Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 131–138)
ORS (Crim. Proc.) § 133.340: Authority to order arrest for crime committed in presence of magistrate
What this law says, in plain English
A magistrate who witnesses a crime may verbally or in writing order anyone to arrest the offender and then proceed as though an arrest warrant had been issued.
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