Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 265 - COMMISSION ON STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
Division 10 - Discipline Standards for Misconduct
Section 265-010-0015 - Unjustified or Excessive Use of Physical or Deadly Force

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 265-010-0015

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

(1) A disciplining body shall impose upon a law enforcement officer disciplinary action of termination upon a finding that the officer engaged in misconduct constituting unjustified or excessive use of deadly physical force by the officer that results in death or serious physical injury.

(2) A disciplining body shall impose upon a law enforcement officer disciplinary action within the following disciplinary range upon a finding that the officer engaged in misconduct constituting unjustified or excessive use of physical force by the officer that results in death or serious physical injury:

(a) The presumptive sanction shall be termination.

(b) The mitigated sanction shall be suspension without pay, salary reduction, demotion, or a written reprimand.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 243.812

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 243.812

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