The Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals may, in its discretion, at the request of an individual who is deprived of liberty by a judgment, is without means to retain an attorney and is without the aid of an attorney, direct the Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide representation for the individual in a proceeding before it to test the validity of that judgment. [1963 c.600 § 10; 1969 c.198 § 69; 2001 c.962 § 28; 2023 c.281 § 29]

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[1963 c.600 § 11; 1969 c.198 § 70; 1977 c.752 § 5; 1979 c.867 § 2; 1981 s.s. c.3 § 125; 1985 c.502 § 22; 1989 c.1053 § 5; 1993 c.33 § 302; 2001 c.962 § 104; repealed by 2001 c.962 § 115]