(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the courts of justice may be held and judicial business transacted on any day.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 1.060

  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

(2) On any legal holiday in this state no court may be open or transact any judicial business for any purpose except:

(a) To give instructions to a jury then deliberating upon its verdict;

(b) To receive the verdict of a jury, or to discharge a jury in case of its inability to agree upon a verdict; or

(c) For the exercise of the powers of a magistrate in criminal actions or proceedings of a criminal nature.

(3) Except to the extent provided by the order, a court may not be open or transact judicial business for any purpose when the court is closed by an order of the Chief Justice. [Amended by 1971 c.240 § 1; 1973 c.512 § 1; 1981 s.s. c.3 § 21; 2002 s.s.1 c.10 § 7]

 

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