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

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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 morning. 
4. The Probable Cause Affidavits so transferred shall be reviewed by the arraigning 
judge at or before the Court's regularly scheduled arraignment session. 
5. On weekends, the following schedule shall be maintained: 
a. Probable Cause Affidavits of persons lodged on Friday, but not arraigned at 
Friday's arraignment session, shall be reviewed along with all Probable Cause 
Affidavits of persons lodged between 12:01 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Saturday. 
b. The Jackson County Circuit Court Judges, on an eleven-judge rotational 
pattern, shall review the pending Probable Cause Affidavits as outlined above 
before 6:00 p.m. Saturday. 
c. The Probable Cause Affidavits of persons lodged after 2:00 p.m. on Saturday 
shall be processed as outlined in paragraphs 1, 2, and 5 above. 
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