ORS 132.310
Inquiry into crimes

  • presentation to court

The grand jury shall retire into a private room and may inquire into crimes committed or triable in the county and present them to the court, either by presentment or indictment, as provided in ORS 132.310 (Inquiry into crimes) to 132.390 (When the grand jury may indict). [Amended by 1973 c.836 §45]

Source: Section 132.310 — Inquiry into crimes; presentation to court, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors132.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Grand jury could not indict defendant for failure to report child abuse, a violation by explicit statutory terms, as this section authorizes inquiry only into crimes. State v. Payzant, 32 Or App 371, 574 P2d 677 (1978) Sup Ct review denied

132.010
Composition
132.020
Selection of grand juries
132.030
Challenge of juror prohibited
132.050
Foreman
132.060
Oath or affirmation of jurors
132.070
Charge of court
132.090
Presence of persons at sittings or deliberations of jury
132.100
Oath to witness before grand jury
132.110
When juror discharged
132.120
Jury service term
132.210
Immunity of jurors as to official conduct
132.220
Disclosure by juror of testimony of witness examined by jury
132.250
District attorney to ensure proceedings are recorded
132.260
Recording of testimony required
132.270
Release and use of recording, transcript, notes or report
132.310
Inquiry into crimes
132.320
Consideration of evidence
132.330
Submission of indictment by district attorney
132.340
Duties of district attorney for jury
132.350
Juror’s knowledge of an offense
132.360
Number of jurors required to concur
132.370
Presentment of facts to court for instruction as to law
132.380
Whom the grand jury may indict
132.390
When the grand jury may indict
132.400
Indorsement of indictment as “a true bill.”
132.410
Finding of indictment
132.420
Disclosure relative to indictment not subject to inspection
132.430
Finding against indictment
132.440
Inquiry into conditions in correctional and youth correction facilities
132.510
Forms of pleadings
132.540
Sufficiency of indictment
132.550
Contents of indictment
132.557
Indictment must contain subcategory facts under certain circumstances
132.560
Joinder of counts and charges
132.580
Names of grand jury witnesses required on indictment
132.586
Pleading domestic violence in accusatory instrument
132.990
Premature inspection or disclosure of contents of indictment
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