ORS 8.660
Attending court and prosecuting offenses

(1)

The district attorney shall attend the terms of all courts having jurisdiction of public offenses within the district attorney’s county, and, except as otherwise provided in this section, conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for such offenses therein.

(2)

A district attorney shall not conduct prosecutions under this section when:

(a)

A city attorney is prosecuting a violation under ORS chapter 153; or

(b)

The district attorney is prohibited from appearing in a violation proceeding under the provisions of ORS 153.076 (Conduct of trial). [Amended by 1975 c.451 §170; 1981 c.626 §1; 1981 c.692 §6a; 1999 c.1051 §116]

Source: Section 8.660 — Attending court and prosecuting offenses, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors008.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Where city attorney in home-rule city chooses to prosecute certain violations, district attorney of district where city is located may not prosecute those violations. When read with ORS 221.339, authority of city attorney for prosecution of certain violations is equivalent to that of district attorney. Clatsop County District Attorney v. City of Astoria, 266 Or App 769, 340 P3d 71 (2014)

8.100
Authority of Judicial Department to require fingerprints 8.105
Submission of proposed change to legislative committee 8.110
State Court Administrator 8.120
Duties as court administrator for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals 8.125
Duties to assist Chief Justice and other courts 8.130
Fees payable to State Treasurer 8.150
Appointment and compensation of employees 8.155
Bailiffs of higher courts 8.160
Administrator and staff not to engage in private practice of law 8.170
Status of court officers and employees 8.185
Trial court administrator for judicial district 8.195
Appointment of trial court administrators 8.225
Duties of trial court administrator 8.235
Trial court administrators as state employees 8.245
Trial court administrators and other personnel not to engage in private practice of law 8.255
Agreement between state and county to provide services with county employees 8.270
Collective bargaining rights of court administrators and staff 8.340
Reporter’s duties 8.350
Transcript of testimony 8.360
Certified report as prima facie correct 8.415
Definitions for ORS 8.415 to 8.455 8.420
Qualifications and certification of shorthand reporters 8.435
Certificate of certified shorthand reporter 8.440
Grounds for revocation, suspension or refusal to issue certificate 8.445
Fees 8.450
Disposition of fees and other revenues 8.455
Advisory committee, membership 8.610
Election and term of office 8.620
Filing certificate of election 8.630
Qualifications 8.640
Filling vacancies in office 8.650
District attorney as public prosecutor 8.660
Attending court and prosecuting offenses 8.665
Prosecuting violations 8.670
Proceedings before magistrates and grand jury 8.675
Priority given to administration of laws relating to public assistance and enforcement of support 8.680
Prosecuting and collecting penalties and forfeitures 8.685
Assisting juvenile court 8.690
Advising and representing county officers and employees 8.700
Register to be kept 8.705
Written office policies 8.710
Disqualification 8.720
Receiving private fee in criminal action 8.726
District attorneys and deputies prohibited from engaging in private practice of law 8.730
Partner prosecuting or defending certain cases 8.760
Deputies may be authorized and paid by county 8.780
Appointment of deputies 8.790
Compensation of district attorney and deputies limited to salaries 8.830
Additional compensation from county for district attorney and deputies paid by state 8.850
Offices, supplies and stenographic assistance for district attorneys and deputies 8.852
Salary plan for district attorneys
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Current through early 2024

§ 8.660’s source at oregon​.gov