Title 52, Occupations and Professions

(1) Applications for initial renewal or replacement licenses as polygraph examiners or trainees under ORS 703.010 to 703.310 shall be submitted in writing and under oath to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, accompanied by the proper fee therefor specified in…

(1) To become a trainee an applicant must satisfy ORS 703.090 (1)(a) to (d) and: (a) Have graduated from a polygraph examiners course approved by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training; or (b) Provide documentation of military experience or training that the depar…

(1) All of the following requirements apply to an applicant for a license as a general polygraph examiner. The applicant must: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Be a citizen of the United States. (c) Not have demonstrated, in the preceding 10 years, a course of behavior that i…

(1) Each polygraph examiner’s license issued by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under ORS 703.010 to 703.310 shall be issued for a period of one year. The department may renew the license of a polygraph examiner, unless such license has been suspended or re…

The following fees shall be charged by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in carrying out ORS 703.010 to 703.310: (1) The fee of $50 for the issuance of each original license as a general polygraph examiner. (2) The fee of $50 for the annual renewal of a licen…

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may license a person who is not a resident of this state as a polygraph examiner as otherwise provided under ORS 703.010 to 703.310. However, any such person must include with the application for a license or renewal ther…

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may grant a license as a polygraph examiner in this state to a person who is licensed as a polygraph examiner by another state or territory of the United States, without examination, upon application by such person in the man…

(1) A polygraph examiner shall display prominently the license of the polygraph examiner at the place of business or employment of the polygraph examiner and a trainee shall display prominently the license of the trainee at the place of internship of the trainee. (2) A polygraph …

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may issue licenses for polygraph examiners and trainees in accordance with ORS 703.010 to 703.310. (2) The department shall prescribe the manner and contents of any examination conducted by it under ORS 703.010 to 703.310…

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may refuse to issue, or may revoke or suspend the license of any person as a polygraph examiner or trainee, if it finds that the person: (1) Failed to inform an individual being examined as to the nature of the examination or…

Upon receipt of written notification of the suspension or revocation by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training of the license of a polygraph examiner or trainee, a polygraph examiner or trainee shall surrender immediately the license to the department. The departm…

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall conduct all proceedings under ORS 703.010 to 703.310 in accordance with ORS chapter 183. Judicial review of an action of the department shall be provided in ORS 183.480, 183.485, 183.490 and 183.500. (2) The Board o…

All fees, moneys or other revenues received or collected by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under ORS 703.010 to 703.310 shall be deposited in the Police Standards and Training Account. [1975 c.608 §27; 1997 c.853 §58] (Miscellaneous)

No person may bring or maintain an action in any court in this state for the recovery of compensation for services performed as a polygraph examiner or upon a contract for any such services unless such person was licensed under ORS 703.010 to 703.310 as a polygraph examiner at th…

(1) All instruments or mechanical devices that are used by polygraph examiners to test or question an individual for the purpose of detecting deception or of verifying the truth of statements made by the individual shall record visually, permanently and simultaneously the cardiov…

ORS 703.010 to 703.310 shall be known and may be cited as the Polygraph Examiners Act. [Formerly 703.020] TRUTH VERIFICATION AND DECEPTION DETECTION BY POLICE OFFICERS

A police officer, as defined in ORS 243.005, may use an instrument or mechanical device that does not comply with the minimum requirements under ORS 703.310 (1) to test or question an individual for the purpose of detecting deception or verifying the truth of statements made by t…

As used in ORS 703.401 to 703.490, 703.993 and 703.995, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Client” means a person who engages an investigator, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity for the purpose of conducting lawful activity on the person’s behalf. (2) “Invest…

A person may not act as an investigator or represent that the person is an investigator unless that person is licensed under ORS 703.430. [1997 c.870 §2; 2001 c.838 §2]

The licensing requirement of ORS 703.405 does not apply to a person while the person is: (1) Providing testimony in a court as an expert under ORS 40.410; or (2) Conducting investigations or reviews or engaging in other activities in preparation for providing testimony in a court…

ORS 703.401 to 703.490, 703.993 and 703.995 do not apply to: (1) A person employed exclusively by one employer in connection with the affairs of that employer only; (2) An officer or employee of the United States, or of this state, or a political subdivision of either, while the …

In order to obtain a private investigator’s license, a person: (1) Must be at least 18 years of age; (2) Must be eligible to work in the United States; (3) Must not have committed any act that constitutes grounds for denial of a private investigator’s license; (4) Must have obtai…

(1) An application for a private investigator’s license or a provisional investigator’s license must be in writing on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, stating the applicant’s: (a) Legal name; (b) Birthdate; (c) Citizenship; (d) Physical…

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall issue: (a) A private investigator’s license if the applicant has satisfied the requirements of ORS 703.415 and 703.425 and is in compliance with the rules of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training and the…

(1) When issuing a license under ORS 703.430, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall also issue an identification card of a size, design and content as may be determined by the department by rule. (2) An investigator shall carry at all times, while engaged i…

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the appropriate official of any other state to allow an investigator licensed in the other state to operate in Oregon if the department determines that the requirements for licensure…

(1) An investigator who desires to continue to practice in this state must apply for renewal and pay the renewal fee as prescribed by rule of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training on or before the renewal date …

(1)(a) An investigator issued a private investigator’s license must complete at least 32 hours of continuing education every two years. (b) An investigator issued a provisional investigator’s license must complete at least 40 hours of continuing education every two years. (2) An …

A licensed investigator: (1) May not knowingly make any false report to an employer or client. (2) May not commit fraud or deceit toward a client or employer. (3) May not knowingly violate a court order or injunction in the course of business as an investigator. (4) May not commi…

(1) A licensed investigator shall provide the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training with: (a) The investigator’s legal name, home address and home telephone number; and (b) The name, physical and mailing addresses and telephone number of the investigator’s business. …

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may refuse to grant or renew a license, may suspend or revoke a license or may reprimand an investigator for any violation of ORS 703.405, 703.450 or 703.460 or of any rule adopted by the Board on Public Safety Standards …

(1) If the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training proposes to refuse to issue or renew a license or proposes to suspend or revoke a license or proposes to reprimand an investigator, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183. (2) Judicial…

(1) An investigator’s home address, home telephone number, personal electronic mail address, Social Security number, photograph and other personal identifying information are confidential and not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 unless written consent to disclos…

(1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training shall, in collaboration with the Private Security Policy Committee: (a) Establish reasonable minimum standards of physical, emotional, intellectual and moral fitness for investigators. (b) Prescribe fees relating to the applic…

All moneys received by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under ORS 703.401 to 703.490, 703.993 and 703.995 shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury and credited to the Police Standards and Training Account established in ORS 181A.665. [1997 c…

Violation of any provision of ORS 703.010 to 703.310 or of any rule adopted thereunder is a Class A misdemeanor. [1975 c.608 §28]

(1) A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly falsifies the fingerprints, photographs or other data pertinent to an application for a license or identification card under the provisions of ORS 703.425, 703.430 or 703.435. (2) A person commits a Class B misdem…

(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates any provision of ORS 703.401 to 703.490 or any rule adopted thereunder: (a) Is subject to payment of a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $500 for each offense; and (b) May be assessed the costs …