OAR 137-090-0050: Definition of Reasonable Grounds

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 1989-09-13Last verified: 2026-09-07

As used in these rules, reasonable grounds means reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion is suspicion that is reasonable under the totality of the circumstances. It is less than probable cause and more than mere suspicion.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 180

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 180.610(2), (3) & (4)

History: JD 2-1989, f. & cert. ef. 9-13-89

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