ORS 244.045
Regulation of subsequent employment of public officials

  • lobbying by former members of Legislative Assembly

(1)

A person who has been a Public Utility Commissioner, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Administrator of the Division of Financial Regulation, the administrator of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission or the Director of the Oregon State Lottery may not:

(a)

Within one year after the public official ceases to hold the position become an employee of or receive any financial gain, other than reimbursement of expenses, from any private employer engaged in the activity, occupation or industry over which the former public official had authority; or

(b)

Within two years after the public official ceases to hold the position:

(A)

Be a lobbyist for or appear as a representative before the agency over which the person exercised authority as a public official;

(B)

Influence or try to influence the actions of the agency; or

(C)

Disclose any confidential information gained as a public official.

(2)

A person who has been a Deputy Attorney General or an assistant attorney general may not, within two years after the person ceases to hold the position, lobby or appear before an agency that the person represented while employed by the Department of Justice.

(3)

A person who has been the State Treasurer or the Deputy State Treasurer may not, within one year after ceasing to hold office:

(a)

Accept employment from or be retained by any private entity with whom the office of the State Treasurer or the Oregon Investment Council negotiated or to whom either awarded a contract providing for payment by the state of at least $25,000 in any single year during the term of office of the treasurer;

(b)

Accept employment from or be retained by any private entity with whom the office of the State Treasurer or the Oregon Investment Council placed at least $50,000 of investment moneys in any single year during the term of office of the treasurer; or

(c)

Be a lobbyist for an investment institution, manager or consultant, or appear before the office of the State Treasurer or Oregon Investment Council as a representative of an investment institution, manager or consultant.

(4)

A public official who as part of the official’s duties invested public funds may not within two years after the public official ceases to hold the position:

(a)

Be a lobbyist or appear as a representative before the agency, board or commission for which the former public official invested public funds;

(b)

Influence or try to influence the agency, board or commission; or

(c)

Disclose any confidential information gained as a public official.

(5)

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(a)

A person who has been a member of the Department of State Police, who has held a position with the department with the responsibility for supervising, directing or administering programs relating to gaming by a Native American tribe or the Oregon State Lottery and who has been designated by the Superintendent of State Police by rule may not, within one year after the member of the Department of State Police ceases to hold the position:

(A)

Accept employment from or be retained by or receive any financial gain related to gaming from the Oregon State Lottery or any Native American tribe;

(B)

Accept employment from or be retained by or receive any financial gain from any private employer selling or offering to sell gaming products or services;

(C)

Influence or try to influence the actions of the Department of State Police; or

(D)

Disclose any confidential information gained as a member of the Department of State Police.

(b)

This subsection does not apply to:

(A)

Appointment or employment of a person as an Oregon State Lottery Commissioner or as a Tribal Gaming Commissioner or regulatory agent thereof;

(B)

Contracting with the Oregon State Lottery as a lottery game retailer;

(C)

Financial gain received from personal gaming activities conducted as a private citizen; or

(D)

Subsequent employment in any capacity by the Department of State Police.

(c)

As used in this subsection, “Native American tribe” means any recognized Native American tribe or band of tribes authorized by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of October 17, 1988 (Public Law 100-497), 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., to conduct gambling operations on tribal land.

(6)

A person who has been a member of the Legislative Assembly may not, within one year after ceasing to be a member of the Legislative Assembly, receive money or any other consideration for lobbying as defined in ORS 171.725 (Definitions for ORS 171.725 to 171.785). [1987 c.360 §1; 1993 c.743 §10; 1995 c.79 §86; 1997 c.750 §1; 2007 c.877 §15; 2011 c.68 §3; 2017 c.17 §21; 2019 c.52 §1; 2021 c.351 §17]

Source: Section 244.045 — Regulation of subsequent employment of public officials; lobbying by former members of Legislative Assembly, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors244.­html.

244.010
Policy
244.020
Definitions
244.025
Gift limit
244.040
Prohibited use of official position or office
244.042
Honoraria
244.045
Regulation of subsequent employment of public officials
244.047
Financial interest in public contract
244.049
Prohibition on use of moneys to make payments in connection with nondisclosure agreement relating to workplace harassment
244.050
Persons required to file statement of economic interest
244.055
Additional reporting requirements for State Treasury
244.060
Form of statement of economic interest
244.070
Additional statement of economic interest
244.090
Report on association with compensated lobbyist
244.100
Statements of expenses or honoraria provided to public official
244.110
Statements subject to penalty for false swearing
244.115
Filing required for member of Congress or candidate
244.120
Methods of handling conflicts
244.130
Recording of notice of conflict
244.160
Filing of statement of economic interest by public official of political subdivision other than city or county
244.162
Information provided to persons required to file statement of economic interest
244.165
Rules or policies of state agency or association of public bodies
244.175
Definitions for ORS 244.177 and 244.179
244.177
Employment of relative or member of household
244.179
Supervision of relative or member of household
244.205
Legal expense trust fund
244.207
Use of fund proceeds
244.209
Application to establish fund
244.211
Duties of trustee
244.213
Contributions to fund
244.215
Fund account
244.217
Statement of contributions received and expenditures made
244.218
Quarterly filing of statements
244.219
Termination of fund
244.221
Disposition of moneys in terminated fund
244.250
Oregon Government Ethics Commission
244.255
Commission funding
244.260
Complaint and adjudicatory process
244.270
Findings as grounds for removal
244.280
Commission advisory opinions
244.282
Executive director and staff advisory opinions
244.284
Staff advice
244.290
General duties of commission
244.300
Status of records
244.310
Executive director
244.320
Manual on government ethics
244.330
Distribution of manual on government ethics
244.340
Continuing education program
244.345
Oregon Government Ethics Commission Account
244.350
Civil penalties
244.355
Failure to file trading statement
244.360
Additional civil penalty equal to twice amount of financial benefit
244.370
Civil penalty procedure
244.390
Status of penalties and sanctions
244.400
Possibility of attorney fees for person prevailing in contested case
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