§ 163.744

(1) A person may initiate an action seeking a citation under ORS 163.735 by presenting a complaint to a law enforcement officer or to any law enforcement agency. The complaint shall be a statement setting forth with particularity the conduct that is the basis for the complaint. The petitioner must affirm the truth of the facts in the complaint.\n(2) The Department of State Police shall develop and distribute the form of the complaint. The form shall include the standards for reviewing the complaint and for action. The form shall be uniform throughout the state and shall include substantially the following material:\n______________________________________________________________________________\nSTALKING COMPLAINT\nName of petitioner (person presenting complaint): _____________________\nName of person being stalked if other than the petitioner: __________________\n___________________________\nName of respondent (alleged stalker):\n___________________________\nDescription of respondent:\n___________________________\n___________________________\n___________________________\nLength of period of conduct:\n___________________________\n___________________________\nDescription of

pondent:\n___________________________\n___________________________\n___________________________\nLength of period of conduct:\n___________________________\n___________________________\nDescription of relationship (if any) between petitioner or person being stalked, if other than the petitioner, and respondent:\n___________________________\n___________________________\nDescription of contact:\n___________________________\n___________________________\n___________________________\n___________________________\n___________________________\nSubscribed to and affirmed by:\n___________________________\n(printed name of petitioner) ___________________________\nDated: ____________\n______________________________________________________________________________\n(3) A parent may present a complaint to protect a minor child. A guardian may present a complaint to protect a dependent person.\n(4) By signing the complaint, a person is making a sworn statement for purposes of ORS 162.055 to 162.425. [1993 c.626 §6; 1995 c.353 §5]\nNote:\nSee note under 163.730.