{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-136.575","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 136.575","heading":"Forms of subpoenas.","body":"Subpoenas authorized by ORS 136.557 to 136.567 shall be substantially in the following form:\n      (1) By a magistrate:\nIN THE NAME OF THE\nSTATE OF OREGON\n(or CITY OF ______)\nTo A______ B______:\n      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).\n      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.\nG. H.\n      (Adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction, as in the body of the subpoena.)\n      (2) By the district attorney:\nIN THE NAME OF THE\nSTATE OF OREGON\nTo A______ B______:\n      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).\n      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.\nG. H., District Attorney.\n      (3) By the city attorney:\nIN THE NAME OF THE\nCITY OF ______\nTo A______ B______:\n      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.\n      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.\nG. H., City Attorney.\n      (4) By the clerk:\nIN THE NAME OF THE\nSTATE OF OREGON\nTo A______ B______:\n      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.\n      Witness my name and the seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.\nG. H., Clerk.\n      (5) By the clerk of a municipal court:\nIN THE NAME OF THE\nCITY OF ______\nTo A______ B______:\n      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.\n      Witness my name and seal of said court, affixed at ______, the ___ day of ______, 2___.\nG. H., Clerk.\n      (6) By an attorney of record of a defendant:\nIN THE NAME OF THE\nSTATE OF OREGON\n(or CITY OF ______)\nTo A______ B______:\n      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.\n      Dated the ___ day of ______, 2___.\nG. H., Attorney of Record of Defendant.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 136 — Criminal Trials"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors136.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"adcd197f3eac3b8b870c5166af60fd0c6f2fe0863f1e041f51cfe3deb227efda","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-136.570","next":"us-or/ors-136.580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}