Oregon § 135.985 Procedure when defendant is servicemember

Oregon Statutes

§ 135.985 — Procedure when defendant is servicemember

Oregon § 135.985

Vol.4

Title 14Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally

Ch. 135Arraignment and Pretrial Provisions

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 135.985 (2026).

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(1)As used in this section, “servicemember” means a person who is a member, or who served as a member, of the Armed Forces of the United States, the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard.

(2)At the time of arraignment on a criminal charge, the court shall inform the defendant that the defendant’s status as a servicemember may make the defendant eligible for treatment programs, diversion, treatment courts or mitigated sentencing, and that the defendant may obtain information about these options by consulting with the defendant’s attorney.

(3)In a criminal proceeding the defendant’s attorney may, with the permission of the defendant, notify the court that the defendant is a servicemember.

(4)The fact that a defendant is a servicemember may not

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(1) As used in this section, “servicemember” means a person who is a member, or who served as a member, of the Armed Forces of the United States, the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard.
(2) At the time of arraignment on a criminal charge, the court shall inform the defendant that the defendant’s status as a servicemember may make the defendant eligible for treatment programs, diversion, treatment courts or mitigated sentencing, and that the defendant may obtain information about these options by consulting with the defendant’s attorney.
(3) In a criminal proceeding the defendant’s attorney may, with the permission of the defendant, notify the court that the defendant is a servicemember.
(4) The fact that a defendant is a servicemember may not be used as an aggravating factor in determining the defendant’s sentence.