2013 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
Chapter 135 - Arraignment and Pretrial Provisions
Section 135.767 - Presence of prisoner at proceedings.

(1) Whenever the presence of an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections or of the supervisory authority of a county pursuant to a commitment under ORS 137.124 (2) is necessary in any criminal proceeding under ORS 135.760 to 135.773, the court wherein the inmate is charged with the commission of a crime may:

(a) Issue an order directing the Director of the Department of Corrections or the supervisory authority of a county to surrender the inmate to the sheriff of the county where the inmate is to be tried; or

(b) Ensure that arrangements for the inmate to appear by simultaneous electronic transmission as described in ORS 131.045 have been made.

(2) The county where an inmate is charged with commission of a crime shall pay the costs of:

(a) Transportation and maintenance of the inmate removed under this section; or

(b) Providing for the inmate to appear by simultaneous electronic transmission.

(3) If an inmate is transported under this section for a criminal proceeding under ORS 135.760 to 135.773, at the conclusion of the proceeding, notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 137.167, the inmate shall be returned by the sheriff to the custody of the Department of Corrections or the supervisory authority of the county in which the inmate is imprisoned.

(4) The time during which an inmate is in the custody of the sheriff under this section is part of and shall be counted as time served under the original sentence. [Formerly 134.540; 1983 c.740 §14; 1987 c.320 §20; 1995 c.423 §9c; 2005 c.566 §8]