Rule 4.050 - ORAL ARGUMENT ON MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES(1) Oral argument may be requested by the moving party in the caption of the motion or by a responding party in the caption of a response. The first paragraph of the motion or response must include an estimate of the time required for argument and a statement whether official court reporting services are requested. The court must allow oral argument unless:(a) The motion requests a trial postponement; or(b) The court receives documents that resolve the motion before the time set for hearing.(2) Counsel for either the state or the defense may request that a motion not requiring testimony be heard by remote means. The following apply to a request for oral argument by remote means: (a) A request must be set out in the caption of the motion or response. If oral argument by remote means is requested, the first paragraph of the motion or response must include the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of all parties served with the request, the position of opposing counsel, and whether the defendant has waived in writing the right to appear at the hearing.(b) A request by counsel for defense must be granted if counsel for defense represents that the defendant agrees to a hearing by remote means and provides a signed waiver of in-person appearance.(c) A request by the state must be granted if both parties agree and counsel for the defense provides a written waiver from the defendant.(d) If the mode of hearing is by conference call, the requesting party must initiate the conference call at its expense unless the court directs otherwise.(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if an applicable Chief Justice Order (CJO) or Presiding Judge Order (PJO) issued pursuant to such a CJO has the effect of suspending the requirement that a party affirmatively request a hearing by remote means.Or. Uni. Trial. Ct. R. 4.050
Amended June 10, 2022, effective 8/1/2022.