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Trial by Declaration Information

You have pled Not Guilty and requested a Trial by Declaration. Please complete the

enclosed form.

All citations, except for photo radar/photo red light citations and traffic crimes, are

eligible to proceed by Trial by Declaration.

The declarations must be signed and submitted to the court clerk at least 24

hours prior to your trial date.

By submitting the Defendant’s Declaration form you waive both your and the

officer’s presence at trial. It allows you and the officer to appear by submitting a

declaration of what happened, the same as you would tell the judge if you appeared in

person.

The judge will make a decision based on the all of the declarations. The declarations will

be considered the same as a personal appearance.

It is the defendant’s responsibility to contact the court after the trial date to

obtain the court's decision.

If you do not submit your declaration by the deadline, a default judgment will be entered

against you, which means that you will be convicted and charged a fine.

Witnesses: If you want a witness to testify, you can make a separate copy of this form

for the witness to fill out. The witness’ declaration must be received by the court by the

date above. If not, it will not be considered by the judge.

Please mail your completed declaration and your signed citation to:

P.O. Box 114

Portland, OR 97207

06-49 (9/15)

TRIAL BY DECLARATION

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