(1) A judge of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals may issue a warrant of arrest for any crime committed or triable within the state, and any other magistrate mentioned in ORS § 133.030 may issue a warrant for any crime committed or triable within the territorial jurisdiction of the magistrate’s court.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 133.120

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a circuit court judge duly assigned pursuant to ORS § 1.615 to serve as a judge pro tempore in a circuit court may issue a warrant of arrest for a crime committed or triable within the territorial jurisdiction of any circuit court in which the judge serves as judge pro tempore if the request for the warrant includes an affidavit showing that a regularly elected or appointed circuit court judge for the judicial district is not available, whether by reason of conflict of interest or other reason, to issue the warrant within a reasonable time. [Amended by 1969 c.198 § 60; 1973 c.836 § 69; 1977 c.746 § 2; 1983 c.661 § 5; 2013 c.155 § 10]

 

[Repealed by 1973 c.836 § 358]

 

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