(1) The district attorney shall attend the terms of all courts having jurisdiction of public offenses within the district attorney’s county, and, except as otherwise provided in this section, conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for such offenses therein.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 8.660

  • City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) A district attorney shall not conduct prosecutions under this section when:

(a) A city attorney is prosecuting a violation under ORS Chapter 153; or

(b) The district attorney is prohibited from appearing in a violation proceeding under the provisions of ORS § 153.076. [Amended by 1975 c.451 § 170; 1981 c.626 § 1; 1981 c.692 § 6a; 1999 c.1051 § 116]

 

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