Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 135 § 135.385 — Defendant to be advised by court; inquiry into immigration status prohibited
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 135 ·
Oregon Code § 135.385·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Defendant to be advised by court; inquiry into immigration status prohibited.
(1) The court shall not accept a
plea of guilty or no contest to a felony or other charge on which the defendant
appears in person without first addressing the defendant personally and
determining that the defendant understands the nature of the charge.
(2) The court
shall inform the defendant:
(a) That by a
plea of guilty or no contest the defendant waives the right:
(A) To trial by
jury;
(B) Of
confrontation; and
(C) Against
self-incrimination.
(b) Of the
maximum possible sentence on the charge, including the maximum possible
sentence from consecutive sentences.
(c) When the
offense charged is one for which a different or additional penalty is
authorized by reason of the fact that the defendant may be adjudged a dangerous
offender, that this fact may be established after a plea in the present action,
thereby subjecting the defendant to different or additional penalty.
(d) That if the
defendant is not a citizen of the United States conviction of a crime may
result, under the laws of the United States, in removal proceedings,
deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States or denial of
naturalization.
(e) That if the
defendant is entering a guilty plea pursuant to a plea offer and agreed
disposition recommendation under ORS 135.405, the court will agree to impose
sentence as provided in the agreed disposition recommendation.
(f) That if the
defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest to an offense involving
domestic violence, as defined in ORS 135.230, and is convicted of the offense,
federal law may prohibit the defendant from possessing, receiving, shipping or
transporting any firearm or firearm ammunition and that the conviction may
negatively affect the defendants ability to serve in the Armed Forces of the
United States as defined in ORS 366.931 or to be employed in law enforcement.
(3) At the time
of the plea, including while informing the defendant under subsection (2)(d) of
this section, the court may not inquire into the defendants immigration status
or require the defendant to disclose the defendants immigration status.
(4) After
informing the defendant under subsection (2)(d) of this section, upon the
defendants request, the court shall allow the defendant additional time to
consider the decision to enter a plea of guilty or no contest. [1973 c.836 §167;
1979 c.118 §1; 2001 c.635 §12; 2007 c.220 §1; 2019 c.384 §13; 2019 c.437 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 135.385
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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