Oregon Code § 137.557·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Citation; procedure; contents.
(1) If a citation is issued under ORS 137.553, the officer who issues the
citation shall serve one copy of the citation to the probationer who is cited
to appear and shall, as soon as practicable, file a duplicate copy with the
court in which the probationer is cited to appear, along with proof of service.
(2) Each copy of
the citation issued under ORS 137.553 shall contain:
(a) The name of
the court at which the cited probationer is to appear.
(b) The name of
the probationer cited.
(c) A brief
description of the asserted probation violation, the date, the time and the
place at which the violation occurred, the date on which the citation was
issued and the name of the officer who issued the citation.
(d) The time,
date and place at which the cited probationer is to appear in court.
(e) A notice to
the effect that:
(A) The citation
is not itself a motion to revoke probation, but that such a motion will be
filed and a copy provided to the probationer when the probationer appears at
court;
(B) The
probationer must appear in court at the time set in the citation; and
(C) If the
probationer fails to appear as directed, the court may immediately issue a
warrant for the probationers arrest or the probationer may immediately be
taken into custody by the officer responsible for supervising the probation. [1987
c.761 §3]