Rule 4.100.Crime Victims’ Rights—prosecutor’s Notification and Crime Victims’ Rights Violation Claim

Current through August 1, 2026 · Last verified September 12, 2026

In one sentenceUTCR 4.100 requires the prosecuting attorney to file a notification of compliance on the court's published form and lets a victim file a claim, also on a published form, alleging a violation of a right granted by the Oregon Constitution.

Full Text of Rule 4.100

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(1) The prosecuting attorney must file a notification of compliance as provided in ORS 147.510, in substantially the form provided at www.courts.oregon.gov/forms.

(2) To allege a violation of a right granted by Article I, section 42 or 43, of the Oregon Constitution, a victim may file a claim in substantially the form provided at www.courts.oregon.gov/forms. The claim must be filed with the court clerk’s office in the court in which the criminal case is pending.

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Plain-English Summary

The rule has a filing duty on one side and a filing right on the other. The prosecuting attorney must file a notification of compliance as provided in ORS 147.510, using substantially the form made available at www.courts.oregon.gov/forms. Substantially in the form means a document that tracks the published form, not a letter written from scratch.

A victim who believes a right granted by Article I, section 42 or 43, of the Oregon Constitution was violated may file a claim alleging that violation. The claim also uses substantially the published form, and it goes to the court clerk's office in the court where the criminal case is pending rather than to a separate proceeding somewhere else.

Because both documents live on the state courts website, the current version is the one to download rather than a copy saved from an earlier case. Filing the claim in the court where the criminal case sits keeps the allegation in front of the judge who knows the case.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the prosecutor's notification of compliance?

It is the filing ORS 147.510 calls for, made by the prosecuting attorney in substantially the form published at www.courts.oregon.gov/forms.

Which rights does a victim's claim under this rule cover?

Rights granted by Article I, section 42 or 43, of the Oregon Constitution. A victim who alleges one of those rights was violated may file a claim under this rule.

How does a crime victim start a rights violation claim?

By filing a claim in substantially the form made available at www.courts.oregon.gov/forms. The rule points to the published form rather than leaving the format open.

Where does the claim get filed?

With the court clerk's office in the court in which the criminal case is pending.

Does the filing have to match the published form exactly?

The rule asks for a document substantially in the form provided. Track the published form closely; a filing that departs from it invites a question about whether it complies.

Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the official Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR 4.100). Prescribed by the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court (UTCR 1.020). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified September 12, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: crime victims rights claimprosecutor notification of compliancevictim rights violation formArticle I section 42 claimcrime victim claim circuit court