(1) A sheriff may serve a restraining order under ORS 124.020 in the county in which the sheriff was elected and in any other county that is adjacent to the county in which the sheriff was elected.
(2) A sheriff may serve and enter into the Law Enforcement Data System a facsimile of a certified true copy of a restraining order under ORS 124.020 that was transmitted to the sheriff by a trial court administrator or another sheriff using a telephonic facsimile communication device. A copy of the facsimile must be attached to the sheriff’s return of service. Before transmitting a restraining order to a sheriff under this subsection, the person sending the facsimile must receive confirmation by telephone from the sheriff’s office that a telephonic facsimile communication device is available and operating. [2003 c.304 §12; 2007 c.255 §9]
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