{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-136.655","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 136.655","heading":"Spouse as witness.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in all criminal actions in which a spouse in a marriage is the party accused, the other spouse is a competent witness, but neither spouse shall be compelled or allowed to testify in a criminal action, except as provided in ORS 40.255.\n      (2) There is no privilege under this section, or under ORS 40.255 in all criminal actions in which a spouse is charged with bigamy or with an offense or attempted offense against the person or property of the other spouse or of a child of either, or with an offense against the person or property of a third person committed in the course of committing or attempting to commit an offense against the other spouse.","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":"7f37b3bb48746d6a71d39dad65f3c1801efaffbeb063ec5d2b9a33faee001358","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-136.650","next":"us-or/ors-136.660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}