Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 398 § 398.224 — Refusal to appear or testify

Refusal to appear or testify. (1) Any person not subject to the Oregon Code of Military Justice commits a Class B misdemeanor if the person: (a) Has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness before a court-martial, court of inquiry or any other military court or board, or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court, commission or board; (b) Has been duly paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness at the rates allowed to witnesses attending the circuit court of the state in ORS 44.415 (2); and (c) Willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence which that person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce. (2) The district attorney of the county in which the offense occurred, upon certification of the facts by the military court, court of inquiry or board, shall prosecute any person who commits the offense described in subsection (1) of this section. [1961 c.454 §126; 1985 c.682 §33; 1989 c.980 §13; 2005 c.512 §23; 2011 c.597 §189; 2013 c.81 §13]