ORS 133.621: Medical procedures; immunity from liability for performing.
Where this section sits in the code
- 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
- 14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally
- Chapter 133 — Arrest and Related Procedures; Search and Seizure; Extradition
A duly licensed physician, or a person acting under the direction or control of a duly licensed physician, may withdraw bodily substances, pierce human tissue, perform medical tests and procedures and otherwise use medical procedures to gather evidence in a criminal investigation. A duly licensed physician, or a person acting under the direction or control of a duly licensed physician, shall not be held civilly liable for gathering potential evidence in a criminal investigation in a medically acceptable manner at the request of a peace officer. The civil immunity granted in this section is not conditioned upon the existence of probable cause, the existence of a search warrant or the existence of a court order. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a duly licensed physician to act at the request of a peace officer.
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