Any police officer attempting to enforce the traffic laws of this state shall be in uniform or shall conspicuously display an official identification card showing the officer’s lawful authority. [1983 c.338 §399]
(1) A police officer may arrest or issue a citation to a person for a traffic crime at any place within or outside the jurisdictional authority of the governmental unit by which the police officer is authorized to act as provided by ORS 133.235 and 133.310. (2) A police officer may issue a citation to […]
A law enforcement officer who comes to the scene of a collision described in ORS 811.700 may remove or direct the driver of a vehicle involved in the collision to remove from the roadway any vehicle, cargo or debris resulting from the collision. A person acting under the authority granted by this section is not […]
(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 […]
(1) In all prosecutions of the owner of a vehicle for violation of ORS 811.555 (1)(b), 811.570 (1)(b), 811.575 (1)(b) and 811.585 (1)(b), of any parking regulations prescribed under ORS 276.002 or of an applicable ordinance, it shall be sufficient for a police officer to charge the defendant by an unsworn written notice if the […]
A police officer who finds a vehicle parked or standing upon a highway in violation of ORS 811.555 or 811.570 may move the vehicle, cause it to be moved or require the driver or person in charge of the vehicle to move it. The authority to move vehicles under this section is in addition to […]
(1) Any city may, at its own cost, operate cameras designed to photograph drivers who: (a) Violate ORS 811.265 by failing to obey a traffic control device; or (b) Violate the speed limit established in ORS 811.111 by 11 miles per hour or greater or violate the designated speed posted under ORS 810.180 by 11 […]
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, photographs taken under ORS 810.434 may be submitted into evidence in a criminal trial, grand jury proceeding or other criminal proceeding for the purpose of proving or disproving a felony or a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Photographs taken under ORS 810.434 may not be used […]
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a city chooses to operate a camera that complies with this section and ORS 810.434, a citation for violation of ORS 811.265 may be issued on the basis of photographs from a camera taken without the presence of a police officer if the following conditions are met: […]
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a city chooses to operate cameras that comply with this section and ORS 810.434, a citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of photographs from a camera and other technology, including but not limited to sensors, that measure the speed of a vehicle without the […]
(1) The following jurisdictions may, at their own cost, operate photo radar: (a) Albany. (b) Beaverton. (c) Bend. (d) Eugene. (e) Gladstone. (f) Medford. (g) Milwaukie. (h) Oregon City. (i) Portland. (j) Tigard. (2) A photo radar system operated under this section: (a) May be used on streets in residential areas or school zones. (b) […]
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the jurisdictions using photo radar: (a) A citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of photo radar if the following conditions are met: (A) The photo radar equipment is operated by a uniformed police officer. (B) The photo radar equipment is operated out of a […]
[1983 c.338 §403; 1985 c.16 §213; 1999 c.1051 §290; renumbered 810.448 in 2013]
(1) The Department of Transportation may operate photo radar within a highway work zone that is located on a state highway. The photo radar unit may be operated only: (a) In the area within a highway work zone when highway workers, as defined in ORS 811.230, are present. The photo radar unit may not be […]
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a jurisdiction or the Oregon State Police uses photo radar in a highway work zone: (a) A citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of photo radar if the following conditions are met: (A) The photo radar unit is operated by a uniformed police officer. […]
(1) As used in this section, “urban high crash corridor” means a segment of highway that has an incidence rate of reported traffic crashes resulting in fatalities or serious injuries that is at least 25 percent higher than the rate for highways with the same speed limit or designated speed within the jurisdiction on average […]
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the jurisdiction operating a fixed photo radar system under ORS 810.443: (a) A citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of fixed photo radar if: (A) A sign that provides drivers with information about the driver’s current rate of speed is posted between 100 and […]
Notwithstanding ORS 153.675, all of the amounts paid to the City of Portland under ORS 153.640 from citations issued under ORS 810.444 may be used only for the costs of operating and maintaining fixed photo radar units in urban high crash corridors, as defined in ORS 810.443, and for improving traffic safety for all modes […]
A police officer may take security for the appearance of a person arrested for a traffic crime if it appears to the officer that the arrested person might fail to appear in response to a citation. Authority granted by this section is in addition to any authority to accept security under ORS 810.450. The authority […]
A police officer who issues a citation for violation of an offense described in this section may accept security for the appearance of the person cited. Authority granted by this section is in addition to any authority to accept security under ORS 810.448. The authority of an officer to take security under this section is […]
