ORS 153.048
Complaint

  • requirements

(1)

The complaint in a violation citation must contain at least the following:

(a)

The name of the court, the name of the state or of the city or other public body in whose name the action is brought and the name of the defendant.

(b)

A statement or designation of the violation that can be readily understood by a person making a reasonable effort to do so and the date, time and place at which the violation is alleged to have been committed.

(c)

A certificate under ORS 153.045 (Citation) (5) signed by the enforcement officer.

(2)

If the complaint does not conform to the requirements of this section, the court shall set the complaint aside upon motion of the defendant made before the entry of a plea. A pretrial ruling on a motion to set aside may be appealed by the state.

(3)

A court may amend a complaint in its discretion. [1999 c.1051 §14]

Source: Section 153.048 — Complaint; requirements, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors153.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Court may not amend citation to allege offense not described in enforcement officer’s certification of belief included in complaint. State v. Savage, 226 Or App 116, 203 P3d 295 (2009)

153.005
Definitions
153.008
Violations described
153.012
Violation categories
153.015
Unclassified and specific fine violations
153.018
Maximum fines
153.019
Presumptive fines
153.020
Presumptive fines
153.021
Minimum fines
153.022
Authority of agency to specify rule violation as particular level of violation
153.025
Authority of political subdivision to specify ordinance violation as particular level of violation
153.030
Applicability
153.033
Rules of procedure
153.036
Venue
153.039
Stop and detention for violation
153.042
Citations generally
153.043
Citations for Class E violations
153.045
Citation
153.048
Complaint
153.051
Summons
153.054
Service and filing
153.058
Initiation of violation proceeding by private party
153.061
Appearance by defendant
153.062
Class E violation proceedings
153.064
Warrant for arrest upon failure to appear
153.070
When trial required
153.073
Time and place
153.076
Conduct of trial
153.080
Testimony by affidavit or declaration
153.083
Role of peace officer
153.090
Provisions of judgment
153.096
Suspension of fine in certain cases
153.099
Entry
153.102
Entry
153.105
Relief from default judgment
153.108
Effect of judgment
153.111
Distribution of abstracts of convictions
153.121
Appeal
153.530
Designation of speed in complaint and summons charging violation of basic speed rule or speed limit
153.535
Delivery of summons for certain traffic offenses
153.624
Costs for obtaining driving records
153.633
Distribution to state
153.640
Disposition of fines for traffic offenses
153.645
Disposition of fines for traffic offenses
153.650
Disposition of fines for traffic offenses
153.655
Disposition of fines for mass transit district ordinance violations
153.657
Disposition of fines for violations of homeschooled student requirements
153.660
Use of amounts paid to county treasurer
153.675
Disposition of amounts payable to state and local governments
153.680
Costs
153.770
Electronic filing of citation for offenses subject to written uniform citation
153.772
Suspension of driving privileges for failure to appear
153.800
Violations Bureau established by court
153.806
Central Violations Bureau
153.820
Special procedures for parking violations in Multnomah County
153.990
Penalty for false certification
153.992
Penalty for failure to appear
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