(1) "Enforcement officer" means:
(a) A member of the Oregon State Police.
(b) A sheriff or deputy sheriff.
(c) A city marshal or a member of the police of a city, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation.
(d) A police officer commissioned by a university under ORS 352.121 or 353.125.
(e) An investigator of a district attorney’s office if the investigator is or has been certified as a peace officer in this or any other state.
(f) An investigator of the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice of the State of Oregon.
(g) A Port of Portland peace officer.
(h) A humane special agent as defined in ORS 181A.345.
(i) A regulatory specialist exercising authority described in ORS 471.775 (2).
(j) An authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.680.
(k) Any other person specifically authorized by law to issue citations for the commission of violations.
(2) "Traffic offense" has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.555.
(3) "Violation" means an offense described in ORS 153.008.
(4) "Violation proceeding" means a judicial proceeding initiated by issuance of a citation that charges a person with commission of a violation. [1999 c.1051 §2; 2007 c.71 §44; 2009 c.299 §3; 2011 c.506 §20; 2011 c.644 §§22,45; 2012 c.54 §§14,15; 2012 c.67 §§7,8; 2013 c.180 §21,22; 2015 c.174 §10; 2015 c.614 §§145,146]
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