(1) The juvenile court, after a hearing, except as provided in ORS § 419C.364 or 419C.370, may waive a youth under 15 years of age at the time the act was committed to circuit court for prosecution as an adult if:

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(a) The youth is represented by counsel during the waiver proceedings;

(b) The juvenile court makes the findings required under ORS § 419C.349 (2); and

(c) The youth is alleged to have committed an act or acts that if committed by an adult would constitute one or more of the following crimes:

(A) Murder or any aggravated form thereof under ORS § 163.095, 163.107 or 163.115;

(B) Rape in the first degree under ORS § 163.375 (1)(a);

(C) Sodomy in the first degree under ORS § 163.405 (1)(a); or

(D) Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree under ORS § 163.411 (1)(a).

(2) Notwithstanding ORS § 419A.255, the district attorney may provide to the victim, at the request of the victim and pursuant to a protective order, a copy of the court’s written waiver findings and determination, if any, regardless of whether the victim appeared at the hearing or presented information to the court. [1993 c.33 § 214; 1993 c.546 § 79; 1995 c.422 § 78; 2019 c.634 § 17; 2019 c.635 § 24; 2021 c.474 § 8]