810.460
Officer’s accident report; use.
(1) A police officer shall submit a report to the Department of Transportation
whenever the officer does any of the following:
(a) Investigates
a vehicle accident which ORS 811.725 or 822.600 requires to be reported.
(b) Prepares a
report of an accident investigated at the time and place of the accident or by
field interviews with the participants or witnesses.
(2) A police
officer shall submit a report required by this section to the department within
10 days of the investigation or preparation of the report.
(3) Police
reports submitted to the department under this section are subject to release
or use as provided under ORS 802.240. [1983 c.338 §406; 1985 c.16 §216; 1993
c.224 §4; 1993 c.751 §63; 1997 c.678 §12]
810.470 [1983 c.338 §407; 1993 c.224 §5;
1993 c.751 §64; 1997 c.678 §13; repealed by 2005 c.195 §3]
(Stops and Inspections)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
6
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case:
State v. Haney, 97 P.3d 1211 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
State v. Haney, 97 P.3d 1211 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 8× “The state maintains that the entry was a legitimate administrative search authorized by ORS 810.460, which requires officers at accident scenes to submit accident reports.”
State v. Anfield, 836 P.2d 1337 (Or. 1992).
· cites it 2× “) ORS 810.460 further provides: "(1) A police officer shall submit a written report to the division whenever the officer does any of the following: " (a) Investigates a vehicle accident which ORS 811.”
State v. Watson, 769 P.2d 201 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).
· cites it 3× “For example, the state cites ORS 810.460, which imposes a duty on a police officer to file an accident report.”
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 810.460(1)(b) (requiring offi- cers to submit a report following an investigation conducted under ORS 810.”
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 810.460(1)(b) (requiring offi- cers to submit a report following an investigation conducted under ORS 810.”
Zackheim v. Forbes, 895 P.2d 793 (Or. Ct. App. 1995).
“ORS 810.460. The department, in turn, is required to maintain those accident reports.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.460(1)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 810.460(1)(b) (requiring offi- cers to submit a report following an investigation conducted under ORS 810.”
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 810.460(1)(b) (requiring offi- cers to submit a report following an investigation conducted under ORS 810.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.460(l)(a) — 1 case
State v. Watson, 769 P.2d 201 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).
“For example, the state cites ORS 810.460, which imposes a duty on a police officer to file an accident report.”
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