Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 § 163.735 — Citation; form
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 ·
Oregon Code § 163.735·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Citation; form.
(1) Upon a complaint initiated as provided in ORS 163.744, a law enforcement
officer shall issue a citation ordering the person to appear in court within
three judicial days and show cause why the court should not enter a courts
stalking protective order when the officer has probable cause to believe that:
(a) The person
intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact
with the other person or a member of that persons immediate family or
household thereby alarming or coercing the other person;
(b) It is
objectively reasonable for a person in the victims situation to have been
alarmed or coerced by the contact; and
(c) The repeated
and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the
personal safety of the victim or a member of the victims immediate family or
household.
(2) The
Department of State Police shall develop and distribute a form for the
citation. The form shall be uniform throughout the state and shall contain
substantially the following in addition to any other material added by the
department:
______________________________________________________________________________
OFFICER:___________________
AGENCY:___________________
PETITIONER:__________________
PERSON TO BE PROTECTED
IF OTHER THAN PETITIONER:______________
RESPONDENT:_________________
On behalf of
petitioner, I affirm that I am a law enforcement officer in the State of
Oregon.
You, the
respondent, must appear at _______________ (name and location of court at which
respondent is to appear) on ________ (date and time respondent is to appear in
court). At this hearing, you must be prepared to establish why the court should
not enter a courts stalking protective order which shall be for an unlimited
duration unless limited by law or court order. If you fail to appear at this
hearing, the court shall immediately issue a warrant for your arrest and shall
enter a courts stalking protective order.
If the court
issues a stalking protective order at this hearing, and while the protective
order is in effect, federal law may prohibit you from:
Traveling across
state lines or tribal land lines with the intent to violate this order and then
violating this order.
Causing the
person protected by the order, if the person is your spouse or intimate
partner, to cross state lines or tribal land lines for your purpose of
violating the order.
Possessing,
receiving, shipping or transporting any firearm or firearm ammunition.
Whether or not a
stalking protective order is in effect, federal law may prohibit you from:
Traveling across
state lines or tribal land lines with the intent to injure or harass another
person and during, or because of, that travel placing that person in reasonable
fear of death or serious bodily injury to that person or to a member of that
persons immediate family.
Traveling across
state lines or tribal land lines with the intent to injure your spouse or
intimate partner and then intentionally committing a crime of violence causing
bodily injury to that person.
Causing your
spouse or intimate partner to travel across state lines or tribal land lines if
your intent is to cause bodily injury to that person or if the travel results
in your causing bodily injury to that person.
It has been
alleged that you have alarmed or coerced the petitioner, or person to be
protected if other than the petitioner. If you engage in contact that alarms or
coerces the petitioner, or person to be protected if other than the petitioner,
in violation of ORS 163.732, you may be arrested for the crime of stalking.
Date: ________ Time: ________
Signed: _______________
(Respondent)
Signed: _______________
(Law enforcement officer).
______________________________________________________________________________
[1993 c.626 §3; 1995 c.353 §3; 1999 c.1052 §10]
Note:
See note under 163.730.
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 163.735
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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