2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 4, Chapters 131 - 170
ORS Chapter 147
147.545 Attorney General certification; intervention.


OR Rev Stat § 147.545 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

(1)(a) Prior to the Attorney General s first appearance in an appellate court proceeding in which the State of Oregon is a party and to which section 42 or 43, Article I of the Oregon Constitution, applies, the Attorney General shall determine whether the Department of Justice has taken all reasonably practicable steps to fulfill the rights granted by sections 42 and 43, Article I of the Oregon Constitution, to the victim of the crime in the appellate courts.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by rule or order of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General shall, in the cases described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, certify the results of that determination to the court simultaneously with the Attorney General s first appearance.

(2) The Attorney General may intervene at any time on behalf of the State of Oregon in any trial or appellate court proceeding arising under ORS 147.500 to 147.550. [2009 c.178 17]

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