ORS 181A.355
Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689


As used in ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) to 181A.689 (Standards for speech and expression), unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Abuse” has the meaning given that term in ORS 107.705 (Definitions for ORS 107.700 to 107.735).

(2)

“Board” means the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training appointed pursuant to ORS 181A.360 (Board on Public Safety Standards and Training).

(3)

“Certified reserve officer” means a reserve officer who has been designated by a local law enforcement unit, has received training necessary for certification and has met the minimum standards and training requirements established under ORS 181A.410 (Minimum standards and training for certification).

(4)

“Commissioned” means being authorized to perform various acts or duties of a police officer, certified reserve officer or reserve officer and acting under the supervision and responsibility of a county sheriff or as otherwise provided by law.

(5)

“Corrections officer” means an officer or member employed full-time by a law enforcement unit who:

(a)

Is charged with and primarily performs the duty of custody, control or supervision of individuals convicted of or arrested for a criminal offense and confined in a place of incarceration or detention other than a place used exclusively for incarceration or detention of juveniles; or

(b)

Has been certified as a corrections officer described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and has supervisory or management authority for corrections officers described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(6)

“Department” means the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

(7)

“Director” means the Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

(8)

“Domestic violence” means abuse between family or household members.

(9)

“Emergency medical dispatcher” means a person who has responsibility to process requests for medical assistance from the public or to dispatch medical care providers.

(10)

“Family or household members” has the meaning given that term in ORS 107.705 (Definitions for ORS 107.700 to 107.735).

(11)

“Fire service professional” means a paid or volunteer firefighter, an officer or a member of a public or private fire protection agency that is engaged primarily in fire investigation, fire prevention, fire safety, fire control or fire suppression or providing emergency medical services, light and heavy rescue services, search and rescue services or hazardous materials incident response. “Fire service professional” does not mean forest fire protection agency personnel.

(12)

“Law enforcement unit” means:

(a)

A police force or organization of the state, a city, university that has established a police department under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers), port, school district, mass transit district, county, county service district authorized to provide law enforcement services under ORS 451.010 (Authorization to establish master plans and service districts), tribal government as defined in ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946) that employs authorized tribal police officers as defined in ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946), the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections, the Oregon State Lottery Commission, the Marshal’s Office of the Judicial Department or common carrier railroad the primary duty of which, as prescribed by law, ordinance or directive, is one or more of the following:

(A)

Detecting crime and enforcing the criminal laws of this state or laws or ordinances relating to airport security;

(B)

The custody, control or supervision of individuals convicted of or arrested for a criminal offense and confined to a place of incarceration or detention other than a place used exclusively for incarceration or detention of juveniles; or

(C)

The control, supervision and reformation of adult offenders placed on parole or sentenced to probation and investigation of adult offenders on parole or probation or being considered for parole or probation;

(b)

A police force or organization of a private entity with a population of more than 1,000 residents in an unincorporated area the employees of which are commissioned by a county sheriff;

(c)

A district attorney’s office;

(d)

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission with regard to regulatory specialists; or

(e)

A humane investigation agency as defined in ORS 181A.340 (Commissioning of humane special agents).

(13)

“Parole and probation officer” means:

(a)

An officer who is employed full-time by the Department of Corrections, a county or a court and who is charged with and performs the duty of:

(A)

Community protection by controlling, investigating, supervising and providing or making referrals to reformative services for adult parolees or probationers or offenders on post-prison supervision; or

(B)

Investigating adult offenders on parole or probation or being considered for parole or probation;

(b)

An officer who:

(A)

Is certified and has been employed as a full-time parole and probation officer for more than one year;

(B)

Is employed part-time by the Department of Corrections, a county or a court; and

(C)

Is charged with and performs the duty of:
(i)
Community protection by controlling, investigating, supervising and providing or making referrals to reformative services for adult parolees or probationers or offenders on post-prison supervision; or
(ii)
Investigating adult offenders on parole or probation or being considered for parole or probation; or

(c)

An officer who is certified as a parole and probation officer and is employed full-time by the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.

(14)

“Police officer” means:

(a)

An officer, member or employee of a law enforcement unit employed full-time as a peace officer who is:

(A)

Commissioned by a city, port, school district, mass transit district, county, county service district authorized to provide law enforcement services under ORS 451.010 (Authorization to establish master plans and service districts), tribal government as defined in ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946), the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice, the Oregon State Lottery Commission, a university that has established a police department under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers), the Governor or the Department of State Police; and

(B)

Responsible for enforcing the criminal laws of this state or laws or ordinances relating to airport security;

(b)

An investigator of a district attorney’s office if the investigator is or has been certified as a peace officer in this or another state;

(c)

A humane special agent commissioned under ORS 181A.340 (Commissioning of humane special agents);

(d)

A judicial marshal appointed under ORS 1.177 (State plan for security, emergency preparedness and business continuity for court facilities) who is trained pursuant to ORS 181A.540 (Certification of judicial marshals); or

(e)

An authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946).

(15)

“Public or private safety agency” means a unit of state or local government, a special purpose district or a private firm that provides, or has authority to provide, fire fighting, police, ambulance or emergency medical services.

(16)

“Public safety personnel” and “public safety officer” include corrections officers, youth correction officers, emergency medical dispatchers, parole and probation officers, police officers, certified reserve officers, reserve officers, telecommunicators, regulatory specialists and fire service professionals.

(17)

“Regulatory specialist” has the meaning given that term in ORS 471.001 (Definitions for ORS chapters 471 and 473).

(18)

“Reserve officer” means an officer or member of a law enforcement unit who is:

(a)

A volunteer or employed less than full-time as a peace officer commissioned by a city, port, school district, mass transit district, county, county service district authorized to provide law enforcement services under ORS 451.010 (Authorization to establish master plans and service districts), tribal government as defined in ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946), the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice, the Oregon State Lottery Commission, a university that has established a police department under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers), the Governor or the Department of State Police;

(b)

Armed with a firearm; and

(c)

Responsible for enforcing the criminal laws and traffic laws of this state or laws or ordinances relating to airport security.

(19)

“Telecommunicator” means a person employed as an emergency communications worker as defined in ORS 243.736 (Strikes by deputy district attorneys, assistant attorneys general and certain emergency and public safety personnel) or a public safety dispatcher whose primary duties are receiving, processing and transmitting public safety information received through the emergency communications system as defined in ORS 403.105 (Definitions for ORS 305.823 and 403.105 to 403.250).

(20)

“Youth correction officer” means an employee of the Oregon Youth Authority who is charged with and primarily performs the duty of custody, control or supervision of adjudicated youths confined in a youth correction facility. [Formerly 181.610; 2021 c.173 §4; 2021 c.314 §1; 2021 c.351 §10; 2021 c.489 §21]

Source: Section 181A.355 — Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Under 1997 version of statute, “parole and probation officer” does not include noncertified employee performing ministerial tasks at direction and under supervision of parole and probation officer. Multnomah County Employees Union v. Multnomah County, 176 Or App 323, 31 P3d 499 (2001)

Law enforcement unit may have only one primary duty, although primary duty may encompass performing variety of law enforcement related tasks. Adams v. Public Employees Retirement Board, 180 Or App 59, 42 P3d 911 (2002)

Attorney General Opinions

Oregon State Police as officers subject to mandatory training by Board on Public Safety Standards and Training, (1992) Vol 46, p 459

181A.010
Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350
181A.015
Department of State Police established
181A.020
State Police Account
181A.025
Petty cash account
181A.030
Superintendent of State Police
181A.035
Appointment of Deputy Superintendent of State Police
181A.040
Powers and duties of deputy superintendent
181A.045
Oath of superintendent and deputy superintendent
181A.050
Oregon State Police
181A.055
Qualifications for appointment and reappointment of state police
181A.060
Appointment of employees of department as special state police officers
181A.065
Oath of members of state police
181A.070
Salaries of state police
181A.075
Instruction
181A.080
Powers and duties of department and its members
181A.085
Targeted enforcement program
181A.090
Duty to enforce laws and regulations of agencies
181A.095
Headquarters and patrol stations
181A.100
Organization of work of department
181A.105
Distribution of police throughout state
181A.110
Standard uniform for state police
181A.115
Supplies and equipment of state police
181A.120
Commanding assistance of citizens
181A.125
Interference with personal and property rights of others
181A.130
Records and reports of activities and time spent in performance of duties
181A.135
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
181A.140
Department responsible for criminal identification information
181A.145
Criminal investigations division
181A.150
Forensic laboratories
181A.155
Authority over blood and buccal samples and analyses
181A.160
Fingerprints, identifying data, disposition report required upon arrest
181A.165
Crimes for which criminal offender information is required
181A.170
Electronic fingerprint capture technology required
181A.175
Transmittal of disposition report
181A.180
Copy of certain disposition reports to Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and Department of Education
181A.185
Report of release or escape from state institution of certain inmates
181A.190
Criminal records check
181A.195
Criminal records check
181A.200
Authority of Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Employment Department to require fingerprints
181A.202
Authority of municipal tax collection agency to require fingerprints
181A.205
Voluntary fingerprint retention program
181A.210
Criminal identification information to be furnished to Native American tribe
181A.215
Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules relating to certain aspects of criminal records checks
181A.220
Confidentiality of some records
181A.225
Reporting of crime statistics
181A.230
Establishment of procedures for access to criminal record information
181A.235
Fee waiver
181A.240
Procedure when information requested by designated agency
181A.245
Procedure when information requested by other than criminal justice agency
181A.250
Specific information not to be collected or maintained
181A.255
Report of suspected criminal homicide
181A.265
Criminal Justice Information Standards program
181A.270
Duties of state criminal justice agencies
181A.275
Criminal Justice Information Standards Advisory Board
181A.280
Law Enforcement Data System established
181A.285
Medical health database
181A.287
Entry of certain convictions related to possession of firearms or ammunition into Law Enforcement Data System and databases of National Crime Information Center
181A.290
Certain information required from agencies
181A.300
Establishment and maintenance of missing persons clearinghouse
181A.305
Duties of administrator of clearinghouse
181A.310
When notification of missing children clearinghouse required
181A.315
Amber Plan
181A.320
Written policies relating to missing vulnerable adults required
181A.322
Short title
181A.323
Definitions for ORS 181A.323 to 181A.328
181A.324
Sexual assault forensic evidence kit testing
181A.325
Policies and procedures regarding collection, submission for testing, retention and destruction of kits
181A.326
Notification to law enforcement agency when kit collected
181A.328
Committee on tracking of sexual assault forensic evidence
181A.338
Purchase and receipt of property from military equipment surplus program
181A.340
Commissioning of humane special agents
181A.345
Humane special agents to enforce animal welfare laws under direction of law enforcement agency
181A.348
Telecommunicators as first responders
181A.350
Eligibility of towing business to be placed on department list
181A.355
Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689
181A.360
Board on Public Safety Standards and Training
181A.365
Organization of board
181A.370
Executive committee
181A.375
Policy committees
181A.380
Leave to perform duties of board or policy committee
181A.385
Appointment of director of department
181A.390
Training academy
181A.395
Certain officers required to be at least 21 years of age
181A.400
Authority of Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to require fingerprints
181A.405
Legislative intent and findings
181A.410
Minimum standards and training for certification
181A.420
Minimum standards and training requirements inapplicable to certain persons
181A.425
Department not required to provide training for certification of reserve officers
181A.430
Effect of minimum requirements under authority other than ORS 181A.410
181A.440
Training in vehicle pursuit, mental illness and airway and circulatory systems
181A.442
Equity training for police officers
181A.444
Training on interacting with persons who have experienced trauma
181A.445
Best practices for interacting with persons who have experienced trauma
181A.450
Child abuse and domestic violence training
181A.460
Training in missing persons cases
181A.470
Training relating to Vienna Convention and crimes motivated by prejudice or that constitute abuse
181A.480
Training in human trafficking
181A.483
Prohibition on training to use physical force that impedes breathing or circulation
181A.485
Psychological screening of law enforcement officers
181A.487
Mental health wellness policies for law enforcement agencies
181A.490
Certification of police officers and certified reserve officers
181A.500
Lapse of certification
181A.510
Certification for certain purposes of individuals employed by tribal government to perform duties of public safety officer
181A.520
Certification of corrections officers
181A.530
Certification of parole and probation officers
181A.540
Certification of judicial marshals
181A.550
Certification of regulatory specialists
181A.560
Certification of telecommunicators and emergency medical dispatchers
181A.570
Certification of full-time department employees
181A.580
Certification of certain Law Enforcement Data System employees
181A.590
Certification of instructors
181A.600
Limitation on accreditation of training programs
181A.610
Reimbursement for training to local law enforcement units
181A.620
Reimbursement of qualifying expenses
181A.630
Procedure for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification
181A.640
Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification of person or accreditation of program
181A.650
Judicial review of department’s final order
181A.655
Civil penalties relating to certification
181A.657
Accreditation of law enforcement agencies
181A.660
Oregon Center for Policing Excellence
181A.661
Police Memorial Trust Fund
181A.663
National Use-of-Force Data Collection
181A.665
Police Standards and Training Account
181A.666
Findings
181A.667
Review, provision and retention of personnel records
181A.668
Request for employment information
181A.670
Disclosure of information about public safety officer
181A.672
Disclosure of information about certain employees of law enforcement agencies
181A.674
Disclosure of information about certain public safety employees
181A.676
Uniform background checklist
181A.681
Report of misconduct or violation of minimum standards
181A.683
Form for reports
181A.684
Database of discipline and suspensions and revocations of certification of police officers
181A.686
Report on discipline to Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
181A.688
Findings regarding racism
181A.689
Standards for speech and expression
181A.700
Definitions for ORS 181A.702 and 181A.704
181A.702
Identifying information on uniform
181A.704
Provision of officer identity to member of public
181A.708
Use of chemical incapacitants, kinetic impact projectiles and sound devices
181A.710
Use of other law enforcement agencies to engage in barred conduct
181A.720
Definitions for ORS 181A.725 to 181A.735
181A.725
Oregon Community Crime Prevention Information Center
181A.730
Coordinator
181A.735
Advisory committee
181A.775
Definitions for ORS 181A.775 to 181A.805
181A.780
Planning authority
181A.785
Components of plan
181A.790
Policy relating to use of deadly physical force
181A.795
Admissibility of conclusions and recommendations
181A.800
Compliance
181A.805
Grants
181A.810
Expenditure limitation on grant moneys
181A.815
Expenses
181A.820
Enforcement of federal immigration laws
181A.822
Definitions for ORS 181A.822 to 181A.829
181A.823
Prohibitions related to immigration enforcement
181A.826
Prohibition on use of public resources for immigration enforcement
181A.827
Sanctuary violation reporting mechanism
181A.828
Prohibition on civil arrest without warrant or order in court facility or in connection with court proceeding
181A.829
Prohibition on agreements related to immigration enforcement
181A.835
Peer support counseling sessions
181A.840
Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.893, 181A.895 and 181A.995
181A.845
Applicability of ORS 181A.840 to 181A.893
181A.850
Prohibited acts
181A.855
Qualifications for private security professional
181A.860
Application procedure
181A.865
Qualifications for executive manager or supervisory manager
181A.870
Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to establish standards
181A.875
Licenses and certificates
181A.880
Hearing if license or certificate denied, suspended or revoked
181A.885
Effect of being charged with crime
181A.890
Disposition of funds received by department
181A.891
Persons providing private security services on September 9, 1995
181A.893
Restrictions on entities employing private security providers
181A.895
State preemption of local laws relating to private security providers
181A.900
Procedures for licensing of private security entities
181A.902
Investigation of applicant’s character, competence and reliability
181A.904
License examination
181A.906
Firearm training
181A.908
Training through Bureau of Labor and Industries
181A.911
Interagency agreement
181A.913
Required statements to private security professionals
181A.914
Prohibitions relating to discharge of or discrimination against private security provider
181A.916
Hiring unlicensed private security entity
181A.918
Injunction against using services of unlicensed private security entity
181A.940
Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946
181A.942
Eligibility to act as authorized tribal police officer
181A.944
Legislative purpose
181A.946
Application for nontribal police officers to exercise tribal police powers on tribal lands
181A.970
Short title
181A.972
Requirements for special campus security providers and private security providers on campuses of institutions of higher education
181A.990
Penalties
181A.995
Penalties relating to regulation of private security
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