When a crime is committed in the presence of a magistrate, the magistrate may, by a verbal or written order, command any person to arrest the offender and may thereupon proceed as if the offender had been brought before the magistrate upon a warrant of arrest.
ORS 133.340
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Noble (1992)
Most recently applied in 138 Or. App. 693 - State v. Seal (January 1996)
Amended by 1973 c.836 §73; 1983 c.661 §8
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