SLR 4-4.024: DEFENSE NOTICE OF SCHEDULING OR RE-SCHEDULING OF A CRITICAL STAGE HEARING IN CASES SUBJECT TO ORS 147.500 to 147.550

CRITICAL STAGE HEARING IN CASES SUBJECT TO ORS 147.500 TO 147.550 (1) Whenever a defendant in a criminal action subject to ORS 147.500 to 147.550 determines that it is necessary to schedule or to change a date or time for any scheduled hearing which is defined as a critical stage of the proceeding under ORS 147.500(5), the defendant must provide notice of this intent and of the proposed date and time for the setting or re-setting of the event to the prosecuting attorney. Except for good cause shown, such notice should be provided at least 4 judicial days in advance of the request being made to the court to schedule or re-schedule the event. Notice for purposes of this rule may be provided by writing delivered to the office of the district attorney or by conferring with the prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney’s designee within the district attorney’s office and providing the information. (2) The duty to provide notice under this rule does not apply in any case where, for every person determined to be a victim by the prosecuting attorney, the prosecuting attorney has filed a “notice of compliance with victims’ rights” as required by ORS 147.510 that reflects the victim waived their right to be informed in advance of any critical stage of the proceeding.