Chapter 181A — Chapter 181A
209 sections in this chapter.
ORS 181A.720 Definitions for ORS 181A.725 to 181A.735. As used in ORS 181A.725 to 181A.735, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Center” means the Oregon Community Crime Prevention Information Center. (2) “Coordinator” means the Coordinator of the Oregon Community Crime Prevention Information Center. (3) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. (4) “Director” means th…
ORS 181A.725 Oregon Community Crime Prevention Information Center; duties. The Oregon Community Crime Prevention Information Center is created within the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. The center within the limits of available funds shall
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(1) Develop, plan and carry out a comprehensive, long-range, integrated program, implemented by local crime prevention councils, that will mobilize all Oregon residents, including the youth of this state, in a year-round preventive effort to reduce both crime and delinquency; (2)…
ORS 181A.730 Coordinator; appointment; duties. (1) The Oregon Community Crime Prevention Information Center is under the supervision and control of the coordinator who is responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the center
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(2) The Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall appoint the coordinator who shall have experience and knowledge in the area of crime prevention. (3) The coordinator shall receive a salary as provided by law or, if not so provided, as prescribed by…
ORS 181A.735 Advisory committee; meetings; expenses. (1) To aid and advise the coordinator in the performance of the functions of the Oregon Community Crime Prevention Information Center, an advisory committee may be established
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(2) The committee shall meet at such times and places as shall be determined by the coordinator. (3) Legislative members shall receive no compensation or per diem for services as members but may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses under ORS 171.072 from funds a…
ORS 181A.775 Definitions for ORS 181A.775 to 181A.805. As used in ORS 181A.775 to 181A.805
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(1) “Employ,” when used in the context of the relationship between a law enforcement agency and a police officer, includes the assignment of law enforcement duties on a volunteer basis to a reserve officer. (2) “Law enforcement agency” means the Department of State Police, the De…
ORS 181A.780 Planning authority; development and approval of plan; compliance; notice upon challenge to plan. (1) There is created in each county a deadly physical force planning authority consisting of the following members
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(a) The district attorney and sheriff of the county. (b) A nonmanagement police officer selected by the district attorney and sheriff. If there are unions representing police officers within the county, the district attorney and sheriff shall select the police officer from among …
ORS 181A.785 Components of plan. In the plan required by ORS 181A.780 (4), a deadly physical force planning authority shall, at a minimum
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(1)(a) Address, under ORS 181A.780 (4)(a), the manner in which each law enforcement agency within the county will comply with ORS 181A.790 (2); and (b) Attach a copy of each policy adopted under ORS 181A.790 (2) to the plan. (2) Address, under ORS 181A.780 (4)(b), the manner in w…
ORS 181A.790 Policy relating to use of deadly physical force; collection of information; rules. (1) As used in this section, “involved officer” means
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(a) A police officer whose official conduct, or official order to use deadly physical force, was a cause in fact of the death of a person. As used in this paragraph, “order to use deadly physical force” means an order issued to another officer to use deadly physical force in a sp…
ORS 181A.795 Admissibility of conclusions and recommendations. Conclusions and recommendations for future action made by or for a law enforcement agency that result from activities conducted pursuant to the element of a plan described in ORS 181A.780 (4)(e) are not admissible as evidence in any subsequent civil action or administrative proceeding. [Formerly 181.791]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 181A.800 Compliance. Notwithstanding ORS 181A.780, 181A.785 and 181A.790 (3) and (6), if sufficient moneys are not appropriated to the Department of Justice for purposes of making grants under ORS 181A.805, a deadly physical force planning authority created by ORS 181A.780 or a law enforcement agency is not required to comply with any requirement of ORS 181A.780, 181A.785 or 181A.790 (3) or (6) for which the law enforcement agency is entitled to reimbursement under ORS 181A.805. [Formerly 181.793]
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ORS 181A.805 Grants; rules. (1) As used in this section, “expenses” does not include personnel costs
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(2) To the extent that funds are appropriated to it for such purposes, the Department of Justice shall make grants to law enforcement agencies to reimburse the law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred in implementing and revising the plans required by ORS 181A.780. A grant …
ORS 181A.810 Expenditure limitation on grant moneys. A law enforcement agency, as defined in ORS 181A.775, may not use moneys it receives under ORS 181A.805 to supplant moneys from another source that the law enforcement agency has been previously authorized to expend. [Formerly 181.798]
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ORS 181A.815 Expenses; rules. (1) A law enforcement agency that participates in the development of the plan required by ORS 181A.780 (4) shall keep track of the expenses it incurs by reason of its participation. For purposes of this subsection and subsection (2) of this section, “expenses” includes, but is not limited to, personnel costs
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(2) The Department of Justice shall award a law enforcement agency one credit for each dollar of expenses incurred before July 1, 2008, by reason of the law enforcement agency’s participation in the development of the plan required by ORS 181A.780 (4). (3) Notwithstanding ORS 181…
ORS 181A.820 Enforcement of federal immigration laws; civil action for violation. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Federal immigration authority” has the meaning given that term in ORS 180.805. (b) “Warrant of arrest” has the meaning given that term in ORS 131.005. (2) A law enforcement agency may not use agency moneys, equipment or personnel for the purpose of detecting or apprehending …
ORS 181A.822 Definitions for ORS 181A.822 to 181A.829. As used in ORS 181A.822 to 181A.829
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(1) “Court facility” means a building or space occupied or used by a court of this state or local jurisdiction of this state, and any adjacent property including, but not limited to, sidewalks, parking area, grass or landscaped area, plazas, court-related offices, commercial and …
ORS 181A.823 Prohibitions related to immigration enforcement; explanation of rights and consequences; civil action. (1) A law enforcement agency or public body may not
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(a) Except as required by state or federal law, deny services, benefits, privileges or opportunities to an individual in custody, or on parole, probation or post-prison supervision, on the basis of known or suspected immigration status, the existence of an immigration detainer, h…
ORS 181A.825 [Formerly 181.852; renumbered 181A.672 in 2021]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 181A.826 Prohibition on use of public resources for immigration enforcement; documentation; submission to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission; website; disclosure to Department of Justice; reporting requirements; civil action. (1) Public facilities, property, moneys, equipment, technology or personnel may not be used for the purpose of investigating, detecting, apprehending, arresting, detaining or holding individuals for immigration enforcement
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(2) Actions with a purpose described in subsection (1) of this section include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Granting a federal immigration agency access to an area of a facility that is not normally open to the public. (b) Supporting or assisting a federal agency i…
ORS 181A.827 Sanctuary violation reporting mechanism; website. (1) The Department of Justice shall establish a sanctuary violation reporting mechanism to receive reports of alleged violations of ORS 180.805, 181A.820, 181A.823 and 181A.826. The sanctuary violation reporting mechanism must include a staffed telephone hotline and an online system that allows for electronic reporting
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(2) The sanctuary violation reporting mechanism must: (a) Be coordinated with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to develop a standardized intake process for reports made through the hotline or online system; (b) Collect all data possible regarding agencies, personnel, locati…
ORS 181A.828 Prohibition on civil arrest without warrant or order in court facility or in connection with court proceeding; civil action. (1) An individual may not be subject to civil arrest without a judicial warrant or judicial order when the individual is in a court facility
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(2) An individual who, in good faith, is attending a court proceeding in which the individual is a party or potential witness, or family or household member of a party or potential witness, may not be subject to civil arrest while going to, remaining at or returning from the cour…
ORS 181A.829 Prohibition on agreements related to immigration enforcement; operation of private immigration detention facility; civil action. (1) A public body, law enforcement agency or an officer of a law enforcement agency may not enter into or renew an agreement, contract, memorandum of understanding or other arrangement that authorizes the public body, law enforcement agency or officer to exercise federal immigration enforcement powers, including those powers specified in 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), or that otherwise permits the public body, law enforcement agency or officer to detain or house individuals for federal civil immigration violations
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(2) A public body or law enforcement agency may not enter into or renew an agreement, contract, memorandum of understanding or other arrangement under which the public body or law enforcement agency detains or houses individuals who are in the custody of a federal immigration aut…
ORS 181A.830 [Formerly 181.854; 2020 s.s.1 c.7 §5; renumbered 181A.674 in 2021]
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ORS 181A.832 [2019 c.79 §1; renumbered 181A.487 in 2021]
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PEER SUPPORT SERVICES
ORS 181A.835 Peer support services; confidentiality; admissibility as evidence. (1) For the purposes of this section
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(a) “Emergency services provider” means any public employer that employs persons to provide firefighting or emergency medical services. (b) “Employee assistance program” means a program established by a public safety agency, emergency services provider or mass transit district to…
ORS 181A.840 Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.895 and 181A.995. As used in ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.895 and 181A.995
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(1) “Certification” means recognition by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training that a private security professional meets all of the qualifications listed in ORS 181A.855. (2) “Executive manager” means a person: (a) Who is authorized to act on behalf of a company…
ORS 181A.845 Applicability of ORS 181A.840 to 181A.918. (1) ORS 181A.840 to 181A.918 do not apply to
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(a) A person certified by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training as a police officer or a parole and probation officer. (b) A law enforcement officer of the United States. (c) An officer or employee of this state, Oregon Health and Science University established b…
ORS 181A.850 Prohibited acts; temporary assignment of person not certified allowed. (1) It is unlawful
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(a) For a private security entity to provide private security services unless the entity has obtained a license under ORS 181A.900. (b) For a person to perform any service as a private security entity without first providing to the person to whom services are to be provided the I…
ORS 181A.855 Qualifications for private security professional; rules. (1) An applicant for certification as a private security professional
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(a) Must be: (A) At least 18 years of age, if an applicant for certification as an unarmed private security professional; or (B) At least 21 years of age, if an applicant for certification as an armed private security professional; (b) Must have satisfactorily completed training …
ORS 181A.860 Application procedure. An applicant for certification or licensure as a private security provider shall submit a written application to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. The application must be on a form approved by the department, contain all the information required by the department and be made under oath to the department. [Formerly 181.876; 2017 c.228 §1]
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ORS 181A.865 Qualifications for executive manager or supervisory manager. An applicant for licensure as an executive manager or supervisory manager must meet the qualifications set forth in ORS 181A.855. [Formerly 181.877]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 181A.870 Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to establish standards; department to establish procedures and fees; report; rules. (1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training shall establish standards for
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(a) Issuing, denying, renewing, suspending and revoking a private security provider’s certificate or license; and (b) Reviewing the private security services of executive managers in relation to the licensing and certification standards set forth in ORS 181A.840 to 181A.918. (2) …
ORS 181A.875 Licenses and certificates; issuance; duration; denial or revocation. (1) A license or certificate issued by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under ORS 181A.870 expires two years following the date of issuance or on the assigned renewal date
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(2) The department shall offer certificates or licenses to private security providers in levels and categories as established by the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training in consultation with the department. (3) Upon receipt of an application for certification or licensur…
ORS 181A.880 Hearing if license or certificate denied, suspended or revoked. (1) If the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training or the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training denies a license or certificate or declines to renew a license or certificate or suspends or revokes a license or certificate, opportunity for a hearing consistent with the provisions of ORS 181A.630 shall be afforded as provided in ORS chapter 183
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(2) Judicial review of orders issued after a hearing under subsection (1) of this section shall be as provided in ORS chapter 183. [Formerly 181.882]
ORS 181A.885 Effect of being charged with crime. (1) If a private security provider is charged with a crime, the private security provider shall notify the private security provider’s employer, or, if the private security provider is not employed, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, of that fact not later than 48 hours after the charge is filed
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(2) If an executive manager knows that an employee has been charged with a crime, the executive manager shall notify the department of that fact not later than 48 hours after the executive manager acquired the knowledge. (3) The department may suspend the certificate or license o…
ORS 181A.890 Disposition of funds received by department. Except as provided in ORS 181A.900 (3), all moneys received by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under ORS 181A.840 to 181A.918 and 181A.995, including penalties recovered under ORS 181A.995 (2), shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Police Standards and Training Account established in ORS 181A.665. [Formerly 181.887; 2024 c.107 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 181A.891 Persons providing private security services on September 9, 1995. Any person engaged in providing private security services on September 9, 1995, shall file an application for a license or certificate within 180 days after September 9, 1995. Such persons may continue providing private security services without a license or certificate until a license or certificate is issued or denied. [Formerly 181.886]
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ORS 181A.893 Restrictions on entities employing private security providers; rules. (1) It is unlawful
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(a) For an entity that employs private security providers to use a name that implies that the entity is, or is affiliated with, an existing law enforcement unit or public safety agency as defined in ORS 181A.355, the organized militia as described in ORS 396.105, the Armed Forces…
ORS 181A.895 State preemption of local laws relating to private security providers. The provisions of ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918 and 181A.995 preempt any laws of the political subdivisions of this state relating to the regulation of private security providers. [Formerly 203.090]
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Note: 181A.895 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 181A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 181A.900 Procedures for licensing of private security entities; rules; fees. (1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall establish by rule standards and procedures for the licensing of private security entities
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(2) Rules adopted under this section must require that an applicant for a private security entity license: (a) Submit a written application to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training on a form approved by the department; (b) Register the entity as a business with t…
ORS 181A.902 Investigation of applicant’s character, competence and reliability. (1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall conduct an investigation of each applicant’s character, competence and reliability, and any other matter related to the manner and method by which the applicant proposes to conduct and conducted operations as a private security entity
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(2) The department may not issue or renew a license to operate as a private security entity until the department is satisfied as to the applicant’s character, competence and reliability. (3) Evidence of unsatisfactory character, competence or reliability includes committing an un…
ORS 181A.904 License examination; rules. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may not issue a license to operate as a private security entity until an applicant for such a license has successfully passed a qualifying examination designed to test the applicant’s knowledge of the entity’s responsibility to prevent sexual assault, sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. The director of the department shall prescribe by rule the requirements for and the manner of testing the competency of license applicants. [2021 c.618 §8]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 181A.906 Firearm training. A private security entity that employs armed private security professionals must ensure that training requirements imposed by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training involving a firearm required for certification are successfully completed with a firearm that matches the make, model and caliber of the firearm that will be possessed by or available to the armed private security professional while performing private security services. [2021 c.618 §5]
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ORS 181A.908 Training through Bureau of Labor and Industries. (1) Rules adopted under ORS 181A.900 shall require that a licensed private security entity provide professional training through the Bureau of Labor and Industries to private security providers employed or contracted by the private security entity on
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(a) Preventing sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace; (b) Preventing discrimination in the workplace and promoting cultural competency; and (c) Educating the workforce regarding protection for employees who report a violation of a state or federal law, rule or reg…
ORS 181A.910 [2019 c.152 §1; renumbered 181A.970 in 2021]
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ORS 181A.911 Interagency agreement. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may enter into an interagency agreement with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to assist with the licensure, technical assistance and compliance services related to ORS 181A.900 to 181A.918. [2021 c.618 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 181A.912 [2019 c.152 §2; 2019 c.152 §3; renumbered 181A.972 in 2021]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 181A.913 Required statements to private security professionals. A licensed private security entity shall
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(1) Furnish to each private security professional employed by a private security entity, at the time of hiring, a written statement that includes a description of: (a) The employee’s rights and remedies under ORS chapters 652, 653, 654, 656 and 659A, the Service Contract Act (41 …
ORS 181A.914 Prohibitions relating to discharge of or discrimination against private security provider. A private security entity may not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any private security provider employed by or who contracts with the private security entity because
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(1) The private security provider has made a claim against the private security entity for compensation for the private security provider’s own personal services; (2) The private security provider has caused to be instituted any proceedings under or related to ORS 181A.840 to 181…
ORS 181A.916 Hiring unlicensed private security entity; liability for unpaid wages. Any person who retains the services of an unlicensed private security entity shall
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(1) Be personally and jointly and severally liable to any employee as far as the employee has not been paid wages in full for the services performed or work done for that person. (2) Be personally liable for all penalty wages that have occurred under ORS 652.150 for the wages due…
ORS 181A.918 Injunction against using services of unlicensed private security entity; attorney fees; damages. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, or any other person, may bring an action in circuit court to enjoin any person from using the services of an unlicensed private security entity or to enjoin any person acting as a private security entity in violation of ORS 181A.840 to 181A.918, or rules promulgated pursuant thereto, from committing future violations. The court may award to the prevailing party costs and disbursements and a reasonable attorney fee. In addition, the amount of damages recoverable from a person acting as a private security entity in violation of ORS 181A.840 to 181A.918 is actual damages or $2,000, whichever amount is greater. [2021 c.618 §12]
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