ORS 132.250
District attorney to ensure proceedings are recorded

  • electronic recording equipment
  • shorthand reporter
  • rules

(1)

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(a)

The district attorney of a county shall ensure that proceedings before the grand jury are recorded in the manner described in this section and ORS 132.260 (Recording of testimony required).

(b)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall designate the types of audio electronic recording devices suitable for recording grand jury proceedings and may establish policies and procedures by rule or order to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 132.260 (Recording of testimony required) and 132.270 (Release and use of recording, transcript, notes or report).

(c)

The district attorney shall use to record the grand jury proceedings audio electronic recording devices designated, provided and maintained by the Judicial Department.

(2)

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(a)

The district attorney shall delegate the recording of grand jury proceedings to a grand juror and shall provide instruction to the grand juror concerning the audio electronic recording equipment and requirements of the recording.

(b)

Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the court may, upon request of the prosecuting attorney, appoint a certified shorthand reporter as defined in ORS 8.415 (Definitions for ORS 8.415 to 8.455) or a shorthand reporter certified by a national certification association, who shall be permitted to attend all proceedings of the grand jury for the purpose of taking accurate notes. The shorthand reporter’s services shall be paid for by the prosecuting attorney. The shorthand reporter shall be sworn to correctly report the proceedings of the grand jury described in ORS 132.260 (Recording of testimony required) and to keep secret any information concerning the grand jury proceedings.

(c)

The grand juror or shorthand reporter recording the proceedings is not subject to subpoena, and may not disclose any information, concerning the grand jury proceedings without prior court order.

(3)

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(a)

A failure of an audio electronic recording device to accurately record all or part of a grand jury proceeding does not affect the validity of any prosecution or indictment.

(b)

A failure of a grand juror to operate an audio electronic recording device in a manner that accurately records all or part of a grand jury proceeding, as required, does not affect the validity of any prosecution or indictment.

(c)

A failure of a shorthand reporter to prepare accurate notes or an accurate report of all or part of a grand jury proceeding, as required, does not affect the validity of any prosecution or indictment.

(4)

This section and ORS 132.260 (Recording of testimony required) do not apply to grand jury proceedings under ORS 132.440 (Inquiry into conditions in correctional and youth correction facilities) that inquire into the condition and management of correctional facilities and youth correction facilities. [2017 c.650 §1; 2017 c.650 §9]

Source: Section 132.250 — District attorney to ensure proceedings are recorded; electronic recording equipment; shorthand reporter; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors132.­html.

132.010
Composition
132.020
Selection of grand juries
132.030
Challenge of juror prohibited
132.050
Foreman
132.060
Oath or affirmation of jurors
132.070
Charge of court
132.090
Presence of persons at sittings or deliberations of jury
132.100
Oath to witness before grand jury
132.110
When juror discharged
132.120
Jury service term
132.210
Immunity of jurors as to official conduct
132.220
Disclosure by juror of testimony of witness examined by jury
132.250
District attorney to ensure proceedings are recorded
132.260
Recording of testimony required
132.270
Release and use of recording, transcript, notes or report
132.310
Inquiry into crimes
132.320
Consideration of evidence
132.330
Submission of indictment by district attorney
132.340
Duties of district attorney for jury
132.350
Juror’s knowledge of an offense
132.360
Number of jurors required to concur
132.370
Presentment of facts to court for instruction as to law
132.380
Whom the grand jury may indict
132.390
When the grand jury may indict
132.400
Indorsement of indictment as “a true bill.”
132.410
Finding of indictment
132.420
Disclosure relative to indictment not subject to inspection
132.430
Finding against indictment
132.440
Inquiry into conditions in correctional and youth correction facilities
132.510
Forms of pleadings
132.540
Sufficiency of indictment
132.550
Contents of indictment
132.557
Indictment must contain subcategory facts under certain circumstances
132.560
Joinder of counts and charges
132.580
Names of grand jury witnesses required on indictment
132.586
Pleading domestic violence in accusatory instrument
132.990
Premature inspection or disclosure of contents of indictment
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