§ 171.505 Administering oaths or affirmations to witnesses
§ 171.510 Legislative process to compel attendance and production of papers; service
§ 171.515 Reimbursement of witnesses appearing under legislative process
§ 171.520 Reporting violations of ORS 171.510
§ 171.522 Judicial enforcement of legislative process; order; service
§ 171.525 Immunities of witness before legislative committee
§ 171.530 Privilege of witness before legislative committee

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 171 > Witnesses in Legislative Proceedings

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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.
  • Nonresident: means any person other than a resident. See Oregon Statutes 497.002
  • Resident: means a person who has physically resided in this state for not less than six consecutive months immediately prior to the date of making application for a license, tag or permit issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission. See Oregon Statutes 497.002
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.