The complaint and summons in a citation issued for the charges specified in this section shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and the posted speed, the speed limit or the speed that constitutes prima facie evidence of violation of the basic speed rule, as appropriate, for the district or location. This section applies to the following charges:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 153.530

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Violation: means an offense described in ORS § 153. See Oregon Statutes 153.005

(1) Violating the basic speed rule under ORS § 811.100.

(2) Violating a speed limit under ORS § 811.111. [Formerly 484.175; 1987 c.5 § 7; 1987 c.887 § 14; 1999 c.1051 § 79; 2003 c.819 § 12]

 

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