ORS Chapter 138: Appeals; Post-Conviction Relief
Oregon Criminal Procedure (ORS Title 14) – 2026
§ 138.005
Definitions for ORS 138.010 to 138.310
§ 138.010
Mode of review; abolition of writs of error and certiorari
§ 138.015
Statutes applicable to appeals
§ 138.020
Who may appeal
§ 138.030
Parties designated “appellant” and “respondent”; title of action
§ 138.035
Appeal by defendant
§ 138.045
Appeal by state
§ 138.052
Appeal from judgment of conviction and sentence of death; direct review by Supreme Court
§ 138.057
Appeal from judgment involving violation
§ 138.065
Appeal from judgment or order deciding special statutory proceeding
§ 138.071
Time within which appeal must be taken
§ 138.081
Service and filing of notice of appeal
§ 138.085
Content requirements for certain notices of appeal
§ 138.090
Signature to notice of appeal
§ 138.105
Appeal by defendant
§ 138.115
Appeal by state
§ 138.210
Failure to file brief by appellant; appearance by defendant
§ 138.225
Summary affirmation
§ 138.227
Joint motion to vacate and remand
§ 138.255
Court of Appeals certification of appeal to Supreme Court in lieu of disposition; party request for Supreme Court review
§ 138.257
Determination on appeal
§ 138.261
Time within which certain appeals must be decided
§ 138.275
Notice to parties concerning modified judgment or order or supplemental judgment
§ 138.285
Order staying execution of sentence
§ 138.295
Stay of judgment or order on appeal by state; release
§ 138.305
Delivery of defendant under sentence of imprisonment to intake center
§ 138.310
Notice to court below when executive director of Oregon Public Defense Commission certifies costs, expenses or compensation
§ 138.480
Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide representation for prisoner in proceeding before appellate court
§ 138.500
Appointment of counsel and furnishing of transcript for appellant without funds; compensation
§ 138.504
Waiver of counsel; appointment of legal advisor
§ 138.510
Persons who may file petition for relief; time limit
§ 138.520
Relief which court may grant
§ 138.525
Dismissal of meritless petition
§ 138.527
Frivolous petition or response; attorney fees
§ 138.530
When relief must be granted; executive clemency or pardon powers and original jurisdiction of Supreme Court in habeas corpus not affected
§ 138.540
Petition for relief as exclusive remedy for challenging conviction; when petition may not be filed; abolition or availability of other remedies
§ 138.550
Availability of relief as affected by prior judicial proceedings
§ 138.560
Procedure upon filing petition for relief; filing fee; venue and transfer of proceedings
§ 138.570
Who shall be named as defendant; counsel for defendant
§ 138.580
Petition
§ 138.585
Access to confidential jury records
§ 138.590
Petitioner may proceed as a financially eligible person
§ 138.610
Pleadings
§ 138.615
Disclosure of witness information
§ 138.620
Hearing
§ 138.622
Appearance by communication device
§ 138.625
Victim testimony; contact with victim
§ 138.627
Victim’s rights
§ 138.630
Evidence of events occurring at trial of petitioner
§ 138.640
Judgment; enforcement
§ 138.650
Appeal
§ 138.660
Summary affirmation of judgment; dismissal of appeal
§ 138.665
Remand for reconsideration of judgment or order; appeal
§ 138.670
Admissibility, at new trial, of testimony of witness at first trial
§ 138.680
Short title
Oregon Laws 2026, ch. 131, § 6
[Post-conviction relief for convictions based on discredited forensic science]
§ 138.686
Automatic stay of sentence of death for federal appeal and state post-conviction relief
§ 138.688
Definitions
§ 138.690
Commencement of DNA testing proceedings; discovery
§ 138.692
Motion for DNA testing; declaration; court order; costs
§ 138.694
Appointed counsel
§ 138.696
Test results; motion for new trial
§ 138.697
Appeal of court order
§ 138.698
Effect of setting aside conviction on plea agreement
§ 138.700
Entry of unidentified profile into DNA databases; motion for laboratory evaluation; court order
§ 138.012
[1999 c.1055 §5; 2001 c.306 §2; renumbered 138.052 in 2017]
§ 138.040
[Amended by 1959 c.558 §36; 1963 c.207 §1; 1969 c.198 §62; 1971 c.565 §19; 1977 c.372 §13; 1977 c.752 §1; 1985 c.348 §1; 1989 c.849 §4; 2001 c.870 §6; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.050
[Amended by 1969 c.198 §63; 1973 c.836 §275a; 1975 c.611 §23; 1977 c.372 §14; 1985 c.342 §20; 1985 c.348 §2; 1989 c.849 §5; 1995 c.658 §78; 1999 c.134 §3; 1999 c.788 §47; 2001 c.644 §1; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.053
[1989 c.849 §3; 1993 c.14 §16; 2001 c.644 §2; 2003 c.737 §101; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.060
[Amended by 1963 c.385 §1; 1969 c.198 §64; 1969 c.529 §1; 1971 c.644 §1; 1973 c.836 §276; 1977 c.752 §2; 1989 c.790 §21a; 1997 c.852 §11; 1999 c.946 §2; 2001 c.870 §4; 2011 c.379 §1; 2017 c.529 §4; renumbered 138.045 in 2017]
§ 138.070
[Repealed by 1971 c.565 §20 (138.071 enacted in lieu of 138.070)]
§ 138.080
[Amended by 1959 c.558 §37; 1969 c.198 §65; 1971 c.193 §28; repealed by 1971 c.565 §22 (138.081 enacted in lieu of 138.080)]
§ 138.083
[1989 c.790 §20; 1995 c.109 §1; 1997 c.389 §2; 2003 c.576 §165; 2007 c.547 §3; 2013 c.153 §1; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.100
[Amended by 1959 c.558 §38; 1961 c.101 §1; repealed by 1971 c.565 §1]
§ 138.110
[Amended by 1963 c.324 §1; 1971 c.565 §24; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.120
[Repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.125
[2013 c.151 §1; renumbered 138.285 in 2017]
§ 138.130
[Repealed by 1963 c.155 §1 (138.135 and 138.145 enacted in lieu of 138.130, 138.140 and 138.150)]
§ 138.135
[1963 c.155 §2 (138.135 and 138.145 enacted in lieu of 138.130, 138.140 and 138.150); 1967 c.372 §5; 1969 c.198 §66; 1977 c.752 §4; 1999 c.1051 §257; repealed by 2013 c.151 §4]
§ 138.140
[Amended by 1953 c.99 §2; 1955 c.660 §19; repealed by 1963 c.155 §1 (138.135 and 138.145 enacted in lieu of 138.130, 138.140 and 138.150)]
§ 138.145
[1963 c.155 §3 (138.135 and 138.145 enacted in lieu of 138.130, 138.140 and 138.150); 1973 c.836 §277; 1987 c.320 §43; 2003 c.458 §1; renumbered 138.305 in 2017]
§ 138.150
[Repealed by 1963 c.155 §1 (138.135 and 138.145 enacted in lieu of 138.130, 138.140 and 138.150)]
§ 138.160
[Amended by 1959 c.638 §20; 1973 c.836 §278; renumbered 138.295 in 2017]
§ 138.170
[Repealed by 1959 c.638 §26]
§ 138.180
[Repealed by 1959 c.558 §51]
§ 138.185
[1959 c.558 §39; 1969 c.198 §67; 1971 c.193 §29; 1971 c.565 §25; 1985 c.734 §19; 1987 c.852 §2; 1997 c.389 §26; 2017 c.529 §9; renumbered 138.015 in 2017]
§ 138.190
[Repealed by 1959 c.558 §51]
§ 138.200
[Repealed by 1959 c.558 §51]
§ 138.220
[Amended by 1959 c.558 §40; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.222
[1989 c.790 §21; 1993 c.692 §2; 1993 c.698 §1; 1997 c.852 §9; 2001 c.644 §3; 2003 c.737 §102; 2005 c.563 §1; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.230
[Repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.240
[Repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.250
[Amended by 1973 c.836 §279; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.260
[Repealed by 1981 c.178 §18]
§ 138.265
[1981 c.178 §6; repealed by 1985 c.734 §20]
§ 138.270
[Amended by 1981 c.178 §7; repealed by 1985 c.734 §20]
§ 138.280
[Amended by 1959 c.558 §41; 1981 c.178 §8; repealed by 1985 c.734 §20]
§ 138.290
[Amended by 1981 c.178 §9; repealed by 1985 c.734 §20]
§ 138.300
[Amended by 1969 c.198 §68; 1983 c.763 §15; repealed by 2017 c.529 §26]
§ 138.410
[Formerly 138.810; repealed by 1967 c.372 §13]
§ 138.420
[Formerly 138.820; repealed by 1967 c.372 §13]
§ 138.430
[Formerly 138.830: repealed by 1967 c.372 §13]
§ 138.440
[Formerly 138.840; 1961 c.480 §1; repealed by 1967 c.372 §13]
§ 138.490
[1963 c.600 §11; 1969 c.198 §70; 1977 c.752 §5; 1979 c.867 §2; 1981 s.s. c.3 §125; 1985 c.502 §22; 1989 c.1053 §5; 1993 c.33 §302; 2001 c.962 §104; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115]
§ 138.600
[1959 c.636 §10; repealed by 1997 c.872 §6]
§ 138.685
[1991 c.885 §3; repealed by 1999 c.1055 §15]
§ 138.687
[1991 c.885 §4; repealed by 1999 c.1055 §15]
§ 138.710
[1963 c.600 §1; renumbered 151.210]
§ 138.720
[1963 c.600 §2; 1969 c.314 §6; renumbered 151.270]
§ 138.730
[1963 c.600 §3; renumbered 151.280]
§ 138.740
[1963 c.600 §4(1),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7); renumbered 151.220]
§ 138.750
[Subsection (1) enacted as 1963 c.600 §4(2); subsection (2) enacted as 1963 c.600 §5(4); 1967 c.35 §1; 1969 c.644 §1; 1971 c.642 §3; renumbered 151.230]
§ 138.760
[1963 c.600 §5(1),(2),(3); renumbered 151.240]
§ 138.770
[1963 c.600 §6; 1967 c.372 §6; renumbered 151.250]
§ 138.780
[1963 c.600 §7; renumbered 151.260]
§ 138.790
[1963 c.600 §13; renumbered 151.290]
§ 138.810
[1955 c.662 §2; 1959 c.558 §42; renumbered 138.410]
§ 138.820
[1955 c.662 §3; 1959 c.558 §43; renumbered 138.420]
§ 138.830
[1955 c.662 §4; renumbered 138.430]
§ 138.840
[1955 c.662 §5; 1959 c.558 §44; renumbered 138.440]