(1) The Department of State Police may establish forensic laboratories.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 181A.150

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

(2) Subject to available funding, the forensic laboratories shall furnish generally accepted types of forensic services to criminal justice agencies in this state. The services of the forensic laboratories must also be available to a defendant in a criminal case upon order of the court in which the criminal case is pending. [Formerly 181.080]