{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-419b.040","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 419B.040","heading":"Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings on child abuse.","body":"(1) In the case of abuse of a child, the privileges created in ORS 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 419B.010 to 419B.050.\n      (2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 419B.010 to 419B.050, either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other.","path":["11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services","34. Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections","Chapter 419B — Juvenile Code: Dependency"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"36220d93ddfff6fd5ec38b6ec49311c0989f5a072d7c5ab8bfe7e3a003c248af","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-419b.035","next":"us-or/ors-419b.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}