(1) When the speed of a vehicle has been checked by a speed measuring device, the driver of the vehicle may be stopped, detained and issued a citation by a police officer if the officer is in uniform and has either:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 810.420

  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.

(a) Observed the recording of the speed of the vehicle by the device; or

(b) Probable cause to detain based upon a description of the vehicle or other information received from the officer who has observed the speed of the vehicle recorded.

(2) A police officer may not issue a citation based on a speed measuring device unless the officer has taken and passed a training course, approved by the law enforcement agency that employs the officer, in the use of the speed measuring device. [1983 c.338 § 401; 2001 c.444 § 1]

 

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