(1) As used in this section, servicemember means a person who is a member, or who served as a member, of the Armed Forces of the United States, the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard. (2) At the time of arraignment on a criminal charge, the court shall inform the defendant that the defendants status as a servicemember may make the defendant eligible for treatment programs, diversion, treatment courts or mitigated sentencing, and that the defendant may obtain information about these options by consulting with the defendants attorney. (3) In a criminal proceeding the defendants attorney may, with the permission of the defendant, notify the court that the defendant is a servicemember. (4) The fact that a defendant is a servicemember may not be used as an aggravating factor in determining the defendants sentence. Note: 135.985 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 135 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. PENALTIES
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