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Archive Home > 2005 > August > 25 > Police urge intoxication law

Police urge intoxication law

Oregon statute bars local ordinances against public drunkenness

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
August 25, 2005

Local authorities agree drugs and alcohol play a role in many crimes committed in the tri-county area, but Oregon law prohibits them from arresting anyone solely on the basis of intoxication.

Some law enforcement officials think the law should be changed, and their only alternative is to....

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