Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.005 (2026)

Definitions

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      153.005 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

      (1) “Enforcement officer” means:

      (a) A member of the Oregon State Police.

      (b) A sheriff or deputy sheriff.

      (c) A city marshal or a member of the police of a city, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation.

      (d) A police officer commissioned by a university under ORS 352.121 or 353.125.

      (e) An investigator of a district attorney’s office if the investigator is or has been certified as a peace officer in this or any other state.

      (f) An investigator of the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice of the State of Oregon.

      (g) A Port of Portland peace officer.

      (h) A humane special agent as defined in ORS 181A.345.

      (i) A regulatory specialist exercising authority described in ORS 471.775 (2).

      (j) An authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.940.

      (k) Any other person specifically authorized by law to issue citations for the commission of violations.

      (2) “Traffic offense” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.555.

      (3) “Violation” means an offense described in ORS 153.008.

      (4) “Violation proceeding” means a judicial proceeding initiated by issuance of a citation that charges a person with commission of a violation. [1999 c.1051 §2; 2007 c.71 §44; 2009 c.299 §3; 2011 c.506 §20; 2011 c.644 §§22,45; 2012 c.54 §§14,15; 2012 c.67 §§7,8; 2013 c.180 §21,22; 2015 c.174 §10; 2015 c.614 §§145,146]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2022 · leading case: Hood River Cnty. v. Stevenson, 33 P.3d 325 (Or. Ct. App. 2001).
Hood River Cnty. v. Stevenson, 33 P.3d 325 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “ORS 153.005. 3 A complaint issued pursuant to ORS chapter 153 generally requires “the enforcement officer [to] certify, under the penalties provided in ORS 153.”
State v. Pohle, 505 P.3d 475 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “” In light of Greer and ORS 153.005, in construing “traffic offense” in ORS 137.”
State v. Benoit, 311 P.3d 874 (Or. 2013). “*307 ORS 153.005(4) does not compel a different conclusion.”
City of Portland v. Huffman, 331 P.3d 1105 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “132 (providing that circuit courts have jurisdiction over alleged city ordinance violations); ORS 153.005 - 153.121 (providing rules for the trial and appeal of certain ordinance violations).”
City of Lowell v. Wilson, 105 P.3d 856 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “, violations of state law), see ORS 153.005(2); ORS 153.008. 17 In this instance, 18 the “particular controls over the general” maxim is instructive— and, indeed, conclusive: ORS 221.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.005(1) — 1 case
Hood River Cnty. v. Stevenson, 33 P.3d 325 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “ORS 153.005. 3 A complaint issued pursuant to ORS chapter 153 generally requires “the enforcement officer [to] certify, under the penalties provided in ORS 153.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.005(2) — 2 cases
City of Lowell v. Wilson, 105 P.3d 856 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “, violations of state law), see ORS 153.005(2); ORS 153.008. 17 In this instance, 18 the “particular controls over the general” maxim is instructive— and, indeed, conclusive: ORS 221.”
State v. Pohle, 505 P.3d 475 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “” In light of Greer and ORS 153.005, in construing “traffic offense” in ORS 137.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.005(4) — 1 case
State v. Benoit, 311 P.3d 874 (Or. 2013). “*307 ORS 153.005(4) does not compel a different conclusion.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.005(l)(f) — 1 case
Hood River Cnty. v. Stevenson, 33 P.3d 325 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “ORS 153.005. 3 A complaint issued pursuant to ORS chapter 153 generally requires “the enforcement officer [to] certify, under the penalties provided in ORS 153.”
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