Oregon Statutes - Chapter 10 - Juries

10.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) �Clerk of court� means the trial court administrator or any other nonjudicial officer or...
10.020 Kinds of juries.
A jury is of three kinds: (1) A grand jury. (2) A trial jury. (3) A jury of inquest.
10.030 Eligibility for jury service; discrimination prohibited.
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, the opportunity for jury service shall not be denied or limited on the basis of race, national...
10.040 [Amended by 1961 c.454 §208; 1975 c.84 §1; repealed by 1979 c.728 §1]
10.050 Excuse from jury duty.
(1) A judge of the court or clerk of court shall excuse a person from acting as a juror upon a showing of undue hardship...
10.055 Deferment of jury service.
A judge of the court or clerk of court may allow, for good cause shown, a person summoned to serve as a juror for a...
10.060 [Amended by 1955 c.296 §1; 1971 c.358 §1; 1981 c.509 §1; 1985 c.703 §7; repealed by 1999 c.1085 §3 (10.061 enacted in lieu of 10.060)]
10.061 Fees payable to jurors; required waiver.
(1) The fee of jurors in courts other than circuit courts is $10 for each day that a juror is required to attend. (2)(a) The...
10.065 Mileage fee and reimbursement of other expenses.
(1) In addition to the fees prescribed in ORS 10.061, a juror who is required to travel from the juror�s usual place of abode in...
10.070 [Repealed by 1957 c.676 §2]
10.075 Payment of per diem and mileage fees by state; payment of other expenses.
(1) The per diem fees, mileage and expenses due to each juror in the circuit court shall be paid by the state from funds available...
10.077 [Formerly 17.315; 1981 s.s. c.30 §60; repealed by

1985 c.703 §28]
10.080 Seeking or offering to procure place on jury or list of jurors and selection of juror pursuant to request prohibited.
(1) A person may not ask or request any sheriff, constable or any other person, whose duty it is under the law to select or...
10.090 Prohibited acts by employers against jurors; notice to jurors; remedy for violations.
(1) An employer shall not discharge or threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any employee by reason of the employee�s service or scheduled service as...
10.095 Duty of jury; instructions.
The jury, subject to the control of the court, in the cases specified by statute, are the judges of the effect or value of evidence...
10.100 View of premises by jury.
Whenever, in the opinion of the court, it is proper that the jury should have a view of real property which is the subject of...
10.105 Jury service term.
The length of a jury service term in a county shall be established by the presiding judge for the judicial district, but no trial juror...
10.107 Implementation of �one day, one trial� jury service.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall take all reasonable actions necessary to expedite implementation of juror service procedures for circuit courts that will...
10.110 [Amended by 1955 c.717 §1; 1957 c.393 §1; 1973 c.836 §312; 1981 s.s. c.3 §44; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.115 Jurors with disabilities.
(1) As used in this section: (a) �Assistive communication device� means any equipment designed to facilitate communication by a person with a disability. (b) �Juror...
10.120 [Amended by 1965 c.387 §1; repealed by 1973 c.836 §358]
10.125 Security for jury sequestered or kept overnight.
When a jury is kept overnight or otherwise sequestered and the sheriff is ordered to provide security for the jury by a judge or clerk...
10.130 [Amended by 1979 c.728 §3; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.135 [1969 c.219 §1; 1973 c.836 §313; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.140 [Amended by 1955 c.717 §2; repealed by 1969 c.219 §2]
10.150 [Amended by 1955 c.717 §3; 1977 c.465 §1; 1981 s.s. c.3 §45; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.160 [Amended by 1955 c.717 §4; 1981 s.s. c.3 §46; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.205 Selection and summoning of jurors; identification numbers.
(1) ORS 10.205 to 10.265 govern the selection and summoning of persons for service as grand jurors or trial jurors in the circuit court in...
10.210 [Amended by 1957 c.594 §1; 1961 c.705 §4; 1965 c.510 §11; 1977 c.519 §1; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141]
10.215 Master jury list; sources; contents.
(1) The State Court Administrator shall cause to be prepared at least once each year a master jury list containing names selected at random from...
10.220 [Amended by 1955 c.717 §5; 1957 c.594 §2; 1959 c.462 §1; 1961 c.705 §5; 1965 c.510 §12; 1977 c.519 §2; 1981 s.s. c.3 §47; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.225 Term jury list; contents; notice to persons whose names appear on list.
(1) Not less than 10 days before the commencement of a jury service term in a county, a term jury list containing names selected at...
10.230 [Amended by 1981 s.s. c.3 §48; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.235 Additional jurors; selection; notice.
(1) When an additional number of jurors is needed for a jury service term in a county because the term jury list for the term...
10.240 [Amended by 1981 s.s. c.3 §49; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.245 Determining eligibility of jurors; eligibility form; effect of false statements or failure to respond.
(1) Before or at the time a person summoned to serve as a juror reports for jury service in a county, a judge of the...
10.250 [Amended by 1981 s.s. c.3 §50; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.255 Record of persons summoned to serve as jurors.
The clerk of court shall cause to be prepared a record on all persons summoned to serve as jurors for a jury service term in...
10.260 [Repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.265 Preservation of jury orders, records and papers.
After the end of a jury service term in a county, all orders, records and papers prepared in connection with the selection and summoning of...
10.270 [Amended by 1967 c.532 §7; 1967 c.533 §17; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.275 Jury challenges; request for access to confidential jury records; order allowing disclosure; exclusive procedure.
(1) A person challenging a jury panel under ORS 136.005 or ORCP 57 A who seeks jury records that are confidential under ORS 10.215 must...
10.280 [Repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.290 [Amended by 1965 c.387 §2; repealed by 1975 c.342 §1]
10.300 [Amended by 1963 c.519 §4; 1973 c.836 §314; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.310 [Repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.320 [Amended by 1979 c.728 §4; 1981 s.s. c.3 §51; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.330 [Amended by 1981 s.s. c.3 §52; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.340 [Amended by 1963 c.519 §5; repealed by 1975 c.342 §1]
10.350 [Repealed by 1975 c.342 §1]
10.400 [1975 c.342 §3; 1977 c.631 §3; 1981 s.s. c.3 §53; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.410 [1975 c.342 §4; 1977 c.631 §4; 1981 s.s. c.3 §54; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.420 [1975 c.342 §5; 1977 c.631 §5; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.430 [1975 c.342 §6; 1977 c.631 §6; 1981 s.s. c.3 §55; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.440 [1975 c.342 §7; 1977 c.631 §7; 1981 s.s. c.3 §56; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.450 [1975 c.342 §8; 1977 c.631 §8; 1981 s.s. c.3 §57; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.460 [1975 c.342 §9; 1977 c.631 §9; 1981 s.s. c.3 §58; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.470 [1975 c.342 §10; 1977 c.631 §10; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.480 [1975 c.342 §11; 1977 c.631 §11; 1981 s.s. c.3 §59; repealed by 1985 c.703 §28]
10.490 [1975 c.342 §12; repealed by 1981 s.s. c.3 §141]
10.810 Definition.
A jury of inquest is a body of six persons, legally qualified to serve as jurors, summoned from the inhabitants of a particular district before...
10.820 Number of jurors required to concur.
The verdict of a jury of inquest is sufficient if two-thirds of the jurors concur therein. [Formerly 146.020] PENALTIES
10.990 Penalties.
(1) Violation of ORS 10.080 is a Class B violation. (2) If a person summoned to serve as a juror in a circuit court fails...
10.992 Penalty for violation of ORS 10.090.
Any employer who violates ORS 10.090 commits a Class A violation. [1975 c.160 §2; 1999 c.1051 §145] _______________

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