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PJO 24-006 Pretrial Release (Am1) — physical PDF page 3

PJO 24-006 Pretrial Release (Am1) · physical PDF page 3 ·

Presiding Judge Order 24-006 (Amendment 1)  Page 3 of 11 
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from delegatory of Authority from the Pr esiding Judge pursuant to ORS 1.171(4), 
hereby made, and ratifying all previous appointment from oral delegations made. 
1) The Trial Court Administrator will ensure that the RAO’s are properly trained 
in release procedure and procedures rela ted to release criteria and processes 
in Oregon. 
2) Any records pertaining to RAO’s are protected and exempt from disclosure 
under Title 19, Oregon Revised Statures, in particular ORS 192.355. 
II) DEFINITIONS 
A) Cite and Release for Arrest Warrants  (ORS 133.110 and ORS 133.055). The 
court may issue a warrant for non-appearance upon probable cause and may in 
issuing the warrant authorize law enforcement to issue and serve a criminal citation 
in lieu of arrest and are tantamount to “personal recognizance” release.  These 
warrants state in lieu of security “Cit e and Release” or similar wording. Law 
Enforcement should obtain a copy of the current Presiding Judge Instruction 
addressing Arrest Warrant Cite and Release in the 6
th Judicial District.   
B) Criminal Citations (ORS 133.055 et seq).  A law enforcement officer may issue a 
criminal citation to a person if the offi cer has probable cause to believe that the 
person has committed a misdemeanor other than domestic violence, or any ‘C’ 
felony that can be treated as a misdem eanor under ORS 161.705.  The citation 
requires the person to appear to the court. The officer issuing the citation shall issue 
the citation to appear in Umatilla or Morrow County Circuit Court on the date and 
time described by the court by separate Presiding Judge Instruction (PJi), which 
under ORS 133.060 is limited to not more than 30 days after the date when the 
citation was issued unless a period of st atewide emergency is in effect.  Drug 
Enforcement Misdemeanors are an exception to the 30-day timeline, these may be 
set out for more than 30 days.  Unless the District Attorney has a process to endorse 
as a complaint under ORS 133.066(2), th e uniform citation (UC) coming to the 
court will be used by the court as a summo ns for appearance, and then direct the 
person to appear to the court to see if a formal charging instrument has been filed.  
The citation without complaint is to comply with ORS 133.068.  If filed, then the 
defendant will be directed by court notice to a courtroom, date and time for 
arraignment or directed to a courtroom fo r arraignment.  The Officer shall direct 
the court copy of the UC to the Umatilla  County Circuit Court or Morrow County 
Circuit Court as appropriate.  Law Enforcement should obtain a copy of the current 
PJi addressing Criminal Citations in the 6
th Judicial District.  An understanding of 
what cases are likely to be subject to a personal recognizance release herein will 
likely help decide whether a Criminal Citation is appropriate. 
C) “Personal recognizance” (ORS 135.230(5) and 135.255) means the release 
of a defendant upon the promise of the defendant to appear in court at all 
appropriate times, SUBJECT to a release agreement with general release 
conditions.

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