74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 1017
 
                         House Bill 2137
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Attorney General Hardy
  Myers for Department of Justice)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Eliminates right of appeal from judgment in traffic violation
proceeding.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to appeals from judgments in violation proceedings;
  amending ORS 153.121.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 153.121 is amended to read:
  153.121.  { + (1) + } An appeal from a judgment in a violation
proceeding may be taken by either party as follows:
    { - (1) - }   { + (a) + } From a proceeding in justice court
or municipal court, as provided in ORS 138.057 for appeals of
violations.
    { - (2) - }   { + (b) + } From a proceeding in circuit court,
as provided in ORS chapter 19, except that the standard of review
is the same as for an appeal from a judgment in a proceeding
involving a misdemeanor or felony.
   { +  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an
appeal may not be taken from a judgment in a proceeding involving
a traffic violation as defined in ORS 801.557. + }
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