OREGON ELAW

  • 4.15 FOREIGN NATIONALS

      A. This general order and the attached appendices pertain to the detention or arrest of foreign nationals and outlines the appropriate Consular notification requirements of such actions.


        A. Definitions as used within the context of this general order are as follows:







                  4.15.3 PROCEDURE

                  A. The following summarizes the requirements pertaining to the arrest or detention of foreign nationals:

                  1. When dealing with individuals claiming diplomatic immunity, follow procedures set forth in G.O. 4.20.

                  2. When foreign nationals are detained or arrested, they must be advised of the right to have their consular officials notified. This applies to both “legal” and “illegal” aliens.
                  3. In some cases, the nearest consular officials must be notified of the arrest or detention of a foreign national, regardless of the foreign national’s wishes. (See Appendix 4.15A for a list of mandatory notification countries and jurisdictions.) Privacy concerns, or the possibility that a foreign national may have a legitimate fear of persecution or other mistreatment by his/her government may exist in some mandatory notification cases. Therefore, under no circumstances should any information indicating that a foreign national may have applied for asylum in the U.S. or elsewhere be disclosed to the foreign nationals consular officials.

                  4. A person who is a dual national of countries other than the U.S. should be treated in accordance with the rules applicable to each of those countries (see Appendices 4.15A and 4.15B).

                  5. A person who is a citizen of the U.S. and another country may be treated exclusively as a U.S. citizen when in the U.S. In other words, consular notification is not required. This is true even if the person’s other country of citizenship is a mandatory notification country.

                  6. The officer making the arrest, or assuming responsibility for the foreign national’s detention, will immediately contact a shift Sergeant who will make the appropriate consular notification. If a Sergeant is unavailable, the officer should make the required consular notification.

                  7. Many consulates and embassies are not staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week; therefore, consular notification is considered completed when the message is delivered via voice mail, answering service, fax, or to an actual consular representative.

                  8. Consular officials are entitled to access their nationals in detention, and are entitled to provide consular assistance.

                  B. The following outlines the steps to follow when a foreign national is arrested or detained:

                  1. Determine the foreign national’s country. In the absence of other information, the Department of State suggests the officer assume this is the country on whose passport, or other travel document, the foreign national uses.

                  2. If the foreign national’s country is NOT on the mandatory notification list:

                  a. Offer, without delay, to notify the foreign national’s consular officials of the arrest/detention and complete the “optional” notification statement (See Appendix 4.15C). This statement does not have to be provided to the foreign national or the foreign national’s consulate/embassy.

                  b. If the foreign national asks that consular notification be given, notify the nearest consular officials of the foreign national’s country without delay. (See Appendices 4.15A & 4.15B for embassy and consulate phone and fax numbers.)

                  3. If the foreign national’s country is on the list of mandatory notification countries:

                  a. Notify that country’s nearest consular officials, without delay, of the arrest/detention (Appendix 4.15A).

                  b. Tell the foreign national that you are making this notification. Complete the “mandatory” notification statement (see Appendix 4.15D). This statement does not have to be provided to the foreign national or the foreign national’s consulate/embassy.

                  C. Keep a written record of the provision of notification and actions taken. Reports shall document that the foreign national was informed of the option of consular notification, whether the foreign national elected or declined consular notification (even in the case of mandatory notification requirements), the date when the foreign national was so informed, and a receipt of notification (i.e. fax log, phone record).

                  D. For further assistance in making notifications concerning detention or arrest see Special Order 4.15.1-02.





                   Craig Junginger
                   Chief of PoliceAPPENDIX 4.15A


                  MANDATORY NOTIFICATION COUNTRIES AND JURISDICTIONS


                  Algeria
                  Washington, DC (202) 265-2800; fax
                  (202) 213-5134

                  Antigua and Barbuda
                  Washington, DC (202) 362-5211; fax (202) 362-5225

                  Armenia – former USSR
                  Washington, DC (202) 319-1976; fax (202) 319-2982

                  Azerbaijan – former USSR
                  Washington, DC (202) 842-0001; fax (202) 842-0004

                  Bahamas, The
                  Washington, D.C. (202) 319-2660; fax (202) 319-2668

                  Barbados
                  Los Angeles, CA (213) 380-2198; fax (213) 384-2763

                  Belarus – former USSR
                  Washington, DC (202) 986-2860/-1604; fax (202) 986-1805

                  Belize
                  Washington, DC (202) 332-9636; fax (202) 332-6888

                  Brunei
                  Washington, DC (202) 342-0159; fax (202) 342-0158

                  Bulgaria
                  Washington, DC (202) 387-7969; fax (202) 234-7973

                  China1
                  San Francisco, CA (415) 563-4885


                  Costa Rica
                  San Francisco, CA (415) 392-8488; fax (415) 392-3745

                  Cyprus
                  Washington, DC (202) 462-5772; fax (202) 483-6710

                  Czech Republic – former Czechoslovakia
                  Washington, DC (202) 274-9100/01; fax (202) 966-8540

                  Dominica
                  Washington, DC (202) 364-6781; fax (202) 364-6791

                  Fiji
                  Washington, DC (202) 337-8320; fax (202) 337-1996

                  Gambia, The
                  Washington, DC (202) 785-1399 ; fax (202) 483-1793

                  Georgia                   – Former USSR
                  Washington, DC (202) 393-6060; fax (202) 393-4537

                  Ghana
                  Washington, DC (202) 686-4520; fax (202) 686-4527

                  Grenada
                  Washington, DC (202) 265-2561; fax (202) 265-2468

                  Guyana
                  Washington, DC Telephone: (202) 265-6900/01; fax (202) 232-1297

                  Hong Kong                  2
                  San Francisco, CA (415) 563-4885

                  Hungary
                  Los Angeles, CA (310) 473-9344; fax (310) 479-6443

                  Jamaica
                  Washington, DC (202) 452-0660; fax (202) 452-0081

                  Kazakhstan                   – Former USSR
                  Washington, DC (202) 333-4507/-4504/-2026; fax (202) 333-4509

                  Kiribati
                  Honolulu, HI (808) 521-7703; fax (808) 542-5159 (honorary consul)

                  Kuwait
                  Washington, DC (202) 966-0702; fax (202) 966-0517

                  Kyrgyzstan
                  Washington, DC (202) 338-5141/42; fax (202) 338-5139

                  Malaysia
                  Los Angeles, CA (213) 892-1238; fax (213) 982-9031

                  Malta
                  Washington, DC (202) 462-3611/12; fax (202) 387-5470

                  Mauritius
                  Washington, DC (202) 244-1491/92; fax (202) 966-0983

                  Moldova
                  Washington, DC (202) 667-1160/-1130/-1131; fax (202) 667-1204

                  Mongolia
                  Washington, DC (301) 983-1963; fax (301) 983-2025

                  Nigeria
                  Washington, DC (202) 822-1500; fax (202) 775-1385

                  Philippines
                  San Francisco, CA (415) 433-6666/69; fax (415) 421-2641

                  Poland (non-permanent residents only) Los Angeles, CA (310) 442-8500; fax (310) 442-8515

                  Romania
                  Los Angeles, CA (310) 444-0043; fax (310) 445-0043

                  Russia
                  Washington, DC (202) 939-8907; fax 202-483-7579

                  Saint Kitts and Nevis
                  Washington, DC (202) 833-3550; fax (202) 833-3553

                  Saint Lucia
                  Washington, DC (202) 463-7378/79 ; fax (202) 887-5746

                  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
                  New York, NY (212) 687-4490 (UN Mission)

                  Seychelles
                  New York, NY (212) 687-9766/67; fax (212) 808-4975

                  Sierra Leone
                  Washington, DC (202) 939-9265 fax (202) 483-1793

                  Singapore
                  San Francisco, CA (415) 928-8508; fax (415) 673-0883




                  APPENDIX 4.15A

                  Slovakia –                   Former Czechoslovakia Washington, DC (202) 965-5160; fax (202) 965-5166

                  Tajikistan
                  New York, NY (212) 472-7645/744-2196

                  Tanzania
                  Washington, DC (202) 939-6125; fax (202) 797-7408

                  Tonga
                  San Francisco, CA (415) 781-0365

                  Trinidad and Tobago
                  Washington, DC (202) 467-6490; fax (202) 785-3130

                  Turkmenistan
                  Washington, DC (202) 588-1500; fax (202) 588-0697

                  Tuvalu
                  Seattle, WA (206) 622-9255

                  Ukraine
                  Washington, DC (202) 333-0606; fax (202) 333-0817

                  United Kingdom3
                  Seattle, WA (206) 622-9255

                  U.S.S.R.4

                  Uzbekistan
                  Washington, DC (202) 530-7291/-7294/887-5300; fax (202)293-6804

                  Zambia
                  Washington, DC (202) 265-9717-19; fax (202) 332-0826

                  Zimbabwe
                  Washington, DC (202) 332-7100; fax (202) 483-9326

                  1 Notification is not mandatory in the case of persons who carry "Republic of China" passports issued by Taiwan. Such persons should be informed without delay that the nearest office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office ("TECRO"), the unofficial entity representing Taiwan's interests in the United States, can be notified at their request. 2 Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997, and is now officially referred to as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or “quote “SAR””. Under paragraph 3(f)(2) of the March 25, 1997, U.S.-China Agreement on the Maintenance of the U.S. Consulate General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, U.S. officials are required to notify Chinese officials of the arrest or detention of the bearers of Hong Kong passports in the same manner as is required for bearers of Chinese passports--i.e., immediately, and in any event within four days of the arrest or detention. 3 British dependencies also covered by this agreement are Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Their residents carry British passports. 4 Although the U.S.S.R. no longer exists, some nationals of its success or states may still be traveling on its passports. Mandatory notification should be given to consular officers for all nationals of such states, including those traveling on old U.S.S.R. passports. The successor states are listed separately above. APPENDIX 4.15B

                  FOREIGN EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES IN THE
                  UNITED STATES


                  The following information provides the short-form name of the country, followed by telephone and fax numbers as available to the Department of State in September 1997. Consular notification should be made to the listed location nearest to the place of arrest or detention. Washington, DC information is generally for embassies to the United States; numbers for other locations are for consular offices outside of Washington or, in the case of some countries without embassies or consular offices in the United States, for the country's mission to the United Nations in New York. Corrections to the listed numbers may be provided to the Department of State's Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Consular Affairs, telephone 202-647-4415; facsimile 202-736-7559.
                  In a few instances an entity that is not recognized as a country is listed because aliens may be traveling in the United States on travel documents issued by that entity. In addition, some aliens may still be traveling in the United States on documents issued by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the former Socialist Federal Republic of Czechoslovakia. The successor states or entities of these three former countries are as follows:

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                  Phone and Fax Numbers for Foreign Embassies and Consulates in the U.S.

                  Afghanistan New York, NY (212) 972-1212; fax (212) 972-1216 (UN Mission)
                  Albania Washington, DC (202) 223-4942; fax (202) 628-7342
                  Algeria Washington, DC (202) 265-2800; fax (202) 213-5134
                  Andorra New York, NY (212) 750-8064; fax (212) 750-6638 (UN Mission)
                  Angola Washington, DC (202) 785-1156; fax (202) 785-1258
                  Argentina Los Angeles, CA (213) 954-9155; fax (213) 937-3841 or (213) 934-9076 Australia San Francisco, CA (415) 362-6160; fax (415) 986- 2775
                  Austria Los Angeles, CA (310) 444-9310; fax (310) 477- 9897
                  APPENDIX 4.15B
                  Bahrain                   Washington, DC (202) 342-0741; fax (202) 362-2192
                  Bangladesh Washington, DC (202) 342-8372 to 8376; fax (202) 333-4971
                  Belgium Los Angeles, CA (213) 857-1244; fax (213) 936- 2564 Benin Washington, DC (202) 232-6656; fax (202) 265-1996
                  Bhutan New York, NY (212) 826-1919; fax (826-2998
                  Bolivia Seattle, WA (206) 244-6696; fax (206) 243-3795
                  Bosnia and Herzegovina Washington, DC (202) 745-8000 Ext. 7457
                  Botswana Washington, DC (202) 244-4990; 4991; fax (202) 244-4164
                  Brazil San Francisco, CA (415) 981-8170; fax (415) 981-3628 Burkino Faso Washington, DC (202) 332-5577; fax (202) 667-1882
                  Burma (also known as Myanmar) Washington, DC (202) 332-9044/45; fax (202) 332-9046
                  Burundi Washington, DC (202) 342-2574; fax (202) 342-2578
                  Cambodia Washington, DC (202) 726-7742; fax (202) 726-8381
                  Cameroon Washington, DC (202) 265-8790; fax (202) 387-3826
                  Canada Seattle, WA (206) 443-1777; fax (206) 443-9662/443-9735
                  Cape Verde Washington, DC (202) 965-6820; fax (202) 965-1207
                  Central African Republic Washington, D. C. (202) 462-2517; fax: same
                  Chad Washington, DC (202) 462-4009; fax (202) 265-1937
                  Chile San Francisco, CA (415) 982-7662; fax (415) 982-2384
                  Colombia San Francisco, CA (415) 495-7195; fax (415) 777- 3731
                  Comoros New York, NY (212) 972-8010
                  Congo (Brazzaville) Washington, D. C. (202) 726-0825; fax (202) 726-1860
                  Congo (Kinshasa)(formerly Zaire) Washington, DC (202) 234-7690; fax (202) 686-3631
                  APPENDIX 4.15B
                  Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)                   Washington, DC (202) 797-0300; fax (202) 483-8482
                  Croatia Washington, DC (202) 588-5899; fax (202) 588-8936
                  Cuba Washington, DC (202) 797-8518; fax (202) 797-8521
                  Denmark                   Los Angeles, CA (310) 443-2090; fax (310) 443- 2099
                  Djibouti Washington, DC (202) 331-0270; fax (202) 331-0302
                  Dominican Republic San Francisco, CA (415) 982-5144; fax (415) 982-0237
                  Ecuador San Francisco, CA (415) 957-5921/22; fax (415) 957-5923
                  Egypt San Francisco, CA (415) 346-9700; fax (415) 346-9480
                  El Salvador San Francisco, CA (415) 781-7924; fax (415) 781-1136
                  Equatorial Guinea Washington, DC (202) 393-0525; fax (202) 393-0348
                  Eritrea Washington, DC (202) 319-1991; fax (202) 319-1304
                  Estonia Washington, DC (202) 588-0101-2; fax (202) 588-0108
                  Ethiopia Washington, DC (202) 234-2281-2; fax (202) 328-7950
                  Finland Los Angeles, CA (310) 203-9903; fax (310) 203-9186
                  France San Francisco, CA (415) 397-4330; fax (415) 433-8357
                  Gabon Washington, DC (202) 797-1000; fax (202) 332-0668
                  Germany Seattle, WA (206) 682-4312; fax (206) 682-3724
                  Greece San Francisco, CA (415) 775-2103; fax (415) 776-6815
                  Guatemala San Francisco, CA (415) 788-5651; fax 788-5653
                  Guinea Washington, DC (202) 483-9420; fax (202) 483-8688
                  Guinea-Bissau Washington, DC (202) 872-4222; fax (202) 872-4226
                  Haiti Washington, DC (202) 332-4090-92; fax (202) 745- 7215

                  APPENDIX 4.15B
                  Holy See                   Washington, D. C. (202) 333-7121; fax (202) 337-4036
                  Honduras San Francisco, CA (415) 392-0076; fax (415) 292-6726
                  Hong Kong (See China)
                  Iceland* Washington, DC (202) 265-6653; fax (202) 265-6656
                  India San Francisco, CA (415) 668-0682/83; fax (415) 668-2073/7968
                  Indonesia San Francisco, CA (415) 474-9571; fax (415) 441-4320
                  Iran Washington, DC (202) 965-4990
                  Iraq Washington, DC (202) 483-7500; fax (202) 462-5066
                  Ireland San Francisco, CA (415) 392-4214; fax (415) 392-0885
                  Israel San Francisco, CA (415) 398-8885; fax (415) 398-8589
                  Italy San Francisco, CA (415) 931-4924/292-9210; fax (415) 931-7205

                  Japan                   Portland, OR (503) 221-1811; fax (503) 224-8936 Seattle, WA (206) 682-9107; fax (206) 624-9097
                  Jordan Washington, DC (202) 966-2664; fax (202) 966-3110
                  Kenya Los Angeles, CA (310) 274-6635; fax (310) 859-7010
                  Korea, North New York, NY (212) 972-3105; fax (212) 972-3154 (U.N. Mission)
                  Korea, South Seattle, WA (206) 441-1011; fax (206) 441-7912 Laos Washington, DC (202) 332-6416/17; fax (202) 332-4923
                  Latvia Washington, DC (202) 726-8213
                  Lebanon Los Angeles, CA (213) 467-1253
                  Lesotho Washington, DC (202) 797-5534; fax (202) 234-6815
                  Liberia Washington, DC (202) 723-0437
                  Libya New York, NY (212) 752-5775; fax (212) 593-4787
                  Lithuania Washington, DC (202) 234-5860; fax (202) 328-0466
                  APPENDIX 4.15B
                  Luxembourg                   San Francisco, CA (415) 788-0816; fax (415) 788-0985
                  Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Washington, DC (202) 337-3063; fax (202) 337-3093
                  Madagascar Washington, DC (202) 265-5525/26; fax (202) 483-7603
                  Malawi Washington, DC (202) 797-1007; fax (202) 265-0976
                  Maldives New York, NY (212) 599-6195; fax (212) 972-3970 (UN Mission)
                  Mali Washington, DC (202) 332-2249, 939-8950; fax (202) 332-6603
                  Marshall Islands Washington, DC (202) 234-5414; fax (202) 232-3236
                  Mauritania Washington, DC (202) 232-5700
                  Mexico Seattle, WA (206) 448-3526; fax (206) 448-4771
                  Micronesia, Federated States of Washington, DC (202) 544-2640
                  Monaco New York, NY (212) 832-0721; fax (212) 832-5358
                  Morocco Washington, DC (202) 462-7979; fax (202) 265-0161
                  Mozambique Washington, DC (202) 293-7146; fax (202) 835-0245
                  Namibia Washington, DC ( 202) 986-0540; fax (202) 986-0443
                  Nauru Honolulu, HI (808) 532-7821
                  Nepal Washington, DC (202) 667-4550; fax (202) 667-5534
                  Netherlands Los Angeles, CA (310) 268-1598; fax (310) 312-0989
                  New Zealand Los Angeles, CA (310) 207-1605; fax (310) 207-3605
                  Nicaragua San Francisco, CA (415) 765-6821; fax (415) 765-6826
                  Niger Washington, DC (202) 483-4224-27; fax (202) 483-3169
                  Norway San Francisco, CA (415) 986-0766-8; fax (415) 986-3318
                  Oman Washington, DC (202) 387-1980-82; fax (202) 387-2186
                  Pakistan Washington, DC (202) 939-6200; fax (202) 387-0484
                  APPENDIX 4.15B
                  Palau                   Washington, DC (202) 452-6814; fax (202) 452-6281
                  Panama Washington, DC (202) 483-1407
                  Papua New Guinea Washington, DC (202) 745-3680; fax (202) 745-3679
                  Paraguay Washington, DC (202) 483-6960-62; fax (202) 234-4508
                  Peru San Francisco, CA (415) 362-7136; fax (415) 362-2836
                  Portugal San Francisco, CA (415) 346-3400
                   Qatar Washington, DC (202) 338-0111; fax (202) 337-2989
                  Rwanda Washington, DC (202) 232-2882; fax (202) 232-4544
                  Samoa Washington, DC (202) 833-1743; fax (202) 833-1746
                  San Marino New York, NY (212) 465-1012 (UN Mission)
                  Sao Tome and Principe Washington, DC (202) 986-7732; fax (202) 387-5935 (honorary consul)
                  Saudi Arabia Los Angeles, CA (310) 479-6000; fax (310) 479-2752
                   Senegal Washington, DC (202) 234-0540; fax (202) 332-6315
                  Serbia and Montenegro Washington, DC (202) 462-6566
                  Slovenia                   Washington, DC (202) 667-5363;fax (202) 667-4563
                  Solomon Islands New York, NY (212) 599-6192; (UN Mission)
                  Somalia New York, NY (212) 599-6193 (UN Mission)
                  South Africa Los Angeles, CA (310) 657-9200; fax (310) 657-9215
                  Spain San Francisco, CA (415) 922-2995/96 fax (415) 931-9706
                  Sri Lanka Washington, DC (202) 483-4025-4028; fax (202) 232-7181
                  Sudan Washington, DC (202) 338-8565-70
                  Suriname Washington, D. C. (202) 244-7488; fax (202) 244-5878
                  Swaziland Washington, DC (202) 362-6683, 6685; fax (202) 244-8059
                  APPENDIX 4.15B
                  Sweden                   Washington, DC (202) 467-2600; fax (202) 467-2699
                  Switzerland                   San Francisco, CA (415) 788-2272; fax (415) 788-1402
                  Syria Washington, DC (202) 232-6313
                  Taiwan--Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) Seattle, WA (206) 441-4586; fax (206) 441-4320 Thailand Los Angeles, CA (213) 937-1894; fax (213) 937-5987
                  Togo Washington, DC (202) 234-4212/13; fax (202) 232-3190
                  Tunisia Washington, DC (202) 862-1850; fax (202) 862-1858
                  Turkey Los Angeles, CA (213) 937-0118; fax (213) 932-0061
                  Uganda Washington, DC (202) 726-7100-02; fax (202) 726-1727
                  United Arab Emirates Washington, DC (202) 338-6500; fax (202) 337-7029
                  Uruguay Santa Monica, CA (310) 394-5777; fax (310) 394-5140
                  Vanuatu New York, NY (212) 593-0144; fax (212) 593-0219 (UN Mission)
                  Venezuela San Francisco, CA (415) 421-5172
                   Vietnam Washington, DC (202) 861-0737; fax (202) 861-0917
                  Yemen San Francisco, CA (415) 989-3636







                  APPENDIX 4.15C


                  WHEN CONSULAR NOTIFICATION IS AT THE
                  FOREIGN NATIONAL’S OPTION


                  As a non-U.S. citizen who is being arrested or detained, you are entitled to have us notify your country’s consular representatives here in the United States. A consular official from your country may be able to help you obtain legal counsel, and may contact your family and visit you in detention, among other things. If you want us to notify your country’s consular officials, you can request this notification now, or any time in the future. After your consular officials are notified, they may call or visit you. Do you want us to notify your country’s consular officials?

                  Foreign national requested consular notification
                  Foreign national denied consular notification



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                  Officer’s signature and DPSST No. Date & Time




                  APPENDIX 4.15D

                  WHEN CONSULAR NOTIFICATION IS
                  MANDATORY

                  Because of your nationality, we are required to notify your country’s consular representatives here in the United States that you have been arrested or detained. After your consular officials are notified, they may call or visit you. You are not required to accept their assistance, but they may be able to help you obtain legal counsel and may contact your family and visit you in detention, among other things. We will be notifying your country’s consular officials as soon as possible.



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                  Officer’s Signature and DPSST No. Date & Time









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