Title 153 · ORS Chapter 153

810.410. ����� (2) An enforcement officer may stop and detain any person if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a violation. An enforcement officer may stop an

Citation: ORS 810.410

Section: 810.410

810.410.

����� (2) An enforcement officer may stop and detain any person if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a violation. An enforcement officer may stop and detain any employee, agent or representative of a firm, corporation or other organization if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the firm, corporation or other organization has committed a violation.

����� (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the period of detention may be only as long as is necessary to:

����� (a) Establish the identity of the person, firm, corporation or organization believed to have committed the violation;

����� (b) Conduct any investigation reasonably related to the violation; and

����� (c) Issue a citation for the violation.

����� (4) The authority of an enforcement officer to stop and detain a person for a traffic violation as defined by ORS 801.557 is governed by ORS 810.410. [1999 c.1051 �10]

����� 153.042 Citations generally; issuance. (1) Except as provided in ORS 810.410 for issuance of a citation based on a traffic violation, as that term is defined in ORS 801.557, or as otherwise specifically provided by law, an enforcement officer may issue a violation citation only if the conduct alleged to constitute a violation takes place in the presence of the enforcement officer and the enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the conduct constitutes a violation.

����� (2) If the person receiving the citation is a firm, corporation or other organization, the citation may be issued to an employee, agent or representative of the firm, corporation or organization. [1999 c.1051 �9]

����� 153.043 [2021 c.591 �19; 2023 c.248 �13; repealed by 2024 c.70 �72]

����� 153.045 Citation; requirements. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a citation conforming to the requirements of this section must be used by enforcement officers for all violations. The citation may contain other language in addition to the language specified in this section.

����� (2) Uniform citation forms for violations shall be adopted by the Supreme Court under ORS