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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
Chapter 040 - Evidence Code
Section 40.227 - Rule 503-1. Right of client to communicate with law practitioner; inadmissibility of evidence obtained or disclosed without client’s consent.

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OR Rev Stat § 40.227 (2025)
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(1) As used in this section, "client," "confidential communication," "law practitioner" and "representative of the law practitioner" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 40.225.

(2) A client has a right to privately communicate with the client’s law practitioner and representatives of the law practitioner.

(3)(a) Any evidence derived from a confidential communication that is privileged under ORS 40.225, between a client and the client’s law practitioner or a representative of the law practitioner, is inadmissible in any proceeding to which the client is a party if the confidential communication was obtained or disclosed without the consent of the client.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to evidence offered by the client. [2019 c.169 §1; 2023 c.72 §34]

Note: 40.227 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 40 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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