As used in ORS 131.655 and 133.005 to 133.381 and 133.410 to 133.450, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Arrest” means to place a person under actual or constructive restraint or to take a person into custody for the purpose of charging that person with an offense. A “stop” as authorized under ORS 131.605 to 131.625 is not an arrest.
(2) “Federal officer” means a special agent or law enforcement officer employed by a federal agency and who is empowered to effect an arrest with or without a warrant for violations of the United States Code and who is authorized to carry firearms in the performance of duty.
(3) “Peace officer” means a member of the Oregon State Police or a sheriff, constable, marshal, municipal police officer, investigator of a district attorney’s office if the investigator is or has been certified as a peace officer in this or any other state, or an investigator of the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice of the State of Oregon. [1973 c.836 §62; 1979 c.656 §1; 1981 c.808 §1; 1991 c.67 §25; 1993 c.254 §1; 1995 c.651 §6]
Section: 133.005 133.007 133.010 133.015 133.020 133.030 133.033 133.037 133.040 133.045 133.050 133.055 133.060 133.065 133.066 NextLast modified: August 7, 2008