ORS 138.580
Petition

The petition shall be certified by the petitioner. Facts within the personal knowledge of the petitioner and the authenticity of all documents and exhibits included in or attached to the petition must be sworn to affirmatively as true and correct. The Supreme Court, by rule, may prescribe the form of the certification. The petition shall identify the proceedings in which petitioner was convicted and any appellate proceedings thereon, give the date of entry of judgment and sentence complained of and identify any previous post-conviction proceedings that the petitioner has undertaken to secure a post-conviction remedy, whether under ORS 138.510 (Persons who may file petition for relief) to 138.680 (Short title) or otherwise, and the disposition thereof. The petition shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which relief is claimed and shall state clearly the relief desired. All facts within the personal knowledge of the petitioner shall be set forth separately from the other allegations of fact and shall be certified as provided in this section. Except as provided in rules adopted under ORS 1.002 (Supreme Court), affidavits, records or other documentary evidence supporting the allegations of the petition shall be attached to the petition. Argument, citations and discussion of authorities shall be omitted from the petition but may be submitted in a separate memorandum of law. [1959 c.636 §8; 1991 c.885 §1; 1993 c.517 §4; 2015 c.119 §2]

Source: Section 138.580 — Petition, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors138.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

Notes of Decisions

Court may not act sua sponte to grant relief on grounds not specified in petition. Bowen v. Johnson, 166 Or App 89, 999 P2d 1159 (2000), Sup Ct review denied

Provision that argument, citations and discussion of authorities “may” be submitted in separate memorandum of law does not prohibit court from requiring submission of trial memorandum. Phan v. Morrow, 185 Or App 628, 60 P3d 1111 (2003)

Content of attachments to petition must aid or advance allegations of petition so that, if true and offered in admissible form, would permit court to rule for petitioner. Ogle v. Nooth, 355 Or 570, 330 P3d 572 (2014)

Attachments to petition are not held to particular standard of reliability other than petitioner’s own certification of accuracy. Ogle v. Nooth, 355 Or 570, 330 P3d 572 (2014)

138.005
Definitions for ORS 138.010 to 138.310 138.010
Mode of review 138.015
Statutes applicable to appeals 138.020
Who may appeal 138.030
Parties designated “appellant” and “respondent” 138.035
Appeal by defendant 138.045
Appeal by state 138.052
Appeal from judgment of conviction and sentence of death 138.057
Appeal from judgment involving violation 138.065
Appeal from judgment or order deciding special statutory proceeding 138.071
Time within which appeal must be taken 138.081
Service and filing of notice of appeal 138.085
Content requirements for certain notices of appeal 138.090
Signature to notice of appeal 138.105
Appeal by defendant 138.115
Appeal by state 138.210
Failure to file brief by appellant 138.225
Summary affirmation 138.227
Joint motion to vacate and remand 138.255
Court of Appeals certification of appeal to Supreme Court in lieu of disposition 138.257
Determination on appeal 138.261
Time within which certain appeals must be decided 138.275
Notice to parties concerning modified judgment or order or supplemental judgment 138.285
Order staying execution of sentence 138.295
Stay of judgment or order on appeal by state 138.305
Delivery of defendant under sentence of imprisonment to intake center 138.310
Notice to court below when executive director of Oregon Public Defense Commission certifies costs, expenses or compensation 138.480
Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide representation for prisoner in proceeding before appellate court 138.500
Appointment of counsel and furnishing of transcript for appellant without funds 138.504
Waiver of counsel 138.510
Persons who may file petition for relief 138.520
Relief which court may grant 138.525
Dismissal of meritless petition 138.527
Frivolous petition or response 138.530
When relief must be granted 138.540
Petition for relief as exclusive remedy for challenging conviction 138.550
Availability of relief as affected by prior judicial proceedings 138.560
Procedure upon filing petition for relief 138.570
Who shall be named as defendant 138.580
Petition 138.585
Access to confidential jury records 138.590
Petitioner may proceed as a financially eligible person 138.610
Pleadings 138.615
Disclosure of witness information 138.620
Hearing 138.622
Appearance by communication device 138.625
Victim testimony 138.627
Victim’s rights 138.630
Evidence of events occurring at trial of petitioner 138.640
Judgment 138.650
Appeal 138.660
Summary affirmation of judgment 138.665
Remand for reconsideration of judgment or order 138.670
Admissibility, at new trial, of testimony of witness at first trial 138.680
Short title 138.686
Automatic stay of sentence of death for federal appeal and state post-conviction relief 138.688
Definitions 138.690
Commencement of DNA testing proceedings 138.692
Motion for DNA testing 138.694
Appointed counsel 138.696
Test results 138.697
Appeal of court order 138.698
Effect of setting aside conviction on plea agreement 138.700
Entry of unidentified profile into DNA databases

Current through early 2026

§ 138.580. Petition's source at oregon​.gov