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Section 131.845 – Findings.

The court or judge shall make such findings as are justified by the facts adduced at the hearing and shall find as to whether or not the criminal laws of the state are being faithfully executed and enforced by the officers under investigation. [Formerly 148.140]

Section 131.860 – Qualifying of special officers; powers and duties.

When appointed, special officers shall qualify in the same manner as provided by law for regularly elected officers, shall have all the power and authority of the regularly elected officers necessary to effectuate the purposes of the appointment and shall carry out the directions of the Governor, pursuant to the appointment, in the same manner […]

Section 131.865 – Compensation of special officers.

The special officers provided for in ORS 131.855 shall receive a compensation for the time they are appointed equal to that provided for the regularly elected officers, the compensation to be paid in the same manner as the regular officers are paid. [Formerly 148.170]

Section 131.880 – Appointment of railroad police officers; liability.

The Governor, upon application of any railroad company operating in this state, may appoint and commission, during the pleasure of the Governor, persons designated by the company and to serve at the expense of the company, as police officers, with the powers of peace officers and who, after being duly sworn, may act as police […]

Section 131.705 – Definitions for ORS 131.705 to 131.735.

As used in ORS 131.705 to 131.735, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Police” means the municipal police and the county sheriff of the political subdivision in which the public property is located, and the Department of State Police. (2) “Public official” means the officer or employee who is the administrative head of the board, […]

Section 131.715 – Proclamation of emergency period by Governor.

After consultation with the public official, or the designate of the public official, and the police, the Governor may proclaim an emergency period if the Governor finds that there exists on any public property a clear and present danger of injury to persons, damage to property or denial of or substantial interference with ingress or […]

Section 131.725 – Exclusion from public property.

(1) During the emergency period proclaimed by the Governor under ORS 131.715, the public official shall order excluded from the public property described in the proclamation such persons who in the judgment of the public official are contributing to or aggravating the danger which the Governor has proclaimed to exist. (2) After informing the person […]