Oregon Statutes 181A.775 – Definitions for ORS 181A.775 to 181A.805
As used in ORS § 181A.775 to 181A.805:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 181A.775
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(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). [Formerly 181.781; 2021 c.408 § 2]