Oregon Code § 34.720·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Imprisonment after discharge.
A person who has been finally discharged upon a proceeding by habeas corpus may
not again be imprisoned, restrained or kept in custody for the same cause. A
person is not deemed to be imprisoned, restrained or kept in custody for the
same cause if:
(1) The person
has been discharged from a commitment on a criminal charge, and afterwards is
committed for the same offense by the legal order or process of the court
wherein the person is bound by a release agreement or has deposited security,
or in which the person is indicted or convicted for the same offense;
(2) After a
judgment of discharge for a defect of evidence or for a material defect in the
commitment, in a criminal case, the party again is arrested on sufficient
evidence, and committed by legal process for the same offense;
(3) In a civil
action or suit, the party has been discharged for illegality in the judgment or
process, and afterwards is imprisoned for the same cause of action or suit; or
(4) In a civil
action or suit, the person has been discharged from commitment on a writ of
arrest, and afterwards is committed on execution, in the same action or suit,
or on a writ of arrest in another action or suit, after the dismissal of the
first one. [Amended by 1973 c.836 §325; 2003 c.14 §17; 2003 c.576 §316]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 34.720
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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