Oregon Code § 167.248·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
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and seizure of conveyance in which drugs unlawfully transported or possessed.
A district attorney or peace
officer charged with the enforcement of ORS 167.212 and 167.222, having
personal knowledge or reasonable information that controlled substances are
being unlawfully transported or possessed in any boat, vehicle or other conveyance,
may search the same without warrant and without an affidavit being filed. If
controlled substances are found in or upon such conveyance, the district
attorney or peace officer may seize them, arrest any person in charge of the
conveyance and as soon as possible take the arrested person and the seized
controlled substances before any court in the county in which the seizure is
made. The district attorney or peace officer shall also, without delay, make
and file a complaint for any crime justified by the evidence obtained. [1989
c.791 §17; enacted in lieu of 167.247 in 1997]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 167.248
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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