Oregon Code § 138.045·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Appeal
by state.
(1) The
state may take an appeal from the circuit court, or from a municipal court or a
justice court that has become a court of record under ORS 51.025 or 221.342, to
the Court of Appeals from:
(a) An order made
prior to trial dismissing or setting aside one or more counts in the accusatory
instrument;
(b) An order
allowing a demurrer;
(c) An order
arresting the judgment;
(d) An order made
prior to trial suppressing evidence;
(e) An order made
prior to trial for the return or restoration of things seized;
(f) For a felony
committed on or after November 1, 1989, a judgment, amended judgment or
corrected judgment of conviction;
(g) For any
felony, a judgment, amended judgment, supplemental judgment, corrected judgment
or post-judgment order, that denied restitution or awarded less than the amount
of restitution requested by the state;
(h) An order or
judgment in a probation revocation hearing finding that a defendant who was
sentenced to probation under ORS 137.712 has not violated a condition of
probation by committing a new crime;
(i) An order made
after a guilty finding dismissing or setting aside one or more counts in the
accusatory instrument; or
(j) An order
granting a new trial.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, when the state chooses to
appeal an order described in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (d) of this section, the
state shall take the appeal to the Supreme Court if the defendant is charged
with murder or aggravated murder. [Formerly 138.060]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 138.045
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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