SLR 27-3.051: Remote Appearances . . . . . . . 1

(1) Except as outlined in sections (3) through (9) below, counsel, parties, and witnesses are required to ap pear in-person unless the party has filed a motion and declaration explaining the need for remote appearance at least 48 hours prior to the hearing and the proposed order has been signed by the court or with prior court permission authorizing remote appearance for that case and hearing. (2) Most hearings other than evidentiary motions or trials in criminal cases and hearings on juvenile delinquency cases have remote appearance options via WebEx for counsel and parties. (3) N o permission is required to appear remotely if remote appearance is already designated on the notice or other court order. ( 4) C ounsel shall be in-person for: (a) all t rials, all criminal hearings except in-custody arraignments, (i) D efense counsel and prosecution may appear remotely when a defendant is in-custody or otherwise has permission to appear remotely. (ii) P rosecution must be in-person if the victim is in-person in the courtroom. (b) a ll juvenile delinquency matters except detention hearings, (c) p rotective orders (EPPDAPA; FAPA; SAPO; Stalking; and ERPO), initial appearances and trials, and (d) e videntiary motions, or as otherwise directed by the judge in any case proceeding. ( 5) C riminal defendants shall be in-person for all out-of-custody hearings except with prior permission from the court. (a) Criminal defendants who are in contact with their counsel and who reside more than 50 miles from the Tillamook County Courthouse may request in court that remote appearances be authorized for future hearings. (6) Juveniles involved in juvenile delinquency matters shall be in-person for all hearings except 27th Judicial District Tillamook County Circuit Court – February 1, 2026 27th Judicial District Tillamook County Circuit Court – February 1, 2026 detention hearings. (7) Parties shall be in-person for protective order (EPPDAPA; FAPA; SAPO; Stalking; and ERPO) proceedings. Parties may be remote for status hearings. (8) Parties in juvenile dependency proceedings shall be in-person unless they are appearing remotely for in-patient treatment. Parties shall be in-person for termination of parental rights trials. ( 9) Pro se parties in all cases shall be required to appear in-person except with prior permission from the court. ( 10) P rocedure for counsel, parties, or witnesses to appear remotely when required to be in-person in sections (3) through (9) of this rule and wish to appear remotely must do the following: (a) O btain permission from the court through motion, declaration, and order. (b) I f by WebEx, utilize the link provided to the parties by the court. (c) T elephonic hearings are rare exceptions, if telephonic: (i) b ear the cost of all long-distance call charges; (ii) C ooperatively arrange with other parties' telephonic appearances by three or more parties with the call to the court placed as specified in subsection (d) of this rule; and (iii) T o call in, place the call to the court's administrative office. Court staff will transfer the call into the appropriate courtroom. (11) F ailure to connect via WebEx or call in at the scheduled time of appearance shall be considered failure to appear. The Court may decide the issue before the court based on the evidence before the c ourt. (12) F ailure of a criminal defendant to appear remotely when authorized to do so, shall be considered failure to appear (FTA) for warrant and other purposes.