(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition to the criminal jurisdiction of justice courts already conferred upon and exercised by them, justice courts have jurisdiction of all offenses committed or triable in their respective counties. The jurisdiction conveyed by this section is concurrent with any jurisdiction that may be exercised by a circuit court or municipal court. (2) A justice court does not have jurisdiction over the trial of any felony or a designated drug-related misdemeanor as defined in ORS 423.478. Except as provided in ORS 51.037, a justice court does not have jurisdiction over offenses created by the charter or ordinance of any city. [Amended by 1963 c.513 3; 1969 c.180 1; 1971 c.743 313; 1973 c.625 1; 1995 c.658 55; 1999 c.605 1; 1999 c.682 10; 1999 c.1051 41; 2017 c.706 20; 2021 c.591 28; 2024 c.70 57; 2025 c.268 1]
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