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Stop & detention for violation
ORS > Procedural Statutes > Arrest & Detention > 153.039
(1) an enforcement officer may not arrest, stop or detain a person for the commission of a violation except as provided in this section and 810.410 (arrest and citation)
(2) an enforcement officer may stop & detain any person if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a violation. An enforcement officer may stop & detain any employee, agent or representative of a firm, corporation or other organization if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the firm, corporation or other organization has committed a violation.
(3) except as provided in (4) the detention may last only as long as is necessary to:
(a) establish the identity of the person, firm, corporation or organization believed to have committed the violation
(b) conduct any investigation reasonably related to the violation AND
(c) issue a citation for the violation
(4) the authority of an enforcement officer to stop and detain a person for a traffic violation as governed by 810.410 (arrest and citation)
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