75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 2001
 
                         Senate Bill 488
 
Sponsored by Senator PROZANSKI (at the request of Brian Cox)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
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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.
 
  Requires circuit court to allow attorney to appear at hearing
by telephone, or by video if available, if evidence will not be
submitted at hearing and attorney does not have principal office
within 50 miles of place at which hearing will be held.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to attorneys.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + A circuit court shall allow an attorney to
appear at a hearing by telephone or by other available
communication device, if:
  (1) Evidence will not be submitted at the hearing; and
  (2) The attorney's principal office is not within 50 miles of
the place at which the hearing will be held. + }
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