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Or. Rev. Stat. § 40.385 (2026)

Rule 615. Exclusion of witnesses

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      40.385 Rule 615. Exclusion of witnesses. At the request of a party the court may order witnesses excluded until the time of final argument, and it may make the order of its own motion. This rule does not authorize exclusion of:

      (1) A party who is a natural person;

      (2) An officer or employee of a party which is not a natural person designated as its representative by its attorney;

      (3) A person whose presence is shown by a party to be essential to the presentation of the party’s cause; or

      (4) The victim in a criminal case. [1981 c.892 §56; 1987 c.2 §5; 2003 c.14 §20]

 

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