Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Division 22 - USE OF FORCE (COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS)
Section 291-022-0150 - Deadly Use of Force
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 291-022-0150
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Officers should consider other reasonable means of control before resorting to the use of deadly force as time and circumstances safely permit.
(2) Deadly force may be used upon the reasonable belief that an officer's life or safety, or the life or safety of another, is in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, given the totality of the circumstances known to the officer at the time of his/her action.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
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