OregonOregon arraignment rules set deadlines after charges are filed
For criminal cases filed on or after its effective date, Oregon law sets different arraignment deadlines for people in custody and other people who are arrested.
What it does
People held in custody must be arraigned within the first 36 hours, unless there is good cause or they ask for more time. Other cases have a 96-hour limit, with certain court closing times excluded.
Argument forThe deadlines could help people who are arrested get arraigned promptly, with a shorter limit for people held in custody.
Argument againstBecause court closing hours do not count toward the 96-hour limit, some people arrested when courts are closed could wait longer to be arraigned.
More detail
Oregon law sets deadlines for arraignments after a charging document is filed and a person is arrested. These deadlines apply to arraignments on charging documents filed on or after the law’s effective date. For a person in custody, arraignment must happen within the first 36 hours of custody unless there is good cause or the person asks for it to happen later. In other cases, arraignment must happen within 96 hours after arrest, except as provided by ORS 133.060. The deadlines apply to charging documents filed on or after the law’s effective date. The 36-hour limit excludes holidays and weekends; the 96-hour limit also excludes time when the court is closed during normal business hours.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 6Chapter 45, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.Latest
- Mar 31Governor Tina Kotek signed.Became Law
- Mar 5President signed.Major
- Mar 4Speaker signed.Major
- Mar 2Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Second reading.Minor
- Feb 27Recommendation: Do pass.Minor
- Feb 25Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- Feb 19Referred to Judiciary.Minor
- Feb 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Minor
- Feb 17Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed.Passed House
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Second reading.Minor
- Feb 12Recommendation: Do pass.Minor
- Feb 11Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Public Hearing held.
- Feb 2Referred to Judiciary.Minor
- Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.Introduced
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