Oregon Statutes 419A.256 – When transcript of proceeding is part of record of case; access to transcript; disclosure
(1)(a) Once prepared and filed with the court, a transcript of a juvenile court proceeding is part of the record of the case maintained by the clerk of the court under ORS § 419A.255 (1) and is subject to the provisions of ORS § 419A.255 governing access and disclosure.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419A.256
- Adjudicated youth: means a person who has been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS § 419C. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Court: means the juvenile court. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- 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.
- Guardian: means guardian of the person and not guardian of the estate. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Juvenile court: means the court having jurisdiction of juvenile matters in the several counties of this state. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Parent: means the biological or adoptive mother and the legal parent of the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- victim: includes the legal guardian of the minor. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Ward: means a person within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS § 419B. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Young person: means a person who has been found responsible except for insanity under ORS § 419C. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
- Youth: means a person under 18 years of age who is alleged to have committed an act that is a violation, or, if done by an adult would constitute a violation, of a law or ordinance of the United States or a state, county or city. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
(b) Notwithstanding ORS § 419A.255, if a transcript, audio recording or video recording has been prepared in any proceeding under ORS Chapter 419C, the victim, child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or young person or the parent or guardian of the child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or young person may obtain a copy at no cost.
(2) If the court finds that the child, ward, youth, adjudicated youth or parent or guardian of the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth is eligible for court-appointed counsel at state expense, the court shall order, upon motion, the transcript or part of the transcript to be furnished. The transcript or part of the transcript furnished under this subsection must be paid for in the same manner as furnished transcripts are paid for in criminal cases.
(3) The official audio, video or other recording of a juvenile court proceeding shall be withheld from public inspection but is open to inspection by the persons described in ORS § 419A.255 (1)(b)(A) to (Q).
(4) With a finding of good cause and subject to any conditions the court finds appropriate, the court may provide a copy of the audio or video recording of a juvenile court proceeding to persons described in ORS § 419A.255 (1)(b)(A), (I), (J) and (M) to (Q). [2005 c.451 § 3; 2007 c.609 § 9; 2013 c.417 § 4; 2014 c.71 4,5; 2021 c.489 § 53; 2021 c.597 § 27a]