Chapter 294
AN ACT
HB 2741
Relating to investigation by district attorney of physical injury;
amending ORS 146.710 and 146.730.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 146.710 is amended to read:
146.710. As used in ORS
146.710 to 146.780, “injury” means:
(1) A physical injury caused by a knife, gun,
pistol or other dangerous or deadly weapon[.]; or
(2) A serious physical
injury.
SECTION 2.
ORS 146.730 is amended to read:
146.730. [An investigation of an injury may be made by]
A medical examiner or district attorney may investigate an injury
whenever the injury occurred under suspicious or unknown circumstances. All
authority granted to the medical examiner or district attorney by ORS
146.003 to 146.165 and 146.710 to 146.992 may be exercised in making such
investigation.
Approved by the Governor June 1, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 1, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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