ORS 45.135: Who may not report deposition in civil action.

(1) A deposition in a civil action may not be stenographically reported by: (a) A party in the action; (b) A person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action; (c) An attorney for a party in the action; (d) An attorney for a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action; (e) An employee of a party in the action; (f) An employee of an attorney for a party in the action; (g) An employee of a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action; (h) An employee of an attorney for a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action; or (i) A person related, by affinity or consanguinity within the third degree, to a party in the action or to a person with a financial interest in the outcome of the action. (2) Any deposition recorded or reported by a person in violation of this section may not be introduced in evidence or used for any other purpose in a civil action. (3) As used in this section, “attorney” includes an associate licensee of the Oregon State Bar practicing law in the licensee’s approved scope of practice. [1999 c.942 §1; 2023 c.72 §35; 2025 c.32 §71]