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ORDINANCE NO. 20344
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING STANDARDS FOR POLICE
UN~FORMS; ADD~NG SECTION 2,665 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971;
AND PROWD~NG FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
The City of Eugene does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 2.665 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is added to provide:
2.665
Police Department. Use of Police Uniform,
(1) No person other than a City of Eugene police officer shall wear or use,
or authorize the wearing or use of, a uniform that is substantially similar
to the official sworn officer's uniform. For purposes of this section:
(a) "Official sworn officer's uniform" means the style and color of
uniform authorized by the city manager or designee for use by
sworn officers in the Eugene Police Department, and it includes
the associated equipment and badge, star or insignia worn or
carried by those officers; and
(b) A uniform is "substantially similar to the official sworn officer's
uniform" if it is reasonably likely that a citizen will believe the
person wearing the uniform is a sworn officer in the Eugene Police
Department.
(2) The prohibition in subsection (1) of this section does not apply to police
officers as defined in ORS 181.610(14)(2003).
(3) The city manager shall adopt rules pursuant to section 2.019 of this
code:
(a) Defining the color or colors, design, identifying insignia, badge,
standard equipment and other features that constitute the official
sworn officer's uniform; and
(b) Defining the combination or combinations of features of the official
sworn officer's uniform that, if duplicated or substantially
duplicated in another uniform, would render the other uniform
substantially similar to the official sworn officer's uniform.
(4) If the city modifies the official sworn officer's uniform, amendments to
the rules described in subsection (3) of this section shall provide a
reasonable time to come into compliance for persons who, as of the
date of any amendment to the rules, are required as part of their
employment to wear a uniform that is substantially similar to the official
sworn officer's uniform as modified.
(5) In developing the rules described in subsections (3) and (4) of this
section, the city manager or designee shall consult with other public
safety agencies and with private security companies.
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(6) Upon a determination by the city manager or designee that a person
has violated the provisions of this section, the city manager or designee
may impose an administrative civil penalty as provided in section 2.018
of this code.
Section 2. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the
City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained
herein or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added,
amended or repealed herein.
Section ;3. Notwithstanding the effective date of ordinances as provided in the
Eugene Charter of 2002, subsection (1) of Section 2.665 of the Eugene Code, 1971,
shall become effective on January 1,2006.
Passed by the City Council this
23rd day of May, 2005.
Recorder
Approved by the Mayor this
2~* day of ,2005.
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