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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 181A.702: Identifying information on uniform.

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  1. 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
  2. 18. Executive Branch; Organization
  3. Chapter 181A — State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security

(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:

      (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.

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