Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200 (2026)

Notice of availability of diversion; petition; form; contents

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      813.200 Notice of availability of diversion; petition; form; contents. (1) The court shall inform at arraignment a defendant charged with the offense of driving while under the influence of intoxicants as defined in ORS 813.010 or a city ordinance conforming thereto that a diversion agreement may be available if the defendant meets the criteria set out in ORS 813.215 and files with the court a petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.

      (2) The petition forms for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement shall be available to a defendant at the court.

      (3) The form of the petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement and the information and blanks contained therein shall be determined by the Supreme Court under ORS 1.525. The petition forms made available to a defendant by any city or state court shall conform to the requirements adopted by the Supreme Court.

      (4) In addition to any other information required by the Supreme Court to be contained in a petition for a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement, the petition shall include:

      (a) A plea of guilty or no contest to the charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicants signed by the defendant;

      (b) An agreement by the defendant to complete at an agency or organization designated by the city or state court a screening interview to determine the possible existence and degree of an alcohol or drug abuse problem;

      (c) An agreement by the defendant to complete, at defendant’s own expense based on defendant’s ability to pay, the program of treatment:

      (A) Indicated as necessary by the screening interview; or

      (B) If ordered by the court under ORS 813.640 after the court receives at least two negative reports;

      (d) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, an agreement by the defendant to not use intoxicants during the diversion period and to comply fully with the laws of this state designed to discourage the use of intoxicants;

      (e) A notice to the defendant that the diversion agreement will be considered to be violated if the court receives notice that the defendant at any time during the diversion period committed the offense of driving while under the influence of intoxicants or committed a violation of ORS 811.170;

      (f) An agreement by the defendant to keep the court advised of the defendant’s current mailing address at all times during the diversion period;

      (g) A waiver by the defendant of any former jeopardy rights under the federal and state Constitutions and ORS 131.505 to 131.525 in any subsequent action upon the charge or any other offenses based upon the same criminal episode;

      (h) A sworn statement, as defined in ORS 162.055, by the defendant certifying that the defendant meets the criteria set out in ORS 813.215 to be eligible to enter into the driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement;

      (i) An agreement by the defendant to pay court-appointed attorney fees as determined by the court; and

      (j) An agreement by the defendant to pay restitution if ordered by the court under ORS 137.108.

      (5) A person may use intoxicants during the diversion period if:

      (a) The person consumes sacramental wine given or provided as part of a religious rite or service;

      (b) The person has a valid prescription for a substance and the person takes the substance as directed; or

      (c) The person is using a nonprescription drug, as defined in ORS 689.005, in accordance with the directions for use that are printed on the label for that nonprescription drug. [1983 c.338 §369; 1985 c.16 §191; 1987 c.441 §4; 2003 c.816 §1; 2011 c.468 §3; 2013 c.78 §4; 2015 c.318 §50; 2017 c.655 §9]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 46 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: State v. Colgrove, 521 P.3d 456 (Or. 2022).
State v. Colgrove, 521 P.3d 456 (Or. 2022). · cites it 2× “See ORS 813.200 - 813.270 (governing the diversion program for per- sons charged with DUII).”
State v. Wright, 131 P.3d 838 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “ORS 813.200(1). The defendant must submit a “sworn statement” to the court “certifying” her eligibility.”
State v. Merrill, 492 P.3d 722 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “Defendant pleaded no contest to the charge and entered diversion, as allowed by ORS 813.200 to 813.270. Upon finding that defendant did not satisfy the terms of her diversion agreement, the trial court terminated diversion and entered the judgment of conviction in accordance…”
State v. Boots, 848 P.2d 76 (Or. 1993). · cites it 2× “[16] The Oregon Revised Statutes in ORS Chapter 135 and in ORS 813.200 use the phrase "former jeopardy" in lieu of "double jeopardy," and the Legislative Council Committee has adopted that phrase for section and chapter titles in ORS Chapter 131 and elsewhere.”
Dyrdahl v. Dep't of Transp., 131 P.3d 770 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “ORS 813.200. If the driver does so, the driver must plead guilty or no contest to the charge, but the circuit court must stay the proceedings and withhold judgment.”
State v. Redick, 491 P.3d 87 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “1 Defendant pleaded guilty to DUII and entered diversion, as described by ORS 813.200 to 813.270. He later admitted violating the terms of the diversion agree- ment, and the trial court terminated diversion and entered an amended judgment of conviction in accordance with ORS 813.”
State v. Flores, 505 P.3d 507 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “We understand the trial court’s state- ment that “the legislative intent with the diversion package” is that “intoxicants are intoxicants” to mean that, because the diversion statutes that govern the conditions of diversion require a defendant to agree to “not use intoxicants,”…”
State v. Orueta, 164 P.3d 267 (Or. 2007). · cites it 2× “See ORS 813.200 to 813.270 (describing diversion).”
State v. Donathan, 383 P.3d 946 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “Under those statutes, a defendant must plead guilty or no contest as part of the diversion process, see ORS 813.200(4)(a), yet the plea does not lead to a predicate conviction for purposes of ORS 813.”
State v. Romanov, 149 P.3d 1224 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “We begin with the diversion proceeding. Under a diversion agreement, a defendant pleads guilty and participates in court-ordered treatment in exchange for the court suspending entry of a judgment of conviction.”
State v. Young, 103 P.3d 1180 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “, ORS 813.200(4)(d) (requiring petition for diversion to include defendant’s agreement “to not use intoxicants in conjunction with the * * * operation of a motor vehicle”); ORS 813.”
State v. Lagrassa, 230 P.3d 96 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “ORS 813.200(4). If the petition is allowed, the plea is accepted by the court but entry of a judgment of conviction is withheld pending completion of the agreement to comply with the terms of the diversion petition.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(1) — 1 case
State v. Wright, 131 P.3d 838 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “ORS 813.200(1). The defendant must submit a “sworn statement” to the court “certifying” her eligibility.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(4) — 4 cases
State v. Lagrassa, 230 P.3d 96 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “ORS 813.200(4). If the petition is allowed, the plea is accepted by the court but entry of a judgment of conviction is withheld pending completion of the agreement to comply with the terms of the diversion petition.”
State v. Lindholm, 346 Or. App. 386 (Or. Ct. App. 2026).
State v. Lindholm, 346 Or. App. 386 (Or. Ct. App. 2026).
State v. Crisafi, 350 P.3d 519 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(4)(a) — 5 cases
State v. Donathan, 383 P.3d 946 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “Under those statutes, a defendant must plead guilty or no contest as part of the diversion process, see ORS 813.200(4)(a), yet the plea does not lead to a predicate conviction for purposes of ORS 813.”
State v. Gaino, 149 P.3d 1229 (Or. Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Peck, 538 P.3d 1223 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Anderson, 171 P.3d 972 (Or. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Peck (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(4)(c) — 2 cases
State v. Ellis, 199 P.3d 359 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Zook, 476 P.3d 508 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(4)(d) — 3 cases
State v. Young, 103 P.3d 1180 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “, ORS 813.200(4)(d) (requiring petition for diversion to include defendant’s agreement “to not use intoxicants in conjunction with the * * * operation of a motor vehicle”); ORS 813.”
State v. Flores, 505 P.3d 507 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “We understand the trial court’s state- ment that “the legislative intent with the diversion package” is that “intoxicants are intoxicants” to mean that, because the diversion statutes that govern the conditions of diversion require a defendant to agree to “not use intoxicants,”…”
State v. Zook, 476 P.3d 508 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(4)(e) — 1 case
State v. Ellis, 199 P.3d 359 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(4)(h) — 1 case
State v. Wright, 131 P.3d 838 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “ORS 813.200(1). The defendant must submit a “sworn statement” to the court “certifying” her eligibility.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.200(4)(i) — 3 cases
State v. Reed, 249 P.3d 557 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
State v. Zook, 476 P.3d 508 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Reed, 249 P.3d 557 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
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