Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.045 (2026)

Citation; requirements

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      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 1.525. In adopting those forms, the Supreme Court may combine the requirements for violation citations under this section and the requirements for criminal citations under ORS 133.066. More than one violation may be charged on a single citation form, but a crime and a violation may not be charged on the same citation form.

      (3) A violation citation shall consist of at least four parts. Additional parts may be inserted for administrative use. The required parts are:

      (a) A complaint in the form prescribed by ORS 153.048.

      (b) The abstract of court record.

      (c) The police record.

      (d) A summons in the form prescribed by ORS 153.051.

      (4) Each of the parts shall contain the information or blanks required by rules of the Supreme Court under ORS 1.525.

      (5) The complaint shall contain a form of certificate in which the enforcement officer must certify, under the penalties provided in ORS 153.990, that the enforcement officer has sufficient grounds to believe, and does believe, that the person named in the complaint committed the violation specified in the complaint. A certificate conforming to this subsection shall be deemed equivalent of a sworn complaint. [1999 c.1051 §13; 2005 c.566 §2]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2001–2020 · leading case: State v. King, 111 P.3d 1146 (Or. Ct. App. 2005).
State v. King, 111 P.3d 1146 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “We turn next to defendant’s second assignment of error in which he argues that the citation should have been dismissed pursuant to ORS 153.045(5), which requires that an officer certify that the “officer has reasonable grounds to believe, and does believe, that the person named…”
Hood River Cnty. v. Stevenson, 33 P.3d 325 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “” ORS 153.045(5). Finally, ORS 153.058 creates a limited exception that allows persons other than enforcement officers to commence violation proceedings: “(1) A person other than an enforcement officer may commence a violation proceeding by filing a complaint with a court that…”
State v. Clapper, 173 P.3d 1235 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). ““(c) A certificate under ORS 153.045(5) signed by the enforcement officer.”
State v. Greenlick, 152 P.3d 971 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). ““(b) A statement or designation of the violation that can be readily understood by a person making a reasonable effort to do so and the date, time and place at which the violation is alleged to have been committed.”
State v. Walker, 466 P.3d 689 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 13× “There, defendant moved to dismiss, arguing that the citation was invalid under ORS 153.045 and ORS 153.051 for failing to include the name of the citing officer.”
State v. Savage, 203 P.3d 295 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “Among other things, another provision requires that the complaint include a certification by the enforcement officer issuing the complaint “that the enforcement officer has sufficient grounds to believe, and does believe, that the person named in the complaint committed the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.045(3)(d) — 1 case
State v. Walker, 466 P.3d 689 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “There, defendant moved to dismiss, arguing that the citation was invalid under ORS 153.045 and ORS 153.051 for failing to include the name of the citing officer.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.045(5) — 6 cases
State v. King, 111 P.3d 1146 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “We turn next to defendant’s second assignment of error in which he argues that the citation should have been dismissed pursuant to ORS 153.045(5), which requires that an officer certify that the “officer has reasonable grounds to believe, and does believe, that the person named…”
Hood River Cnty. v. Stevenson, 33 P.3d 325 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “” ORS 153.045(5). Finally, ORS 153.058 creates a limited exception that allows persons other than enforcement officers to commence violation proceedings: “(1) A person other than an enforcement officer may commence a violation proceeding by filing a complaint with a court that…”
State v. Clapper, 173 P.3d 1235 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). ““(c) A certificate under ORS 153.045(5) signed by the enforcement officer.”
State v. Greenlick, 152 P.3d 971 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). ““(b) A statement or designation of the violation that can be readily understood by a person making a reasonable effort to do so and the date, time and place at which the violation is alleged to have been committed.”
State v. Walker, 466 P.3d 689 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “There, defendant moved to dismiss, arguing that the citation was invalid under ORS 153.045 and ORS 153.051 for failing to include the name of the citing officer.”
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