Section 132.586 – Pleading domestic violence in accusatory instrument

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Oregon

(1) As used in this section, “domestic violence” has the meaning given that term in ORS 135.230.
(2) When a crime involves domestic violence, the accusatory instrument may plead, and the prosecution may prove at trial, domestic violence as an element of the crime. When a crime is so pleaded, the words “constituting domestic violence” may be added to the title of the crime.

ORS 132.586

2003 c. 319, ยง 1