has adopted the Attorney General’s Model Rules of Procedure under the Act as its own rules of procedure.”
Kaib's Roving R.Ph. Agency, Inc. v. Emp. Dep't, 50 P.3d 1193 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “415, ORS 183.425, ORS 183.440, ORS 183.450, ORS 183.”
Ogden v. Bureau of Labor, 699 P.2d 189 (Or. 1985). “*107 In petitioning for review of this issue, the commissioner first stated that “ordinary discovery rules” were applicable, but in a supplemental memorandum, the commissioner asserted that “ordinary rules of discovery” do not apply to administrative hearings, that depositions…”
Larsen v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, 219 P.3d 28 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “418 (interpreters for the disabled in contested cases), ORS 183.425 (depositions and subpoenas of material witnesses), ORS 183.”
Liu v. Portland State Univ., 383 P.3d 294 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “417 (contested case hearing procedures); ORS 183.425 (depositions, subpoenas, other methods of discovery in contested case); ORS 183.”
Friends of Columbia Gorge v. Energy Fac. Siting Coun., 498 P.3d 875 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “” We note that the statutes set forth in ORS 183.310 (2)(a)(D) concern contested cases under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).”
Oregon Bus. Plan. Council v. Dep't of Land Conservation, & Dev., 619 P.2d 1291 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “* * *” ORS 183.425(1): "On petition of any party to a contested case, the agency may order that the testimony of any material witness may be taken by deposition in the manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil actions.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 183.425(1) — 2 cases
Ogden v. Bureau of Labor, 699 P.2d 189 (Or. 1985). “*107 In petitioning for review of this issue, the commissioner first stated that “ordinary discovery rules” were applicable, but in a supplemental memorandum, the commissioner asserted that “ordinary rules of discovery” do not apply to administrative hearings, that depositions…”
Oregon Bus. Plan. Council v. Dep't of Land Conservation, & Dev., 619 P.2d 1291 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “* * *” ORS 183.425(1): "On petition of any party to a contested case, the agency may order that the testimony of any material witness may be taken by deposition in the manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil actions.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 183.425(2) — 1 case
Spray v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 624 P.2d 125 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “” ORS 183.425(2). The Board has adopted the Attorney General’s Model Rules of Procedure under the Act as its own rules of procedure.”
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