133.015 Contents of information or complaint

An information or complaint shall contain substantially the following:

(1) The name of the court in which it is filed;

(2) The title of the action;

(3) A statement that accuses the defendant or defendants of the designated offense or offenses;

(4) A separate accusation or count addressed to each offense charged, if there be more than one;

(5) A statement in each count that the offense charged therein was committed in a designated county;

(6) A statement in each count that the offense charged therein was committed on, or on or about, a designated date, or during a designated period of time;

(7) A statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended; and

(8) The verification by the complainant and the date of the signing of the information or complaint. An information or complaint charging a defendant with an offense, other than an offense punishable as a felony, shall be deemed verified by the complainant if it contains a form of certificate in which the complainant certifies, under the penalties described in ORS 133.992 (Penalties) , that the complainant has sufficient grounds to believe, and does believe, that the defendant named in the information or complaint committed the offense specified in the information or complaint. [1973 c.836 §64; 2015 c.250 §1]

Source: Section 133.015 — Contents of information or complaint , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors133.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).