Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 131–138)

ORS (Crim. Proc.) § 135.035: Bringing in defendant not yet arrested or held to answer

What this law says, in plain English

When a criminal charge is filed, if the defendant hasn't been arrested, the court must issue an arrest warrant unless the defendant voluntarily appears for arraignment.

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