Legal Advice

The Polk County Sheriff's Office and other public safety agencies, along with Oregon Courts, are not permitted to give legal advice pursuant to Oregon Law.

 

Legal Advice includes telling a person the following:

  1. how to go about court proceedings
  1. how to file documents with the court
  1. what documents you need to file with the court
  1. what documents need to be served
  1. speculating what the outcome in a court case would be
  1. advising or recommending one procedure, form, or pleading over another
  1. advising what words to put in a form or what to say in court
  1. suggesting what you "should do"
  1. recommending the services of a specific attorney or group of attorneys

 

 

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