Oregon Statutes 181A.702 – Identifying information on uniform
(1) A law enforcement officer who is on duty and assigned to work crowd management in a city with a population of over 60,000 shall have:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 181A.702
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(a) The officer’s first initial and last name, or a unique identifier assigned by the officer’s law enforcement agency, affixed to the front of the officer’s uniform;
(b) The officer’s first initial and last name, or a unique identifier assigned by the officer’s law enforcement agency, affixed to the back of the officer’s uniform;
(c) If wearing a tactical helmet and assigned a unique identifier by the officer’s law enforcement agency, the unique identifier affixed to the back of the officer’s helmet;
(d) The name of the jurisdiction of the officer’s law enforcement agency and the word ‘POLICE,’ ‘SHERIFF’ or ‘TROOPER’ on the front and back of the officer’s uniform; and
(e) A patch signifying the officer’s law enforcement agency affixed to one shoulder.
(2) The information required under subsection (1) of this section shall be affixed in a manner that makes the letters and numbers clearly visible.
(3) A law enforcement agency shall adopt a policy prohibiting the intentional obscuring by a law enforcement officer of any of the information required under subsection (1) of this section.
(4) This section does not apply to members of the Oregon State Police. [2021 c.306 § 2]