{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-133.621","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 133.621","heading":"Medical procedures; immunity from liability for performing.","body":"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.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 133 — Arrest and Related Procedures; Search and Seizure; Extradition"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors133.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"45be5b6d3df65376351ca751b973873c1c89b684906dd397de3ed8b3311ffad9","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-133.620","next":"us-or/ors-133.623"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}