2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 040 - Evidence Code
Section 40.272 - Rule 509-1. Sign language interpreter privilege.


(a) "Person with a disability" means a person who cannot readily understand or communicate the spoken English language, or cannot understand proceedings in which the person is involved, because of deafness or because of a physical hearing impairment or cannot communicate in the proceedings because of a physical speaking impairment.
(b) "Sign language interpreter" or "interpreter" means a person who translates conversations or other communications for a person with a disability or translates the statements of a person with a disability.
(2) A person with a disability has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent a sign language interpreter from disclosing any communications to which the person with a disability was a party that were made while the interpreter was providing interpretation services for the person with a disability. The privilege created by this section extends only to those communications between a person with a disability and another, and translated by the interpreter, that would otherwise be privileged under ORS 40.225 to 40.295. [1993 c.179 §2; 2007 c.70 §11]
Note: 40.272 was added to and made a part of 40.225 to 40.295 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure

Chapter 040 - Evidence Code

Section 40.015 - Rule 101. Applicability of Oregon Evidence Code.

Section 40.025 - Rule 103. Rulings on evidence.

Section 40.030 - Rule 104. Preliminary questions.

Section 40.065 - Rule 201(b). Kinds of facts.

Section 40.070 - Rules 201(c) and 201(d). When mandatory or discretionary.

Section 40.085 - Rule 201(g). Instructing the jury.

Section 40.090 - Rule 202. Law that is judicially noticed.

Section 40.115 - Rule 307. Allocation of the burden of producing evidence.

Section 40.125 - Rule 309. Presumptions in criminal proceedings.

Section 40.135 - Rule 311. Presumptions.

Section 40.170 - Rule 404. Character evidence; evidence of other crimes, wrongs or acts.

Section 40.172 - Rule 404-1. Pattern, practice or history of abuse; expert testimony.

Section 40.175 - Rule 405. Methods of proving character.

Section 40.180 - Rule 406. Habit; routine practice.

Section 40.190 - Rule 408. Compromise and offers to compromise.

Section 40.200 - Rule 410. Withdrawn plea or statement not admissible.

Section 40.205 - Rule 411. Liability insurance.

Section 40.210 - Rule 412. Sex offense cases; relevance of victim’s past behavior or manner of dress.

Section 40.211 - Rule 412-1. Evidence not admissible in civil proceeding involving sexual misconduct.

Section 40.225 - Rule 503. Lawyer-client privilege.

Section 40.227 - Rule 503-1. Right of client to communicate with lawyer; inadmissibility of evidence obtained or disclosed without client’s consent.

Section 40.230 - Rule 504. Psychotherapist-patient privilege.

Section 40.235 - Rule 504-1. Physician-patient privilege.

Section 40.245 - Rule 504-3. School employee-student privilege.

Section 40.250 - Rule 504-4. Regulated social worker-client privilege.

Section 40.252 - Rule 504-5. Communications revealing intent to commit certain crimes.

Section 40.255 - Rule 505. Spousal privilege.

Section 40.260 - Rule 506. Member of clergy-penitent privilege.

Section 40.262 - Rule 507. Counselor-client privilege.

Section 40.264 - Rule 507-1. Certified advocate-victim privilege.

Section 40.272 - Rule 509-1. Sign language interpreter privilege.

Section 40.273 - Rule 509-2. Non-English-speaking person-interpreter privilege.

Section 40.274 - Rule 509-3. Legislative branch offsite process counselor privilege.

Section 40.275 - Rule 510. Identity of informer.

Section 40.285 - Rule 512. Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege.

Section 40.290 - Rule 513. Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege.

Section 40.320 - Rule 603. Oath or affirmation.

Section 40.350 - Rule 608. Evidence of character and conduct of witness.

Section 40.355 - Rule 609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime; exceptions.

Section 40.360 - Rule 609-1. Impeachment for bias or interest.

Section 40.370 - Rule 611. Mode and order of interrogation and presentation.

Section 40.380 - Rule 613. Prior statements of witnesses.

Section 40.385 - Rule 615. Exclusion of witnesses.

Section 40.405 - Rule 701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses.

Section 40.450 - Rule 801. Definitions for ORS 40.450 to 40.475.

Section 40.460 - Rule 803. Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial.

Section 40.465 - Rule 804. Hearsay exceptions when the declarant is unavailable.

Section 40.505 - Rule 901. Requirement of authentication or identification.

Section 40.510 - Rule 902. Self-authentication.

Section 40.550 - Rule 1001. Definitions for ORS 40.550 to 40.585.

Section 40.560 - Rule 1003. Admissibility of duplicates.

Section 40.562 - Rule 1003-1. Admissibility of reproduction.

Section 40.565 - Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents.

Section 40.585 - Rule 1008. Functions of court and jury.