§ 136.695 Evidence obtained in violation of ORS 136.675 or 136.685 inadmissible

If police break the rules found in ORS 136.675 or 136.685 while gathering evidence, that evidence cannot be used against you in an Oregon criminal case. This means prosecutors are blocked from presenting it in court, no matter how important it might seem to their case.

The point of this rule is to make sure law enforcement follows the correct legal steps when collecting evidence. If they skip those steps or violate the rules, the evidence gets thrown out, even if it clearly shows someone committed a crime.

For someone facing charges, this rule can be a powerful tool. If your lawyer can show that evidence was obtained the wrong way under these specific sections, they can ask the court to keep that evidence out of your trial entirely. This could weaken the prosecution's case significantly, depending on how much they were relying on that evidence.