ORS 153.036
Venue


(1)

A violation proceeding may be commenced in:

(a)

The county in which the violation was committed; or

(b)

Any other county whose county seat is a shorter distance by road from the place where the violation was committed than is the county seat of the county in which the violation was committed.

(2)

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(a)

If a violation proceeding is commenced in the county in which the violation was committed, the proceeding may be commenced in a circuit or justice court of the county or, if the violation was committed within a city, in the municipal court.

(b)

If a violation proceeding is commenced in a county other than the county in which the violation was committed, the proceeding may be commenced:

(A)

In a circuit court;

(B)

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 51.050 (Criminal jurisdiction) that limit the jurisdiction of justice courts to offenses committed within the county, in a justice court; or

(C)

If the violation was committed within a city, in the municipal court of the city.

(3)

A Central Violations Bureau established under ORS 153.806 (Central Violations Bureau) may conduct violation proceedings for a violation commenced in circuit court notwithstanding the county in which the proceeding is commenced.

(4)

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(a)

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, if a violation proceeding is commenced in a county other than the county in which the violation was committed, at the request of the defendant the place of trial may be changed to the county in which the violation was committed. A request for a change of the place of trial shall be made prior to the date set for the trial and shall be governed by the provisions of ORS 131.305 (Place of trial) to 131.415 (Conveyance of defendant in custody after change of venue) relating to change of venue.

(b)

A defendant may not request that the place of trial be changed if the violation was committed within a city and the proceeding is commenced in the municipal court of the city.

(5)

Except as specifically provided in this section, venue in violation proceedings in circuit courts is governed by ORS 131.305 (Place of trial) to 131.415 (Conveyance of defendant in custody after change of venue). [1999 c.1051 §12; 1999 c.1051 §12a; 2003 c.528 §1; 2019 c.60 §3]
153.005
Definitions
153.008
Violations described
153.012
Violation categories
153.015
Unclassified and specific fine violations
153.018
Maximum fines
153.019
Presumptive fines
153.020
Presumptive fines
153.021
Minimum fines
153.022
Authority of agency to specify rule violation as particular level of violation
153.025
Authority of political subdivision to specify ordinance violation as particular level of violation
153.030
Applicability
153.033
Rules of procedure
153.036
Venue
153.039
Stop and detention for violation
153.042
Citations generally
153.043
Citations for Class E violations
153.045
Citation
153.048
Complaint
153.051
Summons
153.054
Service and filing
153.058
Initiation of violation proceeding by private party
153.061
Appearance by defendant
153.062
Class E violation proceedings
153.064
Warrant for arrest upon failure to appear
153.070
When trial required
153.073
Time and place
153.076
Conduct of trial
153.080
Testimony by affidavit or declaration
153.083
Role of peace officer
153.090
Provisions of judgment
153.096
Suspension of fine in certain cases
153.099
Entry
153.102
Entry
153.105
Relief from default judgment
153.108
Effect of judgment
153.111
Distribution of abstracts of convictions
153.121
Appeal
153.530
Designation of speed in complaint and summons charging violation of basic speed rule or speed limit
153.535
Delivery of summons for certain traffic offenses
153.624
Costs for obtaining driving records
153.633
Distribution to state
153.640
Disposition of fines for traffic offenses
153.645
Disposition of fines for traffic offenses
153.650
Disposition of fines for traffic offenses
153.655
Disposition of fines for mass transit district ordinance violations
153.657
Disposition of fines for violations of homeschooled student requirements
153.660
Use of amounts paid to county treasurer
153.675
Disposition of amounts payable to state and local governments
153.680
Costs
153.770
Electronic filing of citation for offenses subject to written uniform citation
153.772
Suspension of driving privileges for failure to appear
153.800
Violations Bureau established by court
153.806
Central Violations Bureau
153.820
Special procedures for parking violations in Multnomah County
153.990
Penalty for false certification
153.992
Penalty for failure to appear
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