{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-153.008","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 153.008","heading":"Violations described.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an offense is a violation if any of the following apply:\n      (a) The offense is designated as a violation in the statute defining the offense.\n      (b) The statute prescribing the penalty for the offense provides that the offense is punishable by a fine but does not provide that the offense is punishable by a term of imprisonment. The statute may provide for punishment in addition to a fine as long as the punishment does not include a term of imprisonment.\n      (c) The offense is created by an ordinance of a county, city, district or other political subdivision of this state with authority to create offenses, and the ordinance provides that violation of the ordinance is punishable by a fine but does not provide that the offense is punishable by a term of imprisonment. The ordinance may provide for punishment in addition to a fine as long as the punishment does not include a term of imprisonment.\n      (d) The prosecuting attorney has elected to treat the offense as a violation for purposes of a particular case in the manner provided by ORS 161.566.\n      (e) The court has elected to treat the offense as a violation for purposes of a particular case in the manner provided by ORS 161.568.\n      (2) Conviction of a violation does not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction of a crime.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 153 — Violations and Fines"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors153.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"b2b510165f8f31d16b3b8b8523070f6a66b9fc7d22dd21c2d4282b5fbaf28270","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-153.005","next":"us-or/ors-153.012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}