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CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules — physical PDF page 14

CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules · physical PDF page 14 · 2026

A-13 2. 2.010—FORM OF DOCUMENTS Amended to remove the requirement to prepare pleadings, motions, and requested instructions with numbered lines. ACTION TAKEN No motion was made to change the committee’s preliminary recommendation of approval. Accordingly, by committee convention, the October 24, 2025, preliminary recommendation became the committee’s final recommendation of approval. EXPLANATION This proposal, submitted by Judge Matthew A. Rowan, Circuit Court Judge, Jackson County Circuit Court, amends UTCR 2.010(4) to remove the requirement that all pleadings, motions, and requested instructions be prepared with numbered lines. Prior to the fall 2025 meeting, the proponent provided the following written testimony: • The proposed changes eliminate the need for pleading paper. The requirement of pleading paper is outdated and does not align with federal pleading or Oregon appellate court briefing format requirements. In a digital age, requiring numbered pages serves no purpose. In fact…

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Captured 2026-10-18T22:31:09.969140+00:00 · Chief Justice amendment order effective 2026-08-01; original amendment document, not consolidated rule text Only approved-change pages1-25 and out-of-cycle amendment pages94-101 are indexed. Disapproved proposals, deferred recommendations and administrative actions on pages26-93 and102-105 remain source context only. This packet is not consolidated rule text; dates differ by provision.

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PJO 26-10 Rescinding Prior Criminal Case Management Orders — physical PDF page 1

PJO 26-10 Rescinding Prior Criminal Case Management Orders · physical PDF page 1 ·

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACKSON COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF: RESCINDING PRIOR CRIMINAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDERS PRESIDING JUDGE ORDER NO. 26-10 WHEREAS, the Court has previously issued various Presiding Judge Orders (PJO) relating to the administration, processing, or management of criminal cases; and WHEREAS, it is the determination of the Court that those prior orders are no longer necessary or have become obsolete and should be rescinded for administrative and operational reasons; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED the following orders related to criminal case management, are hereby rescinded in their entirety: 1. PJO 19-11 Designating Certain Documents as Confidential in Criminal Fitness Proceedings, dated October 28, 2019. 2. PJO 14-10 Setting Filing Time Frame for Motions & Orders to Continue/Cancel Hearings, Pretrial Reports, and Adding Cases to the Criminal Court Calendar, dated June 27, 2014. 3. …

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PJO 26-16 Probable Cause Determinations — physical PDF page 2

PJO 26-16 Probable Cause Determinations · physical PDF page 2 ·

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 6. On holidays that immediately precede or follow a weekend, the reviewing judge shall review Probable Cause Affidavits in a time frame consistent with the parameters of this Order, making certain that all Probable Cause Affidavits are reviewed within 48 hours for all persons having been lodged unless the next arraignment is scheduled within 48 hours. 7. The eleven-judge rotation schedule shall be prepared and administered by the Trial Court Administrator or their designee. 8. The Jackson County Jail staff will distribute the Probable Cause Affidavit forms to the Jackson County Circuit Court judges by 3:00 p.m. to the designated email addresses and the assigned Judge will respond according to the schedule above. 9. Should a judge be unavailable for that judge's scheduled review, that judge shall work out a trade with another Jackson County Circuit Court judge on the eleven­ judge rotation. 10. In the event a Probable …

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PJO 26-10 Rescinding Prior Criminal Case Management Orders — physical PDF page 2

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 8. PJO 04-01 Regarding Driving Under the Influence Charge in Misdemeanor Cases, dated April 21, 2004. 9. PJO 03-04 Regarding Consolidation of Criminal Traffic Cases, dated March 17, 2003. 10. PJO 01-12 Regarding Release Assistance Officer Authority, dated July 19, 2001. 11. PJO 99-04 Regarding DUii Diversions, dated April 8, 1999. 12. PJO 99-01 Regarding Probation Violation Dismissals, dated February 18, 1999. 13. PJO 98-16 Regarding Criminal Traffic Misdemeanor Cases, dated December 28, 1998. 14. PJO 97-12 Regarding Violations, dated October 2, 1998. 15. PJO 97-09 Regarding DUii Diversions, dated August 29, 1997. This rescission is effective on the date of this signed Order. Dated this lf-A day of August 2026. HON. DAVID G. HOPPE /J I PRESIDING JUDGE JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Page 2 - JAC Presiding Judge Order 2026-10

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PJO 26-02 Violations Bureau 2026 — physical PDF page 6

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ABOUT THE SCHEDULE Effective Date: This "schedule of fines" (SOF-24) supersedes SOF-23 and all previous fine schedules and summaries and is effective on September 1, 2024. Changes to Previous Schedule (SOF-23): SOF-24 reflects the following substantive change from SOF- 23: • Removes references to Class E violations, which were repealed by House Bill 4002 (2024) as of September 1, 2024. • Technical changes to statutory references. Purposes: OSCA is publishing SOF-24 as a helpful guide for courts, law enforcement, and public safety partners. The schedule is not a substitute for reading the actual law. SOF-24 provides summarized information on: • the amount a citing enforcement officer must enter on the citation in the place designated for "presumptive fine" when charging a person with a violation offense under state law, regardless of the court the officer cites the person to appear in;and • the minimum and maximum amounts courts can impose upon conviction. The presumptive fine is the am…

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PJO 26-16 Probable Cause Determinations — physical PDF page 1

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACKSON COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF: PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATIONS PRESIDING JUDGE ORDER NO. 26-16 This order supersedes Presiding Judge Order (PJO) 21-12, dated May 26, 2021. WHEREAS, under ORS 133.310, whenever a person is lodged in the Jackson County Jail on any felony or misdemeanor charge where no arrest warrant has been issued, the arresting officer shall prepare a Probable Cause Affidavit at the time of lodging. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. The Probable Cause Affidavit shall be in a form provided by Jackson County, approved by the Jackson County Circuit Court. 2. The Probable Cause Affidavit shall be retained by the Jackson County Jail for review by a Jackson County Circuit Court judge. 3. Except on weekends and holidays, the Probable Cause Affidavits for all persons so lodged shall be transferred to the Jackson County Circuit Court by 8:00 a.m. the following mor…

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CJO 2026-019 — Approving Out-of-Cycle Amendment of Uniform Trial Court Rule 4.130 — physical PDF page 2

CJO 2026-019 — Approving Out-of-Cycle Amendment of Uniform Trial Court Rule 4.130 · physical PDF page 2 · 2026

A–1 ATTACHMENT A TO CJO NO. 26-019 4.130 CAPTION REQUIREMENT FOR REFILED CHARGING INSTRUMENTS In addition to any other requirements imposed by statute or rule, [if]{when} a prosecuting attorney files a charging instrument [that ]initiat[es]{ing} a criminal action [and is ]based on charges previously dismissed without prejudice by the court[,]{:}[ the caption of the charging instrument must include the phrase: “Refiling after prior dismissal without prejudice.”] {(1) The caption must include the phrase: “Refiling after prior dismissal without prejudice;” and (2) The charging instrument must be filed as a new case and may not be filed into the previously dismissed criminal case.}

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Captured 2026-10-18T22:31:16.855807+00:00 · Chief Justice amendment order effective 2026-07-01; original amendment document, not consolidated rule text

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CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules — physical PDF page 15

CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules · physical PDF page 15 · 2026

A-14 • Numbered lines can assist with precise citations to pleadings. • Overall, the benefits of removing numbered lines—readability, accessibility, and efficiency—appear to outweigh the downsides. Based on its discussion of the foregoing considerations, the committee voted by consensus to recommend approval. Following the fall 2025 meeting, the committee received several public comments, summarized below: • Many commenters described the requirement as outdated, burdensome, and difficult to format, especially across platforms. They noted that federal and many state courts operate effectively without line numbering, and that page and paragraph citations are sufficient. • Several commenters emphasized that line numbering interferes with OCR and PDF‑to‑Word conversion, slows drafting, creates formatting errors, and poses unnecessary barriers for attorneys, staff, and self‑represented litigants. Removing the requirement was viewed as improving readability, accessibility, and workflow effic…

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Captured 2026-10-18T22:31:09.969140+00:00 · Chief Justice amendment order effective 2026-08-01; original amendment document, not consolidated rule text Only approved-change pages1-25 and out-of-cycle amendment pages94-101 are indexed. Disapproved proposals, deferred recommendations and administrative actions on pages26-93 and102-105 remain source context only. This packet is not consolidated rule text; dates differ by provision.

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