Oregon Statutes 136.575 – Forms of subpoenas
Subpoenas authorized by ORS § 136.557 to 136.567 shall be substantially in the following form:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 136.575
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- 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.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(1) By a magistrate:
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To A______ B______:
You are hereby commanded to appear before C. D., (adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness on the examination of a criminal charge against E. F. on behalf of (the state, city or the defendant, as the case may be).
Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.
(Adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction, as in the body of the subpoena.)
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(2) By the district attorney:
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To A______ B______:
You are hereby commanded to appear before (the grand jury of the County of ______ or the Circuit Court for the County of ______, as the case may be), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness (before the grand jury or in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F., as the case may be).
Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.
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(3) By the city attorney:
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To A______ B______:
You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of ______, at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of ______ against E. F.
Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.
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(4) By the clerk:
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To A______ B______:
You are hereby commanded to appear before the Circuit Court for the County of ______ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.
Witness my name and the seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.
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(5) By the clerk of a municipal court:
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To A______ B______:
You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of ______ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of ______ against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.
Witness my name and seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.
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(6) By an attorney of record of a defendant:
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To A______ B______:
You are hereby commanded to appear before (the Circuit Court for the County of ______ or the Municipal Court for the City of ______, as the case may be) at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the (State of Oregon or the City of ______, as the case may be) against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.
Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.
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