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The Oregon State Police began operating on August 1, 1931. The organization was designed by a committee appointed by Governor Julius L. Meier, [5] who made a survey of some of the most successful state law enforcement agencies across North America, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the New Jersey State Police, the Texas Rangers, the Pennsylvania State Police, and others.
This is a list of official departments, divisions, commissions, boards, programs, and agencies of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, including regional commissions and boards to which it is officially a party. Where a listing is that of a subdivision of another agency, the parent agency is indicated in parentheses.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 174 law enforcement agencies employing 6,695 sworn police officers, about 177 for each 100,000 residents. [1]
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A police SUV in Prague, Czech Republic in 2024. An emergency vehicle is a vehicle used by emergency services.Emergency vehicles typically have specialized emergency lighting and vehicle equipment that allow emergency services to reach calls for service in a timely manner, transport equipment and resources, or perform their tasks efficiently.
More than 300 non-citizens in Oregon eligible to apply for driver's licenses have also ... where as many as 11,000 noncitizens in the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles system were registered ...
An Oregon State Police vehicle (2012) Though many forces use the term "state police," its meaning is not consistent from agency to agency. In many places, it is a full-service law enforcement agency which responds to calls for service, investigates criminal activity, and regularly patrols high-crime areas.
The OEM maintains emergency services systems as mandated in Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 401, by "planning, preparing and providing for the prevention, mitigation and management of emergencies or disasters that present a threat to the lives and property of citizens of and visitors to the State of Oregon." [2] OEM's director has said,