Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.655
Spouse as witness
Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 136 — Criminal Trials · Status: effective
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- Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.655, Spouse as witness, Oregon, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2467705
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(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.
(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.