§ 181A.775 — Definitions for ORS 181A.775 to 181A.805

Oregon § 181A.775

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 5
• Title 18: Executive Branch; Organization
• Ch. 181A: State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training

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As used in ORS 181A.775 to 181A.805:
(1) “Employ,” when used in the context of the relationship between a law enforcement agency and a police officer, includes the assignment of law enforcement duties on a volunteer basis to a reserve officer.
(2) “Law enforcement agency” means the Department of State Police, the Department of Justice, a district attorney, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, a municipal corporation of the State of Oregon, a tribal government and a university, that maintains a law enforcement unit as defined in ORS 181A.355 (12)(a)(A).
(3) “Police officer” means a person who is:
(a) A police officer or reserve officer as defined in ORS 181A.355; and
(b) Employed by a law enforcement agency to enforce the criminal laws of this state.
(4) “Tribal government” means a tribal government as defined in ORS 181A.940:
(a) With land that is contiguous to the county in which the deadly physical force planning authority is created; and
(b) That has adopted the provision of tribal law described in ORS 181A.942 (1)(d)(C)(i).

Legislative History

Formerly 181.781; 2021 c.408 §2