Chapter 563 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

SB 1006

Relating to traffic offenses; amending ORS 153.570.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 153.570 is amended to read:

153.570. (1) An action for a state traffic offense which is not punishable as a crime may be commenced in any of the following counties:

(a) The county in which the offense was committed.

(b) Any other county whose county seat is a shorter distance by road from the place where the offense was committed than the county seat of the county in which the offense was committed [, if the action is commenced in the circuit court]. The action may be commenced in a circuit court or, notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 153.565 that limit the jurisdiction of justice courts to offenses committed within the county and of city courts to offenses committed within the jurisdictional authority of the city, in a justice or municipal court.

(2) If the action is commenced in a county other than that in which the offense was committed, at the request of the defendant the place of trial may be changed to the county in which the offense was committed. A request for a change of the place of trial shall be made prior to the date set for the trial and shall[, if the action is commenced in a circuit court,] be governed by the provisions of ORS 131.305 [to], 131.335, 131.345, 131.355, 131.363, 131.375, 131.385, 131.395, 131.405 and 131.415. [If the action is commenced in a justice court a request for change of the place of trial shall be governed by the provisions of ORS 156.100.]

(3) When the state traffic offense is punishable as a crime, the action shall be commenced in the county in which the offense was committed.

Approved by the Governor July 8, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 8, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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