Oregon\u2019s warrantless eavesdropping requirement to record a CI and his target requires exigency and probable cause. State v. Miskell, 351 Ore. 680, 277 P.3d 522 (2012),* revg 239 Or. App. 629, 246 P.3d 755 (2010):<\/p>\n
Another aspect of the provision’s wording supports defendant’s contention that the legislature had in mind the well-known constitutional doctrine of exigent circumstances that obviate the need for a warrant. Law enforcement officers who wish to proceed without a court order under ORS 133.726(7)(b) must be able not only to point to “circumstances of such exigency that it would be unreasonable to obtain a court order,” but also must have “probable cause to believe that [the person whose communication is to be intercepted] has committed, is engaged in committing or is about to commit” a felony. The phrase “probable cause” inescapably alludes to a specialized legal concept associated with the constitutional prohibition (in both the Oregon and United States constitutions) against unreasonable searches and seizures, and its use in ORS 133.726(7)(b) appears to confirm that the entire provision, including the “exigency” wording, was intended as a reference to the familiar “probable cause plus exigent circumstances” exception to the warrant requirement. See, e.g., State v. Meharry, 342 Or 173, 177, 149 P3d 1155 (2006) (warrantless search permitted if police could show probable cause and exigent circumstances).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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