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ORS 136.575: Forms of subpoenas.

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  1. 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
  2. 14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally
  3. Chapter 136 — Criminal Trials

Subpoenas authorized by ORS 136.557 to 136.567 shall be substantially in the following form:

      (1) By a magistrate:

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

(or CITY OF ______)

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before C. D., (adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness on the examination of a criminal charge against E. F. on behalf of (the state, city or the defendant, as the case may be).

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

G. H.

      (Adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction, as in the body of the subpoena.)

      (2) By the district attorney:

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before (the grand jury of the County of ______ or the Circuit Court for the County of ______, as the case may be), at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness (before the grand jury or in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F., as the case may be).

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

G. H., District Attorney.

      (3) By the city attorney:

IN THE NAME OF THE

CITY OF ______

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of ______, at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of ______ against E. F.

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

G. H., City Attorney.

      (4) By the clerk:

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before the Circuit Court for the County of ______ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the State of Oregon against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

      Witness my name and the seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.

G. H., Clerk.

      (5) By the clerk of a municipal court:

IN THE NAME OF THE

CITY OF ______

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before the Municipal Court for the City of ______ at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the City of ______ against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

      Witness my name and seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.

G. H., Clerk.

      (6) By an attorney of record of a defendant:

IN THE NAME OF THE

STATE OF OREGON

(or CITY OF ______)

To A______ B______:

      You are hereby commanded to appear before (the Circuit Court for the County of ______ or the Municipal Court for the City of ______, as the case may be) at (naming the place), on (stating the day and hour), as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by the (State of Oregon or the City of ______, as the case may be) against E. F. on behalf of the defendant.

      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.

G. H., Attorney of Record of Defendant.

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