ORS 135.873: Protective orders.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Local government” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116. (b) “Sexual offense” includes but is not limited to a sex crime as defined in ORS 163A.005. (c) “State government” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.111. (d) “Victim” has the meaning given that term in ORS 131.007. (2) Upon a showing of good cause, the court may at any time order that specified disclosures be denied, restricted or deferred, or make such other order as is appropriate. (3) Upon request of any party, the court may permit a showing of good cause for denial or regulation of disclosures, or portion of such showing, to be made in camera. A record shall be made of such proceedings. (4) If the court enters an order granting relief following a showing in camera, the entire record of the showing shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court, to be made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal. Except for information or materials subject to an order that has been entered under subsection (5) or (6) of this section, the trial court, in its discretion, may, after the case has been concluded, unseal matters previously sealed. (5) Upon the request of a district attorney or the victim, the court shall enter a protective order prohibiting any party to or attorney in, or the agent of a party to or attorney in, criminal proceedings involving a sexual offense, an offense involving the visual or audio recording of sexual conduct by a child or invasion of personal privacy under ORS 163.700 or 163.701 from copying or disseminating any information of a sexually explicit nature including, but not limited to, photographs depicting a person in a state of nudity, photographs of human genitalia, any information of the prior sexual history of the victim and any visual or audio recording of the sexual victimization. (6) Upon the request of a district attorney or the victim, unless the court finds good cause to do otherwise, the court shall enter a protective order prohibiting any party to or attorney in, or the agent of a party to or attorney in, criminal proceedings involving a sexual offense, an offense involving the visual or audio recording of sexual conduct by a child or invasion of personal privacy under ORS 163.700 or 163.701 from copying or disseminating a visual or audio recording of the victim describing the victim’s sexual victimization. (7) Notwithstanding a protective order entered under subsection (5) or (6) of this section, information or materials described in subsections (5) and (6) may be copied or disseminated for the purpose of: (a) Providing discovery; (b) Submitting evidence to a grand jury, a court, an agency of state government, a local government or a federal agency for use in judicial or administrative proceedings; (c) Having the information or materials examined by an expert witness for the court, the state or any party; (d) Providing copies of the information or materials to the parties’ attorneys or agents; or (e) Sharing the information or materials with an agency of state government for use in carrying out duties imposed on the agency by statute. (8) Upon the request of the victim, the court may order that the victim be provided with a copy of information or materials described in subsections (5) and (6) of this section. [1973 c.836 §220; 2005 c.531 §1; 2009 c.713 §10; 2015 c.645 §6]
This rule cites
- ORS 174.116 — resolved
- ORS 174.111 — resolved
- ORS 131.007 — resolved
- ORS 163.700 — resolved
- 163.701 — resolved
Cited by
- UTCR 4.010: TIME FOR FILING PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES
- SLR 1-16.005: Postponements, Violation Trial
- SLR 2-4.051: MOTIONS AND DEMURRERS IN CRIMINAL CASES
- ORS 132.270: Release and use of recording, transcript, notes or report; protective orders; fees.
- ORS 133.400: Recording of custodial interviews of adults.
- ORS 133.402: Recording of custodial interviews of juveniles.
- ORS 133.723: Records confidential.
- ORS 135.805: Applicability; scope of disclosure.
- ORS 135.815: Disclosure to defendant.
- ORS 135.825: Other disclosure to defense; special conditions.
- ORS 135.835: Disclosure to the state.
- ORS 135.845: Time of disclosure.
- ORS 135.855: Material and information not subject to discovery.
- ORS 135.857: Disclosure to victim; conditions.
- ORS 135.865: Effect of failure to comply with discovery requirements.
- ORS 136.675: Conditions for use of testimony of persons subjected to hypnosis.
- ORS 138.615: Disclosure of witness information.
- ORS 153.076: Conduct of trial.
- ORS 339.315: Report required if person has unlawful firearm or destructive device; immunity; law enforcement investigation required.
- OAR 137-004-0800: Public Records Personal Safety Exemption
- OAR 165-005-0130: Residence Address Disclosure Exemption
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors135.html