Or. Admin. Code § 291-022-0150 - Deadly Use of Force
(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.
Notes
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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