Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 138 § 138.540 — Petition for relief as exclusive remedy for challenging conviction; when
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 138 ·
Oregon Code § 138.540·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Petition for relief as exclusive remedy for challenging conviction; when
petition may not be filed; abolition or availability of other remedies.
(1) Except as otherwise provided
in ORS 138.510 to 138.680, a petition pursuant to ORS 138.510 to 138.680 shall
be the exclusive means, after judgment rendered upon a conviction for a crime,
for challenging the lawfulness of such judgment or the proceedings upon which
it is based. The remedy created by ORS 138.510 to 138.680 does not replace or
supersede the motion for new trial, the motion in arrest of judgment or direct
appellate review of the sentence or conviction, and a petition for relief under
ORS 138.510 to 138.680 shall not be filed while such motions or appellate
review remain available. With the exception of habeas corpus, all common law
post-conviction remedies, including the motion to correct the record, coram
nobis, the motion for relief in the nature of coram nobis and the motion to
vacate the judgment, are abolished in criminal cases.
(2) When a person
restrained by virtue of a judgment upon a conviction of crime asserts the
illegality of the restraint upon grounds other than the unlawfulness of such
judgment or the proceedings upon which it is based or in the appellate review
thereof, relief shall not be available under ORS 138.510 to 138.680 but shall
be sought by habeas corpus or other remedies, if any, as otherwise provided by
law. As used in this subsection, such other grounds include but are not limited
to unlawful revocation of parole or conditional pardon or completed service of
the sentence imposed. [1959 c.636 §4]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 138.540
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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