ORS 153.062
Class E violation proceedings
(1)
Notwithstanding ORS 153.018 (Maximum fines), 153.019 (Presumptive fines) and 153.021 (Minimum fines), and subject to subsection (2) of this section, a person subject to the penalty for a Class E violation may, in lieu of the fine, complete a screening, as set forth in ORS 430.389 (Council to oversee and approve grants and funding to Behavioral Health Resource Networks and other entities to increase access to treatment and services) (2)(d)(A), or any other equivalent or more intensive treatment contact, within 45 days of when the person receives the citation for the Class E violation.(2)
Upon receiving verification that the person has obtained a screening through a Behavioral Health Resource Network, including the telephone hotline described in ORS 430.391 (Behavioral Health Resource Network statewide telephone hotline) (1), or any other equivalent or more intensive treatment contact, within the time period described in subsection (1) of this section, the court shall dismiss the citation.(3)
The failure to pay a fine on a Class E violation is not a basis for further penalties or for a term of incarceration. [2021 c.2 §22; 2021 c.591 §20]
Source:
Section 153.062 — Class E violation proceedings, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors153.html.
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