Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.575
Forms of subpoenas
Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 136 — Criminal Trials · Status: effective
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- Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.575, Forms of subpoenas, Oregon, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2467672
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Subpoenas authorized by ORS 136.557 to 136.567 shall be substantially in the following form:
(1) By a magistrate:
______________________________________________________________________________
(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___.
(Adding the name of office and place of jurisdiction, as in the body of the subpoena.)
______________________________________________________________________________
(2) By the district attorney:
______________________________________________________________________________
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:
______________________________________________________________________________
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:
______________________________________________________________________________
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:
______________________________________________________________________________
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:
______________________________________________________________________________
(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.
______________________________________________________________________________