As used in ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Criminal justice agency” means: (a) The Governor; (b) Courts of criminal jurisdiction; (c) The Attorney General; (d) District attorneys, city attorneys with criminal prosecutorial functions, attorney employees of the office of public defense services and nonprofit public defender organizations established under contract […]
(1) There is established a Department of State Police. (2) The department shall consist of sworn members of the state police force appointed under ORS 181A.050 and nonsworn professional personnel necessary to carry out the department’s public safety functions. [Formerly 181.020]
(1) There is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account to be known as the State Police Account. All moneys received by the Department of State Police shall be paid to the credit of the State Police Account, and such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department for the payment of […]
The Superintendent of State Police shall establish a petty cash account from the appropriation for carrying out the functions of the Department of State Police in the amount of $25,000 and shall authorize designated commissioned officers to make disbursements from such account in all cases where it may be necessary to make an immediate cash […]
The Superintendent of State Police shall be the executive and administrative head of the Department of State Police. Subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565, the Governor shall appoint the superintendent for a term of four years. The Governor may remove the superintendent for inefficiency or malfeasance […]
(1) The Superintendent of State Police may, with the approval of the Governor as to person and salary, appoint a Deputy Superintendent of State Police. (2) The deputy superintendent must have served as a captain or in higher rank in the Oregon State Police not less than one year prior to appointment as deputy superintendent. […]
The Deputy Superintendent of State Police shall: (1) Act as the head of the Department of State Police in the absence or incapacity of the Superintendent of State Police; and (2) Perform such duties as the superintendent prescribes. [Formerly 181.240]
Before assuming their duties, the Superintendent of State Police and the Deputy Superintendent of State Police shall take and subscribe an oath of office as prescribed by ORS 181A.065. [Formerly 181.210]
The Superintendent of State Police shall: (1) Appoint a state police force to be known as the Oregon State Police, consisting of commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers and troopers; (2) Arrange for the examination and enlistment of applicants to the state police; and (3) Establish ranks or grades in the state police. [Formerly 181.250]
(1) A person appointed a member of the state police must be: (a) A citizen of the United States or a nonimmigrant legally admitted to the United States under a Compact of Free Association. (b) Of good health and good moral character. (c) Over the age of 21 years. (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph […]
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 181A.055, the Superintendent of State Police may appoint employees of the Department of Corrections as special state police officers if the superintendent deems it necessary or advisable to assist the Department of Corrections in the discharge of the Department of Corrections’ transport functions and duties. To be eligible for appointment under this […]
Each member of the Oregon State Police shall take and subscribe to an oath of office to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of Oregon, and to honestly and faithfully perform the duties imposed upon the member under the laws of Oregon. The oath of the Superintendent of […]
The salaries of members of the Oregon State Police shall be fixed in the same manner as the salaries of other officers and employees in the unclassified service pursuant to ORS 240.240. [Formerly 181.271]
The Superintendent of State Police shall: (1) Provide the necessary preliminary and subsequent instruction to recruits and troopers as to their duties as police officers of the state. (2) Make rules and regulations for the discipline and control of the state police. [Formerly 181.280]
(1) The Department of State Police and the members of the Oregon State Police are charged with the enforcement of: (a) All criminal laws; and (b) All laws applicable to highways and the operation of vehicles on highways. (2) Each member of the state police is authorized and empowered to: (a) Prevent crime. (b) Pursue […]
(1) The Department of State Police shall develop a targeted enforcement program for the purpose of improving public safety. The program shall be designed to reduce fatalities, physical injury and property damage by allocating patrol resources based on motor vehicle accident data compiled by the Department of Transportation. (2) The Department of Transportation shall provide […]
The state police, with the approval of the Governor, may be called upon by any other branch or department of the state government to enforce criminal laws or any regulation of such branch or department. [Formerly 181.050]
(1) The Superintendent of State Police may establish headquarters and patrol stations at such places as the superintendent considers advisable for the patrol and protection of this state and the enforcement of the laws. (2) For purposes of this section, the superintendent may use lands and buildings for the accommodation of members of the state […]
The Superintendent of State Police shall, so far as in the judgment of the superintendent it is practicable and expedient so to do, organize the work of the Department of State Police so that: (1) The various duties required of the department may be assigned to appropriate departments, to be performed by persons experienced and […]
The Superintendent of State Police shall distribute the state police throughout the various sections of the state where they will be most efficient in carrying out the purposes of the Department of State Police to preserve the peace, to enforce the law and to prevent and detect crime. [Formerly 181.110]
