Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.420 (2026)

Use of speed measuring device; citation; training

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      810.420 Use of speed measuring device; citation; training. (1) When the speed of a vehicle has been checked by a speed measuring device, the driver of the vehicle may be stopped, detained and issued a citation by a police officer if the officer is in uniform and has either:

      (a) Observed the recording of the speed of the vehicle by the device; or

      (b) Probable cause to detain based upon a description of the vehicle or other information received from the officer who has observed the speed of the vehicle recorded.

      (2) A police officer may not issue a citation based on a speed measuring device unless the officer has taken and passed a training course, approved by the law enforcement agency that employs the officer, in the use of the speed measuring device. [1983 c.338 §401; 2001 c.444 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2010–2023 · leading case: State v. Jackson, 507 P.3d 727 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Jackson, 507 P.3d 727 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 17× “As we have explained with regard to a closely related statute, the con- ditions set out in ORS 810.420 are “conditions precedent for the issuance of a citation” using speed measurement devices as a means of detecting violations of ORS 811.”
State v. Kurtz, 228 P.3d 583 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “410 (arrest and citation authority); ORS 810.420 (use of speed measuring device by a police officer); ORS 810.”
State v. Coy, 537 P.3d 178 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “Jackson, 318 Or App 370, 373 , 507 P3d 727 (2022) (explaining that the conditions set out in ORS 810.420 are conditions precedent for the issuance of a citation using a speed measurement device, and thus, the proper time to challenge the existence of those conditions is before…”
State v. Coy (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “Jackson, 318 Or App 370, 373 , 507 P3d 727 (2022) (explaining that the conditions set out in ORS 810.420 are conditions precedent for the issuance of a citation using a speed measurement device, and thus, the proper time to challenge the existence of those conditions is before…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.420(2): 1 case
State v. Jackson, 507 P.3d 727 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “As we have explained with regard to a closely related statute, the con- ditions set out in ORS 810.420 are “conditions precedent for the issuance of a citation” using speed measurement devices as a means of detecting violations of ORS 811.”
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