Jurisdiction of municipal court
- prosecutions by city attorney

Amended by HB 4002
Effective since April 1, 2024
Relating to the addiction crisis in this state; creating new provisions; amending ORS 51.050, 133.060, 135.050, 135.753, 137.225, 137.300, 153.012, 153.018, 153.019, 153.021, 153.064, 153.992, 221.339, 316.502, 414.609, 414.766, 419C.370, 423.478, 423.483, 423.525, 430.234, 430.384, 430.389, 430.392, 430.399, 430.401, 431A.463, 475.005, 475.235, 475.245, 475.752, 475.814, 475.824, 475.834, 475.854, 475.874, 475.884, 475.894, 475.900, 670.280, 689.005, 743A.168, 750.055 and 750.333; repealing ORS 153.043, 153.062, 293.665, 305.231, 419C.460 and 475.237; and declaring an emergency.
Source:
Section 221.339 — Jurisdiction of municipal court; prosecutions by city attorney, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors221.html
(accessed May 26, 2025).
Notes of Decisions
Where municipal court that is not court of record prosecutes misdemeanor offense, court is functioning as justice court. City of Milton-Freewater v. Ashley, 214 Or App 526, 166 P3d 587 (2007)
Where city attorney in home-rule city chooses under this section to prosecute certain violations, authority of city attorney is equivalent to that of district attorney. City attorney’s jurisdiction to prosecute under this section is not subordinate to district attorney’s authority. Clatsop County District Attorney v. City of Astoria, 266 Or App 769, 340 P3d 71 (2014)