Title 18, Executive Branch; Organization

The Superintendent of State Police shall be the executive and administrative head of the Department of State Police. Subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565, the Governor shall appoint the superintendent for a term of four years. Th…

(1) The Superintendent of State Police may, with the approval of the Governor as to person and salary, appoint a Deputy Superintendent of State Police. (2) The deputy superintendent must have served as a captain or in higher rank in the Oregon State Police not less than one year …

The Deputy Superintendent of State Police shall: (1) Act as the head of the Department of State Police in the absence or incapacity of the Superintendent of State Police; and (2) Perform such duties as the superintendent prescribes. [Formerly 181.240]

Before assuming their duties, the Superintendent of State Police and the Deputy Superintendent of State Police shall take and subscribe an oath of office as prescribed by ORS 181A.065. [Formerly 181.210]

The Superintendent of State Police shall: (1) Appoint a state police force to be known as the Oregon State Police, consisting of commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers and troopers; (2) Arrange for the examination and enlistment of applicants to the state police; and (3)…

(1) A person appointed a member of the state police must be: (a) A citizen of the United States or a nonimmigrant legally admitted to the United States under a Compact of Free Association. (b) Of good health and good moral character. (c) Over the age of 21 years. (2)(a) Except as…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 181A.055, the Superintendent of State Police may appoint employees of the Department of Corrections as special state police officers if the superintendent deems it necessary or advisable to assist the Department of Corrections in the discharge of the Depar…

Each member of the Oregon State Police shall take and subscribe to an oath of office to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of Oregon, and to honestly and faithfully perform the duties imposed upon the member under the laws of Oregon. The oath …

The salaries of members of the Oregon State Police shall be fixed in the same manner as the salaries of other officers and employees in the unclassified service pursuant to ORS 240.240. [Formerly 181.271]

The Superintendent of State Police shall: (1) Provide the necessary preliminary and subsequent instruction to recruits and troopers as to their duties as police officers of the state. (2) Make rules and regulations for the discipline and control of the state police. [Formerly 181…

(1) The Department of State Police and the members of the Oregon State Police are charged with the enforcement of: (a) All criminal laws; and (b) All laws applicable to highways and the operation of vehicles on highways. (2) Each member of the state police is authorized and empow…

(1) The Department of State Police shall develop a targeted enforcement program for the purpose of improving public safety. The program shall be designed to reduce fatalities, physical injury and property damage by allocating patrol resources based on motor vehicle accident data …

The state police, with the approval of the Governor, may be called upon by any other branch or department of the state government to enforce criminal laws or any regulation of such branch or department. [Formerly 181.050]

(1) The Superintendent of State Police may establish headquarters and patrol stations at such places as the superintendent considers advisable for the patrol and protection of this state and the enforcement of the laws. (2) For purposes of this section, the superintendent may use…

The Superintendent of State Police shall, so far as in the judgment of the superintendent it is practicable and expedient so to do, organize the work of the Department of State Police so that: (1) The various duties required of the department may be assigned to appropriate depart…

The Superintendent of State Police shall distribute the state police throughout the various sections of the state where they will be most efficient in carrying out the purposes of the Department of State Police to preserve the peace, to enforce the law and to prevent and detect c…

(1) The State of Oregon shall provide the members of the state police with standard uniforms. (2) The Superintendent of State Police shall specify a standard pattern and distinctive design for the uniforms required under this subsection and subsection (1) of this section. (3) The…

(1) The State of Oregon shall provide the members of the state police with emergency outfits, weapons and motor vehicles and all other emergency and first-aid supplies and equipment necessary to carry out the public safety functions of the Department of State Police. (2)(a) The p…

All members of the state police may direct and command the assistance of any able-bodied citizen of the United States to aid, when necessary, to maintain law and order. When so called, any person shall, during the time the assistance of the person is required, be considered a mem…

No member of the state police shall in any way interfere with the rights or property of any person, except for the prevention of crime, or the capture or arrest of persons committing crimes. [Formerly 181.400]

The Oregon State Police shall: (1) Keep records of the activities engaged in and the time spent in the performance of their duties; and (2) Report the activities and time to the Superintendent of State Police at such times as the superintendent directs. [Formerly 181.410]

(1) The Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon hereby ratifies the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 U.S.C. 14616, as it existed on January 1, 2005, and the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted rescinding the compact. The Superintendent of S…

The Department of State Police shall: (1) Install and maintain systems for filing and retrieving fingerprint data and supplemental information submitted by criminal justice agencies for the identification of criminal offenders as the Superintendent of State Police deems necessary…

(1) The Superintendent of State Police may: (a) Maintain a criminal investigations division for the purpose of preventing, detecting and investigating criminal activity. (b) Enter into partnerships with local criminal justice agencies to provide expertise in the investigation and…

(1) The Department of State Police may establish forensic laboratories. (2) Subject to available funding, the forensic laboratories shall furnish generally accepted types of forensic services to criminal justice agencies in this state. The services of the forensic laboratories mu…

(1) The Department of State Police is authorized to: (a) Store blood and buccal samples received under authority of this section, ORS 137.076, 161.325 and 419C.473 (1) and section 2, chapter 852, Oregon Laws 2001, and other physical evidence obtained from analysis of such samples…

(1) Immediately upon the arrest of a person for a crime for which criminal offender information must be provided under ORS 181A.165, a law enforcement agency shall: (a) Place the arrested person’s fingerprints and identifying data on forms prescribed or furnished by the Departmen…

The following crimes are crimes for which criminal offender information must be provided: (1) Any felony; (2) Any misdemeanor or other offense which involves criminal sexual conduct; or (3) Any crime which involves a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. [Formerly 1…

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of State Police and any other governmental agency authorized to report, receive or disseminate criminal offender information shall use electronic fingerprint capture technology to take and submit a person…

When a court receives a disposition report from a law enforcement agency pursuant to ORS 181A.160, the court shall transmit disposition information to the Department of State Police in a manner and format determined by the State Court Administrator after consultation with the dep…

Whenever any court or district attorney receives a disposition report and the court or district attorney has cause to believe that the arrested person who is the subject of the report is an employee of a school district or is licensed as a school teacher or administrator and that…

(1)(a) The superintendent of any institution of this state shall notify the Department of State Police prior to the release or immediately after the escape from the institution of any person committed to the institution for a crime for which a report is required or under civil co…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Authorized agency” means the Department of State Police or other governmental agency designated by the State of Oregon to report, receive or disseminate criminal offender information. (b) “Qualified entity” means a business or organization that: …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Authorized agency” means state government as defined in ORS 174.111, the Oregon State Bar or a municipal tax collection agency in a city with a population of 250,000 or more. “Authorized agency” does not include: (A) The Oregon State Lottery Comm…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Care” means the provision of care, treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, placement services, recreation or support to children, the elderly or persons with disabilities. (b) “Native American tribe” has the meaning given that t…

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, a humane investigation agency, as defined in ORS 181A.340, may require the fingerprints of a person who: (1) Is employed or applying for employment by the agency; or (2) Provides servic…

(1) For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, a municipal tax collection agency in a city with a population of 250,000 or more may require the fingerprints of a person who: (a)(A) Is employed or applying for employment by the c…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Authorized agency” means a state or local government agency authorized by state and federal law to submit fingerprint-based background check requests for employment and licensing purposes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and who may receive…

(1) Upon the request of a Native American tribe, and in compliance with procedures adopted by the Department of State Police under ORS 181A.230, the Department of State Police shall furnish to the authorized staff of the Native American tribe such information on a subject individ…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Authorized agency” means an authorized agency as defined in ORS 181A.190 or 181A.195. (b) “Direct access” means access to an individual or the personal information of an individual. (c) “District” has the meaning given that term in ORS 267.237. (…

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 192.311 to 192.478 relating to public records the fingerprints, photographs, records and reports compiled under ORS 137.225, 181A.010, 181A.160, 181A.175, 181A.230, 805.060 and this section are confidential and exempt from public inspecti…

(1) All law enforcement agencies shall report to the Department of State Police statistics concerning crimes: (a) As directed by the department, for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reporting System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (b) As otherwise directed by the Governor co…

The Department of State Police shall adopt rules under ORS chapter 183 establishing procedures: (1) To provide access to criminal offender information by criminal justice agencies and by other state and local agencies. (2)(a) To permit a person or agency not included in subsectio…

(1) When the Department of State Police is asked to provide criminal offender information under ORS 181A.190 or 181A.230 (2), the department shall waive any fee otherwise charged by the department for providing the information if: (a) The request is made by an organization; and (…

(1) When a designated agency requests criminal offender information about an individual from the Department of State Police under ORS 181A.230 (1) for agency employment, licensing or other permissible purposes, the agency shall provide documentation that the individual: (a) Gave …

(1) When a person or agency, other than a criminal justice agency or a law enforcement agency, pursuant to ORS 181A.230 (2), requests from the Department of State Police criminal offender information regarding an individual, if the department’s compiled criminal offender informat…