Oregon Statutes 124.088 – Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings
(1) In the case of abuse of an elderly person, the privileges created in ORS § 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding an elderly person’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 124.050 to 124.095.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 124.088
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 124.050 to 124.095, either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other.
(3) As used in this section, ‘abuse’ and ‘elderly person’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 124.050. [2021 c.323 § 1]
124.088 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 124 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.