ORS
659A.360¹
Restricting criminal conviction inquiries
- • exceptions
(1) It is an unlawful practice for an employer to exclude an applicant from an initial interview solely because of a past criminal conviction.
(2) An employer excludes an applicant from an initial interview if the employer:
(a) Requires an applicant to disclose on an employment application a criminal conviction;
(b) Requires an applicant to disclose, prior to an initial interview, a criminal conviction; or
(c) If no interview is conducted, requires an applicant to disclose, prior to making a conditional offer of employment, a criminal conviction.
(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, nothing in this section prevents an employer from considering an applicants conviction history when making a hiring decision.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply:
(a) If federal, state or local law, including corresponding rules and regulations, requires the consideration of an applicants criminal history;
(b) To an employer that is a law enforcement agency;
(c) To an employer in the criminal justice system; or
(d) To an employer seeking a nonemployee volunteer. [2015 c.559 §1]
Note: 659A.360 (Restricting criminal conviction inquiries) and 659A.362 (Enforcement) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 659A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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