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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 135.983: Court inquiry into defendant’s immigration status prohibited.

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  1. 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
  2. 14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally
  3. Chapter 135 — Arraignment and Pretrial Provisions

(1) The court may not inquire into a defendant’s immigration status, and may not require a defendant to disclose the defendant’s immigration status, at any time during a criminal proceeding.

      (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit a defendant from knowingly and voluntarily disclosing to the court the defendant’s immigration status at any time during the criminal proceeding.

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