Oregon Evidence Code

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Oregon statute body of law evidence code

The Oregon Evidence Code is the body of rules that governs what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in legal proceedings in Oregon’s courts.

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Label	Occurrences
Oregon Evidence Code canonical	3
Oregon Rules of Evidence as applicable	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1633064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oregon Evidence Code
Context triple: [Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, relatedTo, Oregon Evidence Code]

A. Oregon Revised Statutes
The Oregon Revised Statutes are the codified laws enacted by the Oregon Legislature that govern legal and governmental conduct throughout the state of Oregon.
B. Oregon Rules of Criminal Procedure
The Oregon Rules of Criminal Procedure are the statewide legal rules that govern how criminal cases are processed and adjudicated in Oregon’s courts.
C. Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure are the statewide procedural rules that govern how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in Oregon’s state courts.
D. Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure
The Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure are the procedural rules that set out how appeals are conducted in Oregon’s appellate courts, including requirements for filings, briefs, and timelines.
E. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oregon Evidence Code
Target entity description: The Oregon Evidence Code is the body of rules that governs what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in legal proceedings in Oregon’s courts.

A. Oregon Revised Statutes
The Oregon Revised Statutes are the codified laws enacted by the Oregon Legislature that govern legal and governmental conduct throughout the state of Oregon.
B. Oregon Rules of Criminal Procedure
The Oregon Rules of Criminal Procedure are the statewide legal rules that govern how criminal cases are processed and adjudicated in Oregon’s courts.
C. Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure are the statewide procedural rules that govern how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in Oregon’s state courts.
D. Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure
The Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure are the procedural rules that set out how appeals are conducted in Oregon’s appellate courts, including requirements for filings, briefs, and timelines.
E. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oregon statute ⓘ body of law ⓘ evidence code ⓘ
appliesIn	civil proceedings in Oregon courts ⓘ criminal proceedings in Oregon courts ⓘ
appliesTo	Oregon state courts ⓘ linked to: Oregon Judicial Department
basedOn	rules of evidence ⓘ
citationForm	OEC ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
enactedBy	Oregon Legislative Assembly ⓘ
governs	admissibility of evidence in Oregon courts ⓘ use of evidence in Oregon legal proceedings ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	OEC ⓘ
hasComponent	rules on admissibility of documents ⓘ rules on admissibility of physical evidence ⓘ rules on admissibility of scientific evidence ⓘ rules on admissibility of testimonial evidence ⓘ
hasPurpose	to eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay in litigation ⓘ to promote fairness in administration of justice ⓘ to provide uniform rules of evidence in Oregon courts ⓘ
hasType	procedural law ⓘ
influencedBy	Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ linked to: rules of evidence for the federal courts
interpretedBy	Oregon Court of Appeals ⓘ Oregon Supreme Court ⓘ Oregon appellate courts ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Oregon ⓘ linked to: Oregon
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	evidence law ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
notApplicableTo	most administrative proceedings unless incorporated ⓘ
partOf	Oregon Revised Statutes ⓘ
regulates	authentication of evidence ⓘ burdens of proof and presumptions ⓘ character evidence ⓘ expert testimony ⓘ hearsay evidence ⓘ impeachment of witnesses ⓘ judicial notice ⓘ privileged communications ⓘ relevance of evidence ⓘ witness competency ⓘ
scope	judicial proceedings in Oregon courts ⓘ
subjectOf	Oregon State Bar continuing legal education materials ⓘ Oregon evidence law treatises ⓘ
updatedBy	subsequent amendments of Oregon Revised Statutes ⓘ
usedBy	Oregon attorneys ⓘ Oregon judges ⓘ Oregon litigants ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure → relatedTo → Oregon Evidence Code ⓘ

Oregon Rules of Criminal Procedure → relatedTo → Oregon Evidence Code ⓘ

Oregon municipal courts → uses → Oregon Rules of Evidence as applicable ⓘ

linked to: Oregon Evidence Code

OEC → standsFor → Oregon Evidence Code ⓘ

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