Oregon Statutes 419B.881 – Disclosure; scope; when required; exceptions; breach of duty to disclose
(1) In all proceedings brought under ORS § 419B.100 or 419B.500, each party, including the state, shall disclose to each other party and to a guardian ad litem appointed under ORS § 419B.231 the following information and material within the possession or under the control of the party:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419B.881
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Gender identity: means an individual's gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether the identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that associated with the gender assigned to the individual at birth. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Sexual orientation: means an individual's actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(a) The names and addresses of all persons the party intends to call as witnesses at any stage of the hearing, together with any relevant written or recorded statements or memoranda of any oral statements of such persons;
(b) Any written or recorded statements or memoranda of any oral statements made either by the parent or by the child to any other party or agent for any other party;
(c) Any reports or statements of experts who will be called as witnesses, including the results of any physical or mental examinations and of comparisons or experiments that the party intends to offer in evidence at the hearing; and
(d) Any books, papers, documents or photographs that the party intends to offer in evidence at the hearing, or that were obtained from or belong to any other party.
(2)(a) Disclosure under subsection (1) of this section must be made as soon as practicable following the filing of a petition and no later than:
(A) Thirty days after a petition alleging jurisdiction has been filed.
(B) Three days before any review hearing, except for information received or discovered less than three days prior to the hearing.
(C) Ten days before a permanency hearing or a termination trial, except for information received or discovered less than 10 days prior to the hearing or trial.
(b) The court may supervise the exercise of discovery to the extent necessary to insure that it proceeds properly and expeditiously.
(3)(a) When a ward has been placed in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services for care, placement and supervision under ORS § 419B.337, the department shall disclose to all parties the case plan developed under ORS § 419B.343, modifications to the case plan and any written material or information about services provided to the ward, or to the ward’s parent or parents, under the case plan.
(b) Disclosure under this subsection must be made within 10 days of:
(A) Completion or modification of the case plan; and
(B) Receipt by the department of the written material or information about services provided under the case plan.
(4) The obligation to disclose is an ongoing obligation and if a party finds, either before or during the hearing, additional material or information that is subject to disclosure, the information or material shall be promptly disclosed.
(5) The following material and information need not be disclosed:
(a) Attorney work product; and
(b) Transcripts, recordings or memoranda of testimony of witnesses before the grand jury, except transcripts or recordings of testimony of a party to the current juvenile court proceeding.
(6) A party may not disclose a record of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in ORS § 409.225, under this section unless:
(a) The department determines, in written findings, that failure to disclose the record is reasonably likely to jeopardize the child’s safety or well-being; or
(b) The child or the child’s attorney consents to the disclosure.
(7) Upon a showing of good cause, the court may at any time order that specified disclosure be denied, restricted or deferred or make such other order as is appropriate.
(8) Upon request of a party, the court may permit a showing of good cause for denial or regulation of disclosure by the parties or the contents of subpoenaed materials, or portion of the showing, to be made in camera. A record shall be made of the proceeding.
(9) If the court enters an order following an in camera showing, the entire record of the showing shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court, to be made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal. The trial court may, after disposition, unseal the record.
(10) When some parts of certain material are subject to disclosure and other parts are not, as much of the material as is subject to disclosure shall be disclosed.
(11) Upon being notified of any breach of a duty to disclose material or information, the court may:
(a) Order the violating party to permit inspection of the material;
(b) Grant a continuance;
(c) Refuse to permit the witness to testify;
(d) Refuse to receive in evidence the material that was not disclosed; or
(e) Enter such other order as the court considers appropriate. [Formerly 419B.300; 2005 c.450 § 9; 2013 c.439 § 1; 2023 c.129 § 3]