Oregon Statutes 430.738 – Privileges not applicable to abuse proceedings
(1) In the case of abuse of an adult, the privileges created in ORS § 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding an adult’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 430.735 to 430.765.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 430.738
- 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.
(2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 430.735 to 430.765, either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other.
(3) As used in this section, ‘abuse’ and ‘adult’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 430.735. [2021 c.323 § 2]
430.738 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 430 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.