ORS § 181a.010 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.010
181A.010 Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 181A.010 (Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350) to 181A.350 (Eligibility of towing business to be placed on department list) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Criminal justice agency” means:

(a) The Governor;

(b) Courts of criminal jurisdiction;

(c) The Attorney General;

(d) District attorneys, city attorneys with criminal prosecutorial functions, attorney employees of the Oregon Public Defense Commission and nonprofit public defender organizations established under contract with the commission;

(e) Law enforcement agencies;

(f) The Department of Corrections;

(g) The Oregon Youth Authority;

(h) The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision;

(i) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training;

(j) The enforcement division of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in performing duties related to investigating and enforcing the criminal laws of this state that the commission is charged to enforce;

(k) Civilian or community oversight boards, agencies or review bodies designated by a municipality or a law enforcement agency in performing duties related to investigating allegations of officer misconduct or reviewing police policies and practices;

(L) Regional information systems that share programs to track, identify and remove cross-jurisdictional criminal and terrorist conspiracies; and

(m) Any other state or local agency with law enforcement authority.

(2) “Criminal offender information” includes records and related data as to physical description and vital statistics, fingerprints received and compiled for purposes of identifying criminal offenders and alleged offenders, records of arrests and the nature and disposition of criminal charges, including sentencing, confinement, parole and release.

(3) “Department” means the Department of State Police established under ORS 181A.015 (Department of State Police established) .

(4) “Deputy superintendent” means the Deputy Superintendent of State Police appointed under ORS 181A.035 (Appointment of Deputy Superintendent of State Police) .

(5) “Designated agency” means any state, county or municipal government agency where Oregon criminal offender information is required to implement a federal or state statute, executive order or administrative rule that expressly refers to criminal conduct and contains requirements or exclusions expressly based on such conduct or for agency employment purposes, licensing purposes or other demonstrated and legitimate needs when designated by order of the Governor.

(6) “Disposition report” means a form or process prescribed or furnished by the department, containing a description of the ultimate action taken subsequent to an arrest.

(7) “Law enforcement agency” means:

(a) County sheriffs, municipal police departments, police departments established by a university under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers) and state police;

(b) Other police officers of this state or another state, including humane special agents as defined in ORS 181A.345 (Humane special agents to enforce animal welfare laws under direction of law enforcement agency) ;

(c) A tribal government as defined in ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946) that employs authorized tribal police officers as defined in ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946) ; and

(d) Law enforcement agencies of the federal government.

(8) “State police” means the sworn members of the state police force appointed under ORS 181A.050 (Oregon State Police) .

(9) “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of State Police appointed under ORS 181A.030 (Superintendent of State Police) . [Formerly 181.010; 2021 c.351 §7; 2021 c.481 §1; 2023 c.281 §46]

Source: Section 181A.010 — Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.010 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.010
182.010 Nonattendance of member of board or commission at meetings as forfeiting office
Status: in_force

Any member of a state board or commission appointed by the Governor who fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the board or commission, whether regular, adjourned or special, shall forfeit office unless the member is prevented from attending by the serious illness of a member or the family of the member or for any other cause that in the judgment of the Governor constitutes a valid reason for failing to attend. The Governor shall immediately appoint a successor.

Source: Section 182.010 — Nonattendance of member of board or commission at meetings as forfeiting office; appointment of successor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.901 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.901
184.901 Bridge projects that cross floatable natural waterways
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Project” means a bridge project proposed for funding under a draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program that consists of:

(i) Construction of a new bridge that crosses a floatable natural waterway; or

(ii) Improvements to an existing bridge that crosses a floatable natural waterway.

(B) “Project” does not mean maintenance of an existing bridge.

(b) “Public access” means public access to a floatable natural waterway.

(2) The Department of Transportation shall notify the Department of State Lands, the State Parks and Recreation Department and the State Marine Board when the Department of Transportation proposes a project for funding under a draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, unless:

(a) The project is part of a project on a limited access highway or ferry terminal; or

(b) The Department of Transportation determines that siting public access near the project is not feasible.

(3) After receiving notice from the Department of Transportation under subsection (2) of this section, the Department of State Lands, the State Parks and Recreation Department and the State Marine Board may propose changes to the project to enable public access and may provide the Department of Transportation with an estimate of:

(a) The availability of funding from sources other than the State Highway Fund for a public access site near the project;

(b) The likelihood and type of any potential public use of a public access site near the project; and

(c) Any impacts associated with siting public access near the project.

(4) After receiving proposed changes to a project under subsection (3) of this section, the Department of Transportation shall consider:

(a) The proposed changes;

(b) Whether the proposed changes alter the purpose of or need for the project;

(c) The availability of funding from sources other than the State Highway Fund for a public access site near the project;

(d) The likelihood and type of any potential public use of a public access site near the project;

(e) Any impacts associated with siting public access near the project; and

(f) Any impacts on traffic, roadways or highway safety from siting public access near the project.

(5) To the greatest extent practicable, when constructing a project, the Department of Transportation may not adversely impact existing, lawful public access. [2019 c.409 §2]

Source: Section 184.901 — Bridge projects that cross floatable natural waterways; notification to other agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.120 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.120
181A.120 Commanding assistance of citizens
Status: in_force

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 member of the state police and subject to ORS 181A.010 (Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350) to 181A.350 (Eligibility of towing business to be placed on department list) . [Formerly 181.190]

Source: Section 181A.120 — Commanding assistance of citizens , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.305 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.305
181A.305 Duties of administrator of clearinghouse
Status: in_force

The administrator of the missing children and adults clearinghouse established pursuant to ORS 181A.300 (Establishment and maintenance of missing persons clearinghouse) shall:

(1) Provide information and training to local law enforcement agencies and child welfare agencies and to other state agencies having child welfare duties.

(2) Appoint an advisory committee consisting of persons with interest and training related to missing children and adults to advise the administrator on operation of the clearinghouse and to serve without compensation or expense reimbursement.

(3) Seek public and private grants and gifts for purposes of the clearinghouse and the duties required by this section.

(4) Maintain a 24-hour hotline to receive and provide information on missing children and adults. [Formerly 181.506]

Source: Section 181A.305 — Duties of administrator of clearinghouse , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.400 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.400
180.400 Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly finds that violations of ORS 323.800 (Definitions for ORS 323.800 to 323.807) to 323.807 (Assignment of interest in qualified escrow fund to state) threaten the integrity of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state and the public health. The Legislative Assembly finds that enacting procedural enhancements will aid the enforcement of ORS 323.800 (Definitions for ORS 323.800 to 323.807) to 323.807 (Assignment of interest in qualified escrow fund to state) and thereby safeguard the integrity of the Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state and the public health. The provisions of ORS 180.400 (Legislative findings) to 180.455 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) and 323.107 (Wholesaler’s license) are not intended to and may not be interpreted to amend ORS 323.800 (Definitions for ORS 323.800 to 323.807) to 323.807 (Assignment of interest in qualified escrow fund to state) . [2003 c.801 §1; 2005 c.22 §125]

Note: 180.400 (Legislative findings) to 180.455 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 180 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 180.400 — Legislative findings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 176.770 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.770
176.770 Curtailment priorities
Status: in_force

In consultation with appropriate federal, state officials and officials of political subdivisions in this state the Governor, unless otherwise provided by law, shall cause to be established, and revised as appropriate, standby priorities for curtailment in the use of energy resources. However, involuntary curtailments may be ordered only by means of executive orders issued under ORS 176.750 (“Energy resources” defined) to 176.815 (Cooperation with local governments) . [1974 c.5 §5]

Source: Section 176.770 — Curtailment priorities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors176.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 183.700 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 183 / Section 183.700
183.700 Permits subject to ORS 183.702
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section and ORS 183.702 (Statement of criteria and procedures for evaluating permit application) , “permit” means an individual and particularized license, permit, certificate, approval, registration or similar form of permission required by law to pursue any activity specified in this section, for which an agency must weigh information, make specific findings and make determinations on a case-by-case basis for each applicant.

(2) The requirements of this section and ORS 183.702 (Statement of criteria and procedures for evaluating permit application) apply to the following permits granted by:

(a) The Department of Environmental Quality under ORS 448.415 (Certification required for operators) , 454.655 (Permit required for construction) , 454.695 (License required to perform sewage disposal services) , 454.790 (Permit or license required to collect, store, transport, treat, recycle or dispose of septage) , 454.800 (Land application of septage) , 459.205 (Permit required) , 465.315 (Standards for degree of cleanup required) , 465.325 (Agreement to perform removal or remedial action) , 466.140 (Review of applications) , 466.145 (Review of treatment applications) , 466.706 (Definitions for ORS 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994) to 466.882 (Rules) , 468A.040 (Permits) , 468A.310 (Federal operating permit program approval) , 468B.035 (Implementation of Federal Water Pollution Control Act) , 468B.040 (Certification of hydroelectric power project) , 468B.045 (Certification of change to hydroelectric power project) , 468B.050 (Water quality permit) and 468B.095 (Use of sludge on agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural land) .

(b) The Department of State Lands under ORS 196.800 (Definitions for ORS 196.600 to 196.921) to 196.900 (Schedule of civil penalties) and 390.805 (Definitions for ORS 390.805 to 390.925) to 390.925 (Enforcement) .

(c) The Water Resources Department under ORS chapters 537 and 540, except those permits issued under ORS 537.747 (Water well constructor’s license) to 537.765 (Log of constructing, altering, abandoning or converting well) .

(d) The State Department of Agriculture pursuant to ORS 468B.200 (Legislative findings) to 468B.230 (Department of Agriculture civil penalty authority) and 622.250 (Application for new plats) .

(e) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife pursuant to ORS 497.142 (Fur-bearer trapping or hunting license and tag) , 497.218 (Fur dealer license) , 497.228 (Wildlife propagation license) , 497.238 (Taxidermy license) , 497.248 (Private hunting preserve license) , 497.252 (Fish propagation license) , 497.298 (Scientific taking permit) , 497.308 (Wildlife holding and habitat removal permits) , 498.019 (Purchase, sale or exchange of hides, antlers and other parts of deer, elk and antelope) , 498.279 (Black bass and walleye angling contests) , 508.106 (Permit to take carp or other nongame fish) , 508.300 (Albacore tuna landing license in lieu of other licenses) , 508.760 (Sea urchin limited participation) , 508.775 (Vessel permit required to engage in fishery) , 508.801 (Vessel permit required to engage in fishery) , 508.840 (Vessel permit required to engage in fishery) , 508.880 (Vessel permit required to engage in fishery) , 508.926 (Vessel permit required to engage in fishery) and 509.140 (Placing explosives or harmful substances in waters in course of lawful work) .

(f) The Department of Transportation pursuant to ORS 374.312 (Rules regarding permits for approach roads) . [Formerly 183.560]

Note: 183.700 (Permits subject to ORS 183.702) and 183.702 (Statement of criteria and procedures for evaluating permit application) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 183 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 183.700 — Permits subject to ORS 183.702 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors183.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.733 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.733
184.733 Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby established an account in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, to be known as the Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund, which account is appropriated continuously for, and shall be used for, the purposes of ORS 184.730 (Authority for public transportation development program) , developing and improving public transportation systems, acquiring transportation equipment and constructing facilities or participating with public transportation entities in the acquisition or construction of equipment or facilities. All interest, if any, shall inure to the benefit of the fund. In order to facilitate financing of the costs of transportation demand management projects, air quality improvement projects, demonstration projects, planning and research projects, acquisition or construction, the Department of Transportation may at any time, with Oregon Transportation Commission approval, draw on funds in this account for authorized purposes. The Director of Transportation may enter into written agreements with public transportation entities that commit the department to pay anticipated funds from the Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund to public transportation entities for the purpose of financing the costs of acquisition and construction of transportation equipment and facilities, including servicing any obligations entered into by a public transportation entity to finance transportation equipment and facilities, which written agreements may provide for the remittance of such funds on such periodic basis, in such amounts, over such period of years and with such priority over other commitments of such funds as the director shall specify in the agreements. Any such written agreement or commitment when executed by the director and accepted by a public transportation entity shall be solely conditioned upon actual funds available in the Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund and shall be valid, binding and irrevocable in accordance with its terms.

(2) The department may utilize moneys in the fund to purchase or lease new or rebuilt buses and other public transportation equipment, to purchase real estate or to purchase, lease or construct facilities for future sale to public transportation entities either for cash or by installment contract, but no installment contract shall be for more than five years and the balance shall bear interest at a rate indicated by the monthly earnings of the Oregon Short Term Investment Fund.

(3) The department may take title to and delivery of buses, other public transportation equipment or facilities acquired or built pursuant to this program for eventual transfer to public transportation entities.

(4) The department may from the amount appropriated to the Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund deduct its costs of developing projects and administering the program authorized by this section and ORS 184.730 (Authority for public transportation development program) .

(5) All moneys received by the department from the sale of buses, other public transportation equipment, real estate or facilities shall be placed in the Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund and subject to budgetary limitations, may be used for the acquisition of additional transportation equipment or facilities. [1981 c.224 §§5,6,7; 1989 c.867 §3; 1991 c.752 §14g; 1995 c.79 §66]

Source: Section 184.733 — Department of Transportation Public Transportation Development Fund; use of fund; sources , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.614 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.614
184.614 Authority to enter into agreements
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission may:

(a) Enter into any written agreement or any configuration of written agreements relating to any duty, function or service of the commission or the Department of Transportation, relating to transportation projects or transportation research with any private entity or unit of government or any configuration of private entities and units of government, as those terms are defined in ORS 367.802 (Definitions) . The subject of agreements entered into under this section may include, but need not be limited to, planning, acquisition, financing, development, design, construction, reconstruction, replacement, improvement, maintenance, management, repair, leasing and operation of transportation projects or transportation research.

(b) Include in any agreement entered into under this section any financing mechanisms, including but not limited to the imposition and collection of user fees and the development or use of other revenue sources.

(2) The agreements among the public and private sector partners entered into under this section must specify at least the following:

(a) At what point in the transportation project or transportation research the public and private sector partners will enter the project or research and which partners will assume responsibility for specific project or research elements;

(b) How the partners will share management of the risks of the project or research;

(c) How the partners will share the costs of development of the project or research;

(d) How the partners will allocate financial responsibility for cost overruns;

(e) The penalties for nonperformance;

(f) The incentives for performance; and

(g) The accounting and auditing standards to be used to evaluate work on the project or research. [2017 c.750 §8]

Source: Section 184.614 — Authority to enter into agreements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.375 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.375
182.375 State Productivity Improvement Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, an Oregon State Productivity Improvement Revolving Fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for making loans, grants, matching funds or cash awards available to state agencies or units for implementation of productivity improvement projects, including training and workforce development, upon authorization of the department, subject to ORS 243.650 (Definitions for ORS 243.650 to 243.809) to 243.809 (Determinations regarding alleged misconduct of law enforcement officer in accordance with uniform standards) when applicable. Interest on earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) The Oregon State Productivity Improvement Revolving Fund shall consist of:

(a) Moneys transferred from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund, as provided in ORS 240.170 (Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund) , in a sum not to exceed $500,000 to establish the fund.

(b) Savings realized from implementation of productivity improvement projects that may include existing and future projects authorized by the department.

(3) Fifty percent of the agency or unit budget savings resulting from improved efficiency shall be credited to the Oregon State Productivity Improvement Revolving Fund to be used for program improvement by the agency or unit. If not used in the biennium in which the savings occur, the amount of credit to an agency or unit may be treated as if it were continuously appropriated to the agency or unit and may be expended in the following biennium without resulting in any budget justification for the agency or unit. Expenditures from the fund are not subject to allotment or other budgetary procedures.

(4) None of the expenditures in a biennium by the agency or unit under this section shall be considered to be within any appropriation or expenditure limitation in the agency’s base budget for the biennium.

(5) A productivity improvement project may include training and employee development authorized by the department and intended to lead to improved productivity.

(6) The department may require a different repayment schedule for training and employee development than for other productivity improvement projects.

(7) Agencies and units shall report to the department quarterly on project implementation, savings realized to date, or projected, and repayment of moneys to the fund. [1989 c.815 §5; 1991 c.385 §89; 1993 c.724 §30; 1995 c.79 §59; 2003 c.55 §3; 2003 c.794 §203]

Source: Section 182.375 — State Productivity Improvement Revolving Fund; creation; sources; uses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 179.640 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.640
179.640 Determination of ability to pay
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Corrections and the Oregon Health Authority shall establish rules for determining ability to pay for persons in their respective institutions. The rules adopted by each agency shall require, in addition to other relevant factors, consideration of the personal estate, the person’s need for funds for personal support after release, and the availability of third-party benefits such as, but not limited to, Medicare or private insurance. Each agency may also consider the probable length of stay at the state institution. Nothing in this section requires the Department of Corrections to investigate a person’s ability to pay or to issue an ability-to-pay order.

(b) When adopting rules under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Department of Corrections shall consider the person’s needs for funds to pay for the support of the person’s children and to pay any monetary obligations imposed on the person as a result of the person’s conviction.

(2) In determining a person’s ability to pay, none of the agencies may consider as part of the personal estate of the person or the decedent’s estate:

(a) Any assets received by or owing to the person and the personal estate of the person, or the decedent’s estate, as compensation from the state for injury, death or, if the collection is being made by the Department of Corrections, the false imprisonment of the person that occurred when the person was in a state institution listed in ORS 179.321 (Responsibility to supervise state institutions) and for which the state admits liability or is found liable through adjudication; and

(b) Any real or personal property that the person or an authorized representative of the person can demonstrate was purchased solely with assets referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection or partially with such assets, to the extent such assets were used in the purchase.

(3) A person and the authorized representative of the person, if any, shall provide all financial information requested by the agency that is necessary to determine the person’s ability to pay. To determine ability to pay, the agency may use any information available to the agency, including information provided by the Department of Revenue from personal income tax returns pursuant to ORS 314.840 (Disclosure of information) . Upon request, the Department of Revenue shall release copies of tax returns to the agency. When the person or the person’s authorized representative fails to provide evidence to demonstrate an inability to pay full cost of care, the agency may determine the person has the ability to pay the full cost of care.

(4) The agency shall provide actual notice to the person and any authorized representative, if known to the agency, of its determination by issuing an ability-to-pay order. The order shall state the person’s full liability and the person’s determined ability to pay. Actual notice means receipt by the person and the authorized representative of notice. The notice shall include a copy of the ability-to-pay order, a description of the person’s appeal rights and the date upon which appeal rights terminate and state the address where a request for hearing may be mailed or delivered. At any time, the agency may reissue an ability-to-pay order to notify an authorized representative as provided by ORS 179.653 (Unpaid costs as lien on property) (4).

(5) At any time during the person’s stay at the state institution or within 36 months from the date the person is released, if the agency receives new financial information that shows a change in the person’s financial circumstances, the agency shall consider the changed circumstances and issue a new ability-to-pay order.

(6) Orders issued after the person is released may not require the person to make payments toward the cost of care for more than 36 consecutive months following release. However, the agency may collect beyond the 36-month period any payments that became due but were not paid within the 36 months following release. Any remaining balance of full cost of care shall be collected as provided in ORS 179.740 (Collection from estates) .

(7) Notwithstanding ORS 183.315 (Application of provisions of chapter to certain agencies) (5), if a person or authorized representative disagrees with any ability-to-pay order issued pursuant to this section, the person or authorized representative may request a contested case hearing. To the extent practical, the hearing will be held at a location convenient to the person or the authorized representative. The request must be postmarked within 60 days from the date of the mailing of the ability-to-pay order. If the person or the authorized representative makes a timely request for a contested case hearing, the hearing and any appeal of the final hearing order shall be governed by ORS 183.413 (Notice to parties before hearing of rights and procedure) to 183.497 (Awarding costs and attorney fees when finding for petitioner) . If the person or the authorized representative fails to make a timely request for a contested case hearing, the ability-to-pay order shall be final and not subject to judicial review, except as subsequently modified by the agency as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(8) On appeal, regardless of other information presented, payment of the full cost of care may be ordered if the person or the authorized representative refuses to produce financial information that the Hearings Officer or administrative law judge determines is relevant and must be produced. [1959 c.652 §4; 1961 c.501 §2; 1967 c.549 §4; 1973 c.806 §3a; 1973 c.823 §§123,159; 1989 c.348 §3; 1997 c.170 §15; 1999 c.159 §2; 2001 c.487 §3; 2003 c.75 §86; 2009 c.595 §149; 2013 c.36 §59; 2015 c.348 §26]

Source: Section 179.640 — Determination of ability to pay; rules; financial information; notice; order; hearing; appeal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors179.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.708 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.708
181A.708 Use of tools in crowd management
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Crowd management” means a public security practice in which crowds are managed to prevent the outbreak of crowd crushes, affrays, fights or riots, or in which an assembly, protest or demonstration is dispersed.

(b) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Handheld chemical incapacitant” means the following, together or separately:

(i) Handheld munitions and devices specifically designed to cause temporary pain, temporary irritation, temporary disruption of vital processes, temporary incapacitation, temporary disability or permanent harm through the toxic properties of toxic chemicals, or their precursors, that would be released as a result of the employment of the handheld munitions and devices; and

(ii) Any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of handheld munitions and devices as described in sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph.

(B) “Handheld chemical incapacitant” does not include tear gas.

(c) “Key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system” means the precursor that plays the most important role in determining the toxic properties of the final product and that reacts rapidly with other chemicals in a binary or multicomponent system.

(d) “Kinetic impact projectile” means all nonlethal, less-lethal or semilethal projectiles, including but not limited to rubber and plastic bullets, beanbag rounds, sponge rounds and pellet rounds.

(e) “Law enforcement agency” means the Department of State Police, the Department of Justice, a district attorney, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, a municipal corporation of the State of Oregon and a university, that maintains a law enforcement unit as defined in ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) (12)(a)(A).

(f) “Precursor” means any chemical reactant that takes part at any stage in the production by whatever method of a toxic chemical, including any key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system.

(g) “Tear gas” means oleoresin capsicum or orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile, or other similar chemicals meant to accomplish the same effect, administered by any shell, cartridge or bomb capable of being discharged or exploded, when the discharge or explosion will cause or permit the release or emission of the chemicals.

(h) “Toxic chemical” means any chemical that through its chemical action on biological processes can cause death, temporary pain, temporary irritation, temporary disruption of vital processes, temporary incapacitation, temporary disability or permanent harm to humans or animals.

(2) A law enforcement agency may not use a handheld chemical incapacitant for crowd management.

(3) A law enforcement agency may not use tear gas for crowd management except when:

(a) The use is objectively reasonable by law enforcement to:

(A) Defend against a threat to life or serious bodily injury to any individual, including any peace officer; or

(B) Bring an objectively dangerous and unlawful situation safely and effectively under control;

(b) A commanding officer authorizes the use of tear gas;

(c) De-escalation techniques or other alternatives to force have been attempted, when reasonable, and failed; and

(d) The law enforcement agency has done the following, in the following order:

(A) Announced the agency’s intent to use tear gas;

(B) Allowed sufficient time for individuals to evacuate the area; and

(C) Announced a second time, immediately before using the tear gas, the agency’s intent to use tear gas.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A law enforcement agency may not use a kinetic impact projectile for crowd management.

(b) A law enforcement agency may not discharge a kinetic impact projectile in a manner that intentionally targets the head of a person, except against an individual engaged in conduct otherwise justifying the use of deadly physical force by a peace officer under ORS 161.242 (Use of deadly physical force by peace officer) .

(5) This section does not prohibit a law enforcement agency or a peace officer from using a handheld chemical incapacitant or kinetic impact projectile against an individual engaged in conduct otherwise justifying the use of physical force under ORS 161.195 (“Justification” described) to 161.275 (Entrapment) .

(6) A law enforcement agency, when it is safe and possible to do so, shall minimize the incidental impact of the agency’s use of handheld chemical incapacitants, tear gas and kinetic impact projectiles on bystanders, medical personnel, journalists and other unintended targets.

(7) When handheld chemical incapacitants, tear gas or kinetic impact projectiles are used in a crowd by a law enforcement agency, the agency shall make efforts to notify emergency rooms in the vicinity of the type of handheld chemical incapacitants, tear gas or kinetic impact projectiles used.

(8) A law enforcement agency shall adopt policies requiring the cleanup of visible debris caused by the use of tear gas and kinetic impact projectiles within a reasonable time of the use of tear gas and kinetic impact projectiles.

(9) A law enforcement agency may not use electronically amplified noise-producing equipment for crowd management except for announcements or to facilitate movement of an emergency vehicle as allowed or required by ORS 820.300 (Exemptions from traffic laws) or any other provision of law. Whenever possible, a law enforcement agency shall provide announcements for purposes of crowd management both audibly and visually.

(10) When using handheld chemical incapacitants, tear gas, kinetic impact projectiles or electronically amplified noise-producing equipment in compliance with this section, and when it is possible to do so safely, a law enforcement agency:

(a) Shall attempt to take injured persons to safety or allow injured persons to seek medical help.

(b) May not prevent emergency medical services from reaching injured persons.

(c) Shall take reasonable action to accommodate disabilities when issuing or enforcing orders to disperse.

(11) This section does not prohibit a law enforcement agency from adopting more stringent policies than are required by this section for the use of chemical incapacitants, tear gas, kinetic impact projectiles and electronically amplified noise-producing equipment.

(12) A law enforcement agency shall inform federal law enforcement agencies of the requirements of this section. [2021 c.540 §2; 2022 c.40 §3]

Source: Section 181A.708 — Use of tools in crowd management , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.661 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.661
181A.661 Police Memorial Trust Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Police Memorial Trust Fund is created separate from the General Fund. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated therefor and gifts and grants thereto and the interest thereon. The fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of section 1 (2), chapter 508, Oregon Laws 1987.

(2) The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer.

(3) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, may adopt rules that designate the classifications of public safety personnel killed in the line of duty who may be honored at the memorial created pursuant to section 1, chapter 508, Oregon Laws 1987.

(4) The costs of maintenance and relocation of the memorial described in subsection (3) of this section and the costs of an annual memorial service honoring persons killed in the line of duty shall be paid out of the Police Memorial Trust Fund. [Formerly 181A.675]

Note: 181A.661 (Police Memorial Trust Fund) 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.

(National Use-of-Force Data Collection)

Source: Section 181A.661 — Police Memorial Trust Fund; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.875 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.875
181A.875 Licenses and certificates
Status: in_force

(1) A license or certificate issued by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under ORS 181A.870 (Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to establish standards) expires two years following the date of issuance or on the assigned renewal date.

(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 licensure under ORS 181A.860 (Application procedure) , the department shall forward a complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints to the Department of State Police and request that the Department of State Police conduct a nationwide criminal records check of the applicant as provided in ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) .

(4) ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) (10) does not apply to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training when the department makes a denial or revocation decision as a result of information received pursuant to subsection (3) this section.

(5) The department and an employee of the department acting within the course and scope of employment are immune from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for making a denial or revocation decision regarding an applicant pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The department, an employee of the department acting within the course and scope of employment and an employer or employer’s agent who in good faith comply with the requirements of ORS 181A.855 (Qualifications for private security professional) or 181A.860 (Application procedure) , any rules adopted by the department and the decision of the department or employee of the department acting within the course and scope of employment are not liable for employment-related decisions based on decisions made under ORS 181A.855 (Qualifications for private security professional) or 181A.860 (Application procedure) . The department or an employee of the department acting within the course and scope of employment is not liable for defamation or invasion of privacy in connection with the lawful dissemination of information lawfully obtained under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) . [Formerly 181.880; 2017 c.228 §4]

Source: Section 181A.875 — Licenses and certificates; issuance; duration; denial or revocation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.795 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.795
181A.795 Admissibility of conclusions and recommendations
Status: in_force

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 (Planning authority) (4)(e) are not admissible as evidence in any subsequent civil action or administrative proceeding. [Formerly 181.791]

Source: Section 181A.795 — Admissibility of conclusions and recommendations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.210 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.210
181A.210 Criminal identification information to be furnished to Native American tribe
Status: in_force

(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 (Establishment of procedures for access to criminal record information) , the Department of State Police shall furnish to the authorized staff of the Native American tribe such information on a subject individual or contractor as the Department of State Police may have in its possession, including but not limited to manual or computerized criminal offender information. With the approval of the Department of State Police, a local law enforcement agency may furnish the information described in this subsection to a Native American tribe.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Subsequent to furnishing the information required under subsection (1) of this section, the Department of State Police shall conduct nationwide criminal records checks of the subject individual or contractor through the Federal Bureau of Investigation by use of the subject individual’s or contractor’s fingerprints and shall report the results to the staff of the Native American tribe, who must be specifically authorized to receive the information. In accordance with the procedures of the Department of State Police, a local law enforcement agency may conduct the criminal records check described in this paragraph if the local law enforcement agency has received approval under subsection (1) of this section.

(b) The Department of State Police shall return the fingerprint cards to the Native American tribe.

(3) For purposes of requesting and receiving the information and data described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, Native American tribes are designated agencies for purposes of ORS 181A.010 (Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350) to 181A.350 (Eligibility of towing business to be placed on department list) .

(4) As used in this section:

(a) “Contractor” means an individual or entity with which a Native American tribe intends to contract for the purpose of providing supplies or services related to tribal gaming, or a control person of a contractor.

(b) “Control person” means:

(A) In a privately owned corporation, the officers, directors and stockholders of the parent company and, if applicable, each of its subsidiaries.

(B) In a publicly owned corporation, the officers and directors of the parent company, each of its subsidiaries and stockholders owning at least 15 percent of the company’s stock.

(C) In a trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefit from the trust.

(D) In an association, the members, officers and directors.

(E) In a partnership or joint venture, the general partners, limited partners or joint venturers.

(F) A member of the immediate family of any of the persons listed in subparagraphs (A) to (E) of this paragraph if the person is involved in the business.

(G) A subcontractor of a contractor, if the subcontractor performs more than 50 percent of the contractor’s contract with the Native American tribe.

(c) “Native American tribe” means a recognized Native American tribe or band of tribes:

(A) Authorized by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of October 17, 1988 (Public Law 100-497), 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., and the State of Oregon to conduct gambling operations on tribal land; or

(B) Eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

(d) “Subject individual” means an individual who is:

(A) Applying for employment at a tribal gaming facility as a key employee, high security employee, low security employee or management employee;

(B) Employed or applying for employment with a tribal government or agency responsible for child care, child welfare, law enforcement, education, health care, housing or social services;

(C) Licensed, certified or registered, or applying to be licensed, certified or registered, by the government of a Native American tribe or an agency of a Native American tribe to provide foster care for children; or

(D) Living in the home of an individual described in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. [Formerly 181.538]

Note: 181A.210 (Criminal identification information to be furnished to Native American tribe) 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.

Source: Section 181A.210 — Criminal identification information to be furnished to Native American tribe , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.425 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.425
180.425 Attorney General’s directory
Status: in_force

(1) The Attorney General shall develop and make available for public inspection a directory listing all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) and 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) and all brand families that are listed in the certifications.

(2) The Attorney General may not include or retain in the directory the name or brand families of any nonparticipating manufacturer that fails to provide the required certification or whose certification the Attorney General determines is not in compliance with ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) and 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) , unless the Attorney General has determined that the violation has been cured to the satisfaction of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall adopt rules defining the criteria by which the Attorney General will exercise the discretion granted by this subsection.

(3) The Attorney General may not include or retain in the directory a nonparticipating manufacturer or a brand family if the Attorney General concludes that:

(a) Any escrow payment required from the nonparticipating manufacturer pursuant to ORS 323.806 (Required actions by manufacturers) for any period for any brand family, whether listed or not listed by the nonparticipating manufacturer, has not been fully paid into a qualified escrow fund governed by a qualified escrow agreement that has been approved by the Attorney General; or

(b) Any outstanding final judgment, including interest thereon, for a violation of ORS 323.806 (Required actions by manufacturers) has not been fully satisfied for the brand family or the nonparticipating manufacturer.

(4) The Attorney General shall update the directory in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a tobacco product manufacturer or a brand family to keep the directory in conformity with the requirements of this section. The Attorney General shall update the directory with new brand families upon receipt of an annual or supplemental certification listing new brand families if the Attorney General determines that the annual or supplemental certification is in compliance with the requirements of ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) and 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) . The Attorney General shall make the determination about compliance within 45 days of receipt of the certification.

(5) The Attorney General shall:

(a) Create and maintain a list of persons, including but not limited to tobacco product manufacturers and distributors, that are interested in receiving electronic mail notifications of changes in the directory developed under this section;

(b) Develop a registration form to be completed by persons interested in receiving electronic mail notification of changes in the directory developed under this section that are not otherwise required by ORS 180.435 (Distributor obligations) (4) or rules adopted under ORS 180.445 (Quarterly escrow deposits) or 180.450 (Judicial review) to submit their electronic mail addresses to the Attorney General; and

(c) Immediately upon making any change in the directory developed under this section, send electronic mail notices of the change to all persons on the list created under this subsection. [2003 c.801 §6; 2009 c.227 §2]

Note: The amendments to 180.425 (Attorney General’s directory) by section 11, chapter 401, Oregon Laws 2023, apply to certifications submitted on or after January 1, 2025. See section 16, chapter 401, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that applies to certifications submitted on or after January 1, 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

180.425 (Attorney General’s directory) . (1) The Attorney General shall develop and make available for public inspection a directory listing all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) and 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) and all brand families that are listed in the certifications.

(2) The Attorney General may not include or retain in the directory the name or brand families of any nonparticipating manufacturer that fails to provide the required certification or whose certification the Attorney General determines is not in compliance with ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) and 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) , unless the Attorney General has determined that the violation has been cured to the satisfaction of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall adopt rules defining the criteria by which the Attorney General will exercise the discretion granted by this subsection.

(3) The Attorney General may not include or retain in the directory a nonparticipating manufacturer or a brand family if the Attorney General concludes that:

(a) Any payment required from the nonparticipating manufacturer pursuant to ORS 323.804 (Liability of nonparticipating manufacturer for equity assessment) or 323.806 (Required actions by manufacturers) for any period for any brand family, whether listed or not listed by the nonparticipating manufacturer, has not been fully paid, if applicable, into a qualified escrow fund governed by a qualified escrow agreement that has been approved by the Attorney General; or

(b) Any outstanding final judgment, including interest thereon, for a violation of ORS 323.804 (Liability of nonparticipating manufacturer for equity assessment) or 323.806 (Required actions by manufacturers) has not been fully satisfied for the brand family or the nonparticipating manufacturer.

(4) The Attorney General shall update the directory in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a tobacco product manufacturer or a brand family to keep the directory in conformity with the requirements of this section. The Attorney General shall update the directory with new brand families upon receipt of an annual or supplemental certification listing new brand families if the Attorney General determines that the annual or supplemental certification is in compliance with the requirements of ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) and 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) . The Attorney General shall make the determination about compliance within 45 days of receipt of the certification.

(5) The Attorney General shall:

(a) Create and maintain a list of persons, including but not limited to tobacco product manufacturers and distributors, that are interested in receiving electronic mail notifications of changes in the directory developed under this section;

(b) Develop a registration form to be completed by persons interested in receiving electronic mail notification of changes in the directory developed under this section that are not otherwise required by ORS 180.435 (Distributor obligations) (4) or rules adopted under ORS 180.445 (Quarterly escrow deposits) or 180.450 (Judicial review) to submit their electronic mail addresses to the Attorney General; and

(c) Immediately upon making any change in the directory developed under this section, send electronic mail notices of the change to all persons on the list created under this subsection.

Note: See note under 180.400 (Legislative findings) .

Source: Section 180.425 — Attorney General’s directory; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.911 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.911
184.911 Definitions for 184.911 to 184.925
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 184.911 (Definitions for 184.911 to 184.925) to 184.925 (Rules) :

(1) “Broadband” means wide bandwidth communications transmissions over coaxial cable, optical fiber, radio or twisted pair with an ability to simultaneously transport multiple signals and traffic types at a minimum transmission speed established by the State Chief Information Officer by rule, but in no event less than 25 megabits per second for downloads and three megabits per second for uploads.

(2) “Communications” means media that communicate voice, data, text or video over a distance using electrical, electronic or light wave transmissions.

(3) “Interstate highway” means every state highway that is part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways established pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 103(c).

(4) “State highway” has the meaning given that term in ORS 366.005 (Definitions) .

(5) “Telecommunications provider” means any person that is capable of providing broadband and communications services including, but not limited to, a telecommunications utility as defined in ORS 759.005 (Definitions) , a competitive telecommunications provider as defined in ORS 759.005 (Definitions) , a cable television provider or an interstate telecommunications provider.

(6) “Underground utility infrastructure” means any underground wires, cables, conduits, switches, transmission equipment or other equipment for use in transmitting or processing broadband services or for providing support or connections to such equipment. [2021 c.524 §1]

Source: Section 184.911 — Definitions for 184.911 to 184.925 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.168 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.168
182.168 No right of action created by ORS 182.162 to 182.168
Status: in_force

Nothing in ORS 182.162 (Definitions for ORS 182.162 to 182.168) to 182.168 (No right of action created by ORS 182.162 to 182.168) creates a right of action against a state agency or a right of review of an action of a state agency. [2001 c.177 §4]

Note: See note under 182.162 (Definitions for ORS 182.162 to 182.168) .

Source: Section 182.168 — No right of action created by ORS 182.162 to 182.168 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.661 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.661
184.661 Website
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission, through the Department of Transportation, shall develop a website.

(2) The website must include:

(a) A list of all transportation projects in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and for each project the website must include:

(A) A description of the project and the project benefits;

(B) The estimated cost and estimated completion date;

(C) Updated information about the projects as they proceed, including the actual amount spent to date on the project; and

(D) After a project is completed, updated information, including the amount a project is under or over the original estimated cost and whether a project was completed by the original estimated completion date.

(b) Information on the reports required under ORS 366.774 (Authorized use of allocation to counties) and 366.790 (Authorized use of appropriation to cities) for all cities with a population of 5,000 or greater and all counties in the state, including the amount of transportation funds collected by each county and city and the source of the funds and the amount of money spent on transportation projects by type of expenditure as listed in ORS 366.774 (Authorized use of allocation to counties) (2) and 366.790 (Authorized use of appropriation to cities) (2). This information shall be displayed for the most current six-year period.

(c) Information on the condition of Oregon’s transportation infrastructure, as required under ORS 184.657 (Describing and reporting condition of transportation infrastructure) .

(d) Information about the results the audits performed pursuant to ORS 184.639 (Internal auditor) .

(e) Links to all available county and city transportation project websites.

(f) Links to websites about transportation projects receiving moneys from the Connect Oregon Fund. [2017 c.750 §12; 2018 c.93 §22]

Source: Section 184.661 — Website , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 178.230 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 178 / Section 178.230
178.230 Prerequisites to establishment of Oregon Retirement Savings Plan
Status: in_force

(1) Before establishing a plan developed under ORS 178.205 (Powers and duties of Oregon Retirement Savings Board) , the Oregon Retirement Savings Board shall:

(a) Conduct a market analysis to determine:

(A) The feasibility of the plan.

(B) Whether and to what extent plans with the characteristics described in ORS 178.210 (Requirements for Oregon Retirement Savings Plan) currently exist in the private market.

(b) Obtain legal advice regarding the applicability of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and the Internal Revenue Code to the plan.

(c) Investigate whether employers that are not required to participate in the plan can make the plan available to their employees.

(d) Investigate how to allow individuals who are not automatically enrolled in the plan to opt in to the plan and make contributions to an account, either through payroll contributions or another method of contribution.

(2) The board shall coordinate with the efforts of other states as those states pursue legal guidance for similar retirement savings programs. [2015 c.557 §7]

Source: Section 178.230 — Prerequisites to establishment of Oregon Retirement Savings Plan , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.880 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.880
181A.880 Hearing if license or certificate denied, suspended or revoked
Status: in_force

(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 (Procedure for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification) shall be afforded as provided in ORS chapter 183.

(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]

Source: Section 181A.880 — Hearing if license or certificate denied, suspended or revoked , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 178.315 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 178 / Section 178.315
178.315 Board powers and duties
Status: in_force

The Oregon 529 Savings Board shall have the following powers, duties, and functions:

(1) To establish, develop, implement and maintain the Oregon 529 Savings Network in a manner consistent with ORS 178.300 (Definitions for ORS 178.300 to 178.360) to 178.360 (Consideration of amounts in accounts for higher education expenses in benefit eligibility determinations) , 178.375 (Definitions for ORS 178.375, 178.380 and 178.385) and 178.380 (Establishment of qualified ABLE program) and sections 529 and 529A of the Internal Revenue Code and to obtain the benefits of sections 529 and 529A of the Internal Revenue Code for the network and its participants.

(2) To adopt rules for the general administration of the network, to administer ORS 178.300 (Definitions for ORS 178.300 to 178.360) to 178.360 (Consideration of amounts in accounts for higher education expenses in benefit eligibility determinations) , 178.375 (Definitions for ORS 178.375, 178.380 and 178.385) and 178.380 (Establishment of qualified ABLE program) and to ensure the network’s compliance with sections 529 and 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) To maintain, invest and reinvest the funds contributed into the network consistent with the investment restrictions established by the board. The investment restrictions shall be consistent with the objectives of the network, and the board shall exercise the judgment and care then prevailing that persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs with due regard to the probable income and level of risk from certain types of investments of money, in accordance with the policies established by the board.

(4) To make and enter into any and all contracts, agreements or arrangements, and to retain, employ and contract for the services of private and public financial institutions, depositories, consultants, investment advisors or managers and third-party plan administrators and for research, technical and other services necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of ORS 178.300 (Definitions for ORS 178.300 to 178.360) to 178.360 (Consideration of amounts in accounts for higher education expenses in benefit eligibility determinations) , 178.375 (Definitions for ORS 178.375, 178.380 and 178.385) and 178.380 (Establishment of qualified ABLE program) .

(5) To accept donations or receive funds for the purpose of providing scholarships, grants and other incentives to account owners, potential account owners and their designated beneficiaries or furthering any of the purposes of ORS 178.300 (Definitions for ORS 178.300 to 178.360) to 178.360 (Consideration of amounts in accounts for higher education expenses in benefit eligibility determinations) , 178.375 (Definitions for ORS 178.375, 178.380 and 178.385) and 178.380 (Establishment of qualified ABLE program) .

(6) To encourage increased participation in the network by awarding scholarships or grants, providing or making available other incentives to account owners or potential account owners and their designated beneficiaries, or entering into promotional arrangements with third parties as the board deems desirable.

(7) To work in coordination with the Department of Revenue to provide a means by which personal income taxpayers may elect to establish an account under ORS 178.335 (Network participation for higher education expenses) within the network.

(8) To adopt rules to establish a qualified ABLE program under ORS 178.380 (Establishment of qualified ABLE program) and to administer and maintain the program in a manner consistent with ORS 178.375 (Definitions for ORS 178.375, 178.380 and 178.385) and 178.380 (Establishment of qualified ABLE program) and the ABLE Act.

(9) To enter into agreements with other states to provide services to the other states related to the other states’ ABLE programs. [Formerly 348.853; 2017 c.367 §6; 2019 c.316 §1]

Source: Section 178.315 — Board powers and duties; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 179.711 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.711
179.711 Remittance of amounts due
Status: in_force

(1) Remittance of amounts due for care of persons at state institutions as provided in ORS 179.610 (Definitions for ORS 179.610 to 179.770) to 179.770 (Rules) shall be made to the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Health Authority, as appropriate.

(2) The agency shall refund any unearned payment for the care of a person at a state institution where payment has been made in advance and the person dies or is discharged before the end of the period for which payment was made. Any refund shall be paid to the person, to the authorized representative of the person or to the decedent’s estate if the person has died. All claims for refunds approved by the agency shall be paid as provided in ORS 293.295 (When claim against moneys in State Treasury may be paid) to 293.462 (Payment of overdue account charges) . Any amounts necessary for payment of refunds are appropriated from the money collected by that agency under the provisions of ORS 179.610 (Definitions for ORS 179.610 to 179.770) to 179.770 (Rules) . [1959 c.652 §11; 1963 c.193 §1; 1973 c.546 §8; 1983 c.740 §44; 1989 c.348 §8; 2001 c.487 §8; 2009 c.595 §154; 2013 c.36 §64]

Source: Section 179.711 — Remittance of amounts due; refunds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors179.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.691 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.691
184.691 Public Transit Account
Status: in_force

The Public Transit Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys received by the Department of Transportation for public transit purposes, from whatever source, shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the department and shall be used for public transit purposes authorized by law. [1975 c.522 §6; 1977 c.230 §5; 1993 c.741 §16]

Source: Section 184.691 — Public Transit Account; use of moneys , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.116 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.116
182.116 Identification of race or ethnicity on forms issued by public bodies
Status: in_force

A form or document issued by a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , that asks a person to identify the person’s race or ethnicity must allow the person to select multiple races or ethnicities. [2019 c.352 §1]

Note: 182.116 (Identification of race or ethnicity on forms issued by public bodies) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 182 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 182.116 — Identification of race or ethnicity on forms issued by public bodies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.315 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.315
184.315 Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall be under the supervision and control of a director, who shall be responsible for the functions of the department. The Governor may, however, assume the office of director of the department whenever and for whatever time the Governor deems advisable, but shall receive no increased compensation for doing so.

(2) Subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 (Procedures for confirmation) and 171.565 (Vote required for confirmation) , the Governor shall appoint the director, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The person appointed as director shall be well qualified by training and experience to perform the functions of the office.

(3) An appointed director of the department shall receive such salary as is provided by law or, if not so provided, as is fixed by the Governor.

(4) Before entering upon the functions of office, the director shall give to the state a fidelity bond with one or more corporate sureties authorized to do business in this state in the penal sum fixed by the Governor. [Formerly 291.007; 1973 c.792 §4]

Source: Section 184.315 — Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services; confirmation; compensation; bond , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.853 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.853
184.853 Moneys for task force and programs
Status: repealed

(1) The department may use moneys in the State Highway Fund for financing activities required to support the task force created by ORS 184.843 (Road User Fee Task Force) and the pilot programs established under ORS 184.846 (Pilot programs) .

(2) The department may solicit and accept grants and assistance from the United States Government and its agencies and from any other source, public or private.

(3) The department may accept gifts or donations of equipment necessary to carry out research and pilot programs under ORS 184.843 (Road User Fee Task Force) and 184.846 (Pilot programs) . [2001 c.862 §4]

184.860 [1977 c.661 §1; repealed 1981 c.784 §38]

Source: Section 184.853 — Moneys for task force and programs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.840 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.840
181A.840 Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.895 and 181A.995
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 181A.360 (Board on Public Safety Standards and Training) , 181A.840 (Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.895 and 181A.995) to 181A.918 (Injunction against using services of unlicensed private security entity) , 181A.895 (State preemption of local laws relating to private security providers) and 181A.995 (Penalties relating to regulation of private security) :

(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 (Qualifications for private security professional) .

(2) “Executive manager” means a person:

(a) Who is authorized to act on behalf of a company or business in matters of licensure and certification;

(b) Who is authorized to hire and terminate personnel;

(c) Whose primary responsibility is the management of certified private security professionals; and

(d) Who has final responsibility for a company’s or business’s compliance with ORS 181A.840 (Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.895 and 181A.995) to 181A.918 (Injunction against using services of unlicensed private security entity) .

(3) “Instructor” means any person who has been certified by the department as meeting the requirements to provide instruction to private security providers or applicants.

(4) “License” means recognition by the department that an executive manager or supervisory manager meets the requirements adopted by the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training as necessary to provide private security services.

(5) “Primary responsibility” means an activity that is fundamental to, and required or expected in, the regular course of employment and is not merely incidental to employment.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Private security entity” means a person engaged in the business of providing private security that:

(A) Employs private security providers; or

(B) Contracts or subcontracts with an existing licensed private security entity to provide private security services.

(b) “Private security entity” does not include a special campus security provider commissioned under ORS 352.118 (Establishment of police department) or a private security provider on a campus of an institution of higher education regulated under ORS 181A.972 (Requirements for special campus security providers and private security providers on campuses of institutions of higher education) .

(7) “Private security professional” means an individual who performs, as the individual’s primary responsibility, private security services for consideration, regardless of whether the individual, while performing the private security services, is armed or unarmed or wears a uniform or plain clothes, and regardless of whether the individual is employed part-time or full-time to perform private security services.

(8) “Private security provider” means any individual who performs the functions of a private security professional, executive manager, supervisory manager or instructor.

(9) “Private security services” means the performance of at least one of the following activities:

(a) Observing and reporting unlawful activity.

(b) Preventing or detecting theft or misappropriation of goods, money or other items of value.

(c) Protecting individuals or property, including but not limited to proprietary information, from harm or misappropriation.

(d) Controlling access to premises being protected or, with respect to a licensee of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, controlling access to premises at an entry to the premises or any portion of the premises where minors are prohibited.

(e) Securely moving prisoners.

(f) Taking enforcement action by detaining persons or placing persons under arrest under ORS 133.225 (Arrest by private person) .

(g) Providing canine services for guarding premises or for detecting unlawful devices or substances.

(10) “Supervisory manager” means an employee of or a person supervised by an executive manager who has as a primary responsibility the supervision of certified private security professionals. [Formerly 181.870; 2021 c.351 §12; 2021 c.618 §1]

Source: Section 181A.840 — Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.895 and 181A.995 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.946 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.946
181A.946 Application for nontribal police officers to exercise tribal police powers on tribal lands
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than 90 days after July 22, 2011, the Superintendent of State Police, the sheriff of any county with land that is contiguous to the land of a tribal government, or the chief executive officer of any other local law enforcement unit whose political boundaries are contiguous to the land of a tribal government, may submit a written application requesting that the tribal government authorize nontribal police officers employed by the applicant to exercise all or a portion of the powers of a tribal police officer while on tribal land. The application shall be addressed to the tribal government and shall propose terms and conditions under which the nontribal police officers employed by the applicant would be eligible to exercise all or a portion of the powers of a tribal police officer while on tribal lands. The application:

(a) Must name each proposed nontribal police officer employed by the applicant;

(b) Must describe how the nontribal police officers employed by the applicant will comply with requirements established by the tribal government that are substantially similar to the requirements necessary for a tribal police officer to act as an authorized tribal police officer under ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946) to 181A.946 (Application for nontribal police officers to exercise tribal police powers on tribal lands) ;

(c) Must describe how the political entity that employs the nontribal police officers will comply with requirements established by the tribal government that are substantially similar to the requirements necessary for a tribal government to employ authorized tribal police officers under ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946) to 181A.946 (Application for nontribal police officers to exercise tribal police powers on tribal lands) ;

(d) May propose that the tribal government authorize nontribal police officers employed by the applicant to enforce state or tribal law while on tribal lands;

(e) May propose that the tribal government adopt provisions of state criminal law into the tribal code; and

(f) Must indicate that the nontribal police officers employed by the applicant will complete, before exercising all or a portion of the powers of a tribal police officer while on tribal land, any training and educational prerequisites specified by the tribal government, including instruction in the tribal government’s history, culture, sovereign authority, tribal code and court procedures.

(2) When a citation for the commission of a tribal offense is issued by a nontribal police officer employed by an applicant and authorized by a tribal government to exercise all or a portion of the powers of a tribal police officer as to tribal members suspected of committing violations of tribal law while on tribal land, the citation must:

(a) Summon the person cited to appear in the tribal court of the tribal government on whose lands the offense was committed; and

(b) Be submitted to the prosecutor of the tribal government on whose lands the tribal offense was committed.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A tribal government may adopt a provision of tribal law providing that, for purposes of the Tort Claims Act of the tribal government, a nontribal police officer employed by an applicant and authorized by a tribal government to exercise all or a portion of the powers of a tribal police officer while on tribal land is not an officer, employee or agent of the tribal government.

(b) Unless the law of the tribal government provides otherwise, a tribal government is not liable for authorizing a nontribal police officer employed by an applicant to exercise all or a portion of the powers of a tribal police officer while on tribal land or for the acts or omissions of a nontribal police officer authorized under this section.

(4) Nothing in this section:

(a) Affects the authority of the tribal government to appoint any person as a tribal police officer for any purpose;

(b) Affects the existing status and sovereignty of the State of Oregon or the tribal government; or

(c) Authorizes the State of Oregon or any of its political subdivisions to receive funds from, or in lieu of, a tribal government.

(5) A tribal government that authorizes a nontribal police officer employed by an applicant to exercise all or a portion of the powers of a tribal police officer while on tribal land may require the applicant to reimburse the tribal government for any costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A tribal government that employs, or seeks to employ, authorized tribal police officers under ORS 181A.940 (Definitions for ORS 181A.940 to 181A.946) to 181A.946 (Application for nontribal police officers to exercise tribal police powers on tribal lands) , no later than 90 days after receiving an application under subsection (1) of this section, or within such additional time as the tribal government determines is appropriate, shall accept, accept with modifications or reject an application filed under this section.

(b) Before acting on an application, a tribal government that employs, or seeks to employ, authorized tribal police officers shall engage in good faith consultation with the applicant concerning the terms and conditions of the proposed authorization of nontribal police officers.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the tribal government rejects the application, or accepts the application with modifications that are rejected by the applicant:

(A) The applicant and a tribal government that employs, or seeks to employ, authorized tribal police officers shall, from the date of rejection until June 1, 2012, collect individualized data on the frequency of instances known to the applicant or the tribal government in which nontribal police officers employed by the applicant encountered, but were forced to release without further action due to a lack of legal authority, persons suspected of committing violations of the law while on tribal lands;

(B) The applicant shall promptly report any such instance to the tribal government and the tribal government shall promptly report any such instance to the applicant;

(C) The applicant and tribal government shall classify the suspected offenses according to their potential to endanger public safety; and

(D) The tribal government and applicant shall engage in good faith consultation concerning the collection and classification of data; and

(b) No later than September 1, 2013, the tribal government shall report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , on the data collected under paragraph (a) of this subsection. The tribal government and the applicant shall engage in good faith consultation concerning the contents of the report. [Formerly 181A.692]

Source: Section 181A.946 — Application for nontribal police officers to exercise tribal police powers on tribal lands; citation for tribal offense; liability for torts; report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.487 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.487
181A.487 Mental health wellness policies for law enforcement agencies
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “law enforcement agency” means:

(a) A city or municipal police department.

(b) A county sheriff’s office.

(c) The Oregon State Police.

(d) A police department established by a university under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers) .

(2) A law enforcement agency shall establish a mental health wellness policy for addressing issues related to the mental health wellness of law enforcement officers employed by the agency. [Formerly 181A.832]

Note: 181A.487 (Mental health wellness policies for law enforcement agencies) 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.

Source: Section 181A.487 — Mental health wellness policies for law enforcement agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.663 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.663
181A.663 National Use-of-Force Data Collection
Status: in_force

A law enforcement unit, as defined in ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) , shall participate in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [2021 c.625 §1]

Note: 181A.663 (National Use-of-Force Data Collection) 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.

Source: Section 181A.663 — National Use-of-Force Data Collection , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 177.120 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 177 / Section 177.120
177.120 Oregon Blue Book
Status: in_force

(1) The Secretary of State shall compile and issue on or about February 15 of each odd-numbered year, an official directory of all state officers, state institutions, boards and commissions and district and county officers of the state, to be known as the Oregon Blue Book, and include therein the information regarding their functions that the secretary considers most valuable to the people of the state, together with such other data and information as usually is included in similar publications. The Secretary of State may cause the Oregon Blue Book to be copyrighted.

(2) In order to fully carry out the intent and purposes of this section, the Secretary of State may request of any state, district and county officials any information concerning their offices, institutions or departments that the secretary desires to include in the Oregon Blue Book. The officials shall furnish the information.

(3) The Secretary of State may distribute the Oregon Blue Book free of charge, under such regulations as the secretary may establish, to schools and to federal, state, county and city officials of the State of Oregon. The copies distributed under this subsection shall not be sold.

(4) The Secretary of State shall determine a reasonable price, and charge such price, for each copy of the Oregon Blue Book distributed to the general public. The secretary may also establish a discount price for dealers and shall set the price for resale by dealers in order to maintain a uniform price. The sum collected shall be paid over to the State Treasurer and credited to the Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account established under ORS 279A.290 (Miscellaneous receipts accounts) . [Amended by 1953 c.586 §1; 1967 s.s. c.10 §1; 1973 c.126 §1; 1981 c.467 §1; 1991 c.169 §1; 2003 c.794 §198; 2011 c.545 §72]

Source: Section 177.120 — Oregon Blue Book , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors177.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.634 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.634
184.634 Disposition of real property by department
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 270.100 (Notice to department before sale of real property) , 270.110 (Disposition of property not needed for public use) , 270.130 (Publication of notice of sale) , 270.140 (Action if no satisfactory proposal received) , 270.150 (Proceeds of sale of real property) and 273.426 (Exchange of property) , the Oregon Transportation Commission may establish by rule procedures and criteria for:

(1) The advertisement for sale of real property by the Department of Transportation;

(2) The disposition of real property by the department after an auction at which no satisfactory bids were received; and

(3) The disposition by the department of real property that:

(a) Has minimal value and is useful only to adjacent property owners; or

(b) May not, because of local land use ordinances, be disposed of to anyone other than adjacent property owners. [1989 c.499 §2; 1991 c.816 §23]

Source: Section 184.634 — Disposition of real property by department; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.642 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.642
184.642 Department of Transportation Operating Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation Operating Fund is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund and separate and distinct from the State Highway Fund. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3)(e) of this section, moneys in the Department of Transportation Operating Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation to pay expenses of the department that are incurred in the performance of functions the department is statutorily required or authorized to perform and that may not constitutionally be paid from revenues described in section 3a, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution.

(2) The operating fund shall consist of the following:

(a) Taxes paid on motor vehicle fuels or on the use of fuel in a motor vehicle for which a person is entitled to a refund under a provision described in this paragraph but for which no refund is claimed, in amounts determined under ORS 184.643 (Transfer of certain fuel tax moneys to operating fund) . This paragraph applies to refund entitlements described in ORS 319.280 (Refunds generally) (1)(a) and (e), 319.320 (Refund of tax on fuel used in operation of vehicles over certain roads or private property) (1)(a) and 319.831 (Refund of tax on fuel used in operation of vehicle over certain roads or private property) (1)(b).

(b) Fees collected under ORS 822.700 (Certification fees) for issuance or renewal of:

(A) Dismantler certificates;

(B) Vehicle dealer certificates;

(C) Show licenses;

(D) Vehicle transporter certificates;

(E) Driver training instructor certificates;

(F) Commercial driver training school certificates; and

(G) Vehicle appraiser certificates.

(c) Late fees collected under ORS 822.700 (Certification fees) .

(d) Fees collected under ORS 822.705 (Fee for issuance or renewal of vehicle dealer certificate) .

(e) Moneys from civil penalties imposed under ORS 822.009 (Civil penalties for violations of statutes or rules) .

(f) Fees collected under ORS 807.410 (Fees) for identification cards.

(g) Fees collected by the department for issuance of permits to engage in activities described in ORS 374.302 (Definitions for ORS 374.302 to 374.334) to 374.334 (Access management strategy) that are not directly connected to the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, maintenance, operation and use of a public highway, road, street or roadside rest area.

(h) Fees collected under ORS 835.017 (Provision of central business operating services by Department of Transportation) for services provided to the Oregon Department of Aviation.

(i) Interest and other earnings on moneys in the operating fund.

(3) Moneys in the Department of Transportation Operating Fund established by subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be spent only as follows:

(a) Taxes described in subsection (2)(a) of this section may be used only for payment of expenses of the Department of Transportation that:

(A) May not constitutionally be paid from revenues described in section 3a, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution;

(B) Are incurred in the performance of functions the department is statutorily required or authorized to perform; and

(C) Are not payable from moneys described in paragraphs (b) to (e) of this subsection.

(b) Fees collected under subsection (2)(b) of this section may be used only to carry out the regulatory functions of the department relating to the businesses that generate the fees.

(c) Fees collected under ORS 822.705 (Fee for issuance or renewal of vehicle dealer certificate) may be used only for the purposes described in ORS 822.705 (Fee for issuance or renewal of vehicle dealer certificate) .

(d) Moneys collected from civil penalties imposed under ORS 822.009 (Civil penalties for violations of statutes or rules) may be used only for regulation of vehicle dealers.

(e) Moneys collected under ORS 807.410 (Fees) from fees for identification cards shall be used first to pay the expenses of the department for performing the functions of the department relating to identification cards. After paying the expenses related to identification cards, the department shall transfer the remaining moneys collected under ORS 807.410 (Fees) to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund established in ORS 184.751 (Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund) .

(f) Moneys from the permits described in subsection (2)(g) of this section may be used for costs of issuing the permits and monitoring the activities that generate the fees.

(g) Moneys from interest and other earnings on moneys in the operating fund may be used for any purpose for which other moneys in the fund may be used. [2001 c.820 §§1,2; 2003 c.601 §1; 2003 c.655 §62; 2005 c.654 §§22,23; 2011 c.630 §34; 2013 c.372 §4; 2020 s.s.1 c.15 §9]

Note: 184.642 (Department of Transportation Operating Fund) and 184.643 (Transfer of certain fuel tax moneys to operating fund) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 184 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 184.642 — Department of Transportation Operating Fund; sources; uses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.560 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.560
181A.560 Certification of telecommunicators and emergency medical dispatchers
Status: in_force

(1) Except for a person who has requested and obtained an extension from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, no person may be employed as a telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher by any public or private public safety agency for more than 18 months unless the person has been certified as being qualified as a telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher under the provisions of ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) to 181A.689 (Standards for speech and expression) and the certification has neither lapsed nor been revoked pursuant to ORS 181A.630 (Procedure for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification) , 181A.640 (Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification of person or accreditation of program) and 181A.650 (Judicial review of department’s final order) (1) and not been reissued under ORS 181A.689 (Standards for speech and expression) .

(2) The department, upon the facts contained in an affidavit accompanying the request for an extension, may find good cause for failure to obtain certification within the time period described in subsection (1) of this section. If the department finds that there is good cause for such failure, the department may extend for up to one year the period that a person may serve as a telecommunicator or an emergency medical dispatcher without certification. The grant or denial of such an extension is with the sole discretion of the department. [Formerly 181.644]

Source: Section 181A.560 — Certification of telecommunicators and emergency medical dispatchers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.060 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.060
181A.060 Appointment of employees of department as special state police officers
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 181A.055 (Qualifications for appointment and reappointment of state police) , 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 Department of Corrections’ transport functions and duties. To be eligible for appointment under this subsection, an employee must be currently certified as a corrections officer under ORS 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) to 181A.689 (Standards for speech and expression) . The superintendent and the Department of Corrections shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement that specifies the terms, conditions and duration of appointments made under this subsection.

(2) A person appointed as a special state police officer under subsection (1) of this section may not receive any separate or additional compensation from the Department of State Police for performance of the person’s duties. [Formerly 181.263; 2017 c.188 §1]

Note: 181A.060 (Appointment of employees of department as special state police officers) 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.

Source: Section 181A.060 — Appointment of employees of department as special state police officers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.335 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.335
184.335 Deputy director
Status: in_force

(1) With the approval of the Governor, the director may appoint a deputy director who shall serve at the pleasure of the director, not be subject to the State Personnel Relations Law, and have full authority to act for the director, subject to the control of the director. The appointment of the deputy director shall be by written order, filed with the Secretary of State.

(2) Except as provided in ORS 184.325 (Duties of director) and subsection (1) of this section, the director, subject to applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law, shall appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the department, prescribe their functions and fix their compensation. [Formerly 291.009]

Source: Section 184.335 — Deputy director; subordinate officers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 179.045 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.045
179.045 Reports on convictions
Status: in_force

(1) The clerk of a circuit or county court shall cause a report to be made to the Department of Corrections on each offender convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in the court and on each juvenile found to be within the jurisdiction of the court by reason of a ground set forth in ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) (1)(a) or 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) (1).

(2) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe forms for the reports required under subsection (1) of this section. Information required may include the name, age, sex, crime or action and disposition of the offender or juvenile and such other information as the department by rule may require. Such reports are confidential and may not be used in evidence. [1967 c.635 §1; 1969 c.597 §14; 1987 c.320 §108; 1993 c.33 §317]

Source: Section 179.045 — Reports on convictions; forms; confidentiality , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors179.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.920 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.920
184.920 Process for selecting projects
Status: in_force

(1) For each project for which the Department of Transportation provided notice under ORS 184.916 (Registry of telecommunication providers) , the department shall engage with each telecommunications provider that submitted a statement of interest under ORS 184.916 (Registry of telecommunication providers) (4) to determine whether accommodation of installation of underground utility infrastructure is appropriate.

(2) The department may develop, by policy or rule, guidance for carrying out the provisions of this section. Guidance developed pursuant to this subsection must include, at a minimum:

(a) Procedures for processing and reviewing statements of interest received from telecommunications providers by the department;

(b) Criteria for determining how to accommodate installation of underground utility infrastructure;

(c) Procedures for interested parties to negotiate collocation of underground utility infrastructure within the trenching involved in the project;

(d) Procedures for permitting processes; and

(e) Protest procedures.

(3) The department shall make the final determination of the suitability of modifying a project to include installation of underground utility infrastructure, and may prescribe any conditions, requirements, restrictions or other provisions related to the modifications the department deems necessary. Conditions, requirements, restrictions or provisions prescribed under this subsection may include, but need not be limited to, liability provisions, requirements related to the financial responsibilities for future relocation of underground utility infrastructure if relocation is necessary, indemnification provisions and penalties for failure to comply with the terms of a modification agreement. [2021 c.524 §3]

Source: Section 184.920 — Process for selecting projects; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.617 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.617
184.617 Functions of commission
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall:

(a) Establish the policies for the operation of the Department of Transportation in a manner consistent with the policies and purposes of ORS 184.610 (Definitions for ORS 184.610 to 184.665) to 184.665 (Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee) .

(b) Develop and maintain state transportation policies, including but not limited to policies related to the management, construction and maintenance of highways and other transportation systems in Oregon, including but not limited to aviation, ports and rail.

(c) Develop and maintain a comprehensive, 20-year long-range plan for a safe, multimodal transportation system for the state which encompasses economic efficiency, orderly economic development and environmental quality. The comprehensive, long-range plan:

(A) Must include, but not be limited to, aviation, highways, mass transit, ports, rails and waterways; and

(B) Must be used by all agencies and officers to guide and coordinate transportation activities and to ensure transportation planning utilizes the potential of all existing and developing modes of transportation.

(d) In coordination with the State Marine Board, the Oregon Business Development Department, the State Aviation Board, cities, counties, mass transit districts organized under ORS 267.010 (Definitions for ORS 267.010 to 267.394) to 267.394 (Investment of certain funds held by TriMet) and transportation districts organized under ORS 267.510 (Definitions for ORS 267.510 to 267.650) to 267.650 (Finance elections) , develop plans for each mode of transportation and multimodal plans for the movement of people and freight. Subject to paragraph (c) of this subsection, the plans must include a list of projects needed to maintain and develop the transportation infrastructure of this state for at least 20 years in the future.

(e) For the plans developed under paragraph (d) of this subsection, include a list of projects for at least 20 years into the future that are capable of being accomplished using the resources reasonably expected to be available. As the plans are developed by the commission, the Director of Transportation shall prepare and submit implementation programs to the commission for approval. Work approved by the commission to carry out the plans shall be assigned to the appropriate unit of the Department of Transportation or other appropriate public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) .

(f) Initiate studies, as it deems necessary, to guide the director concerning the transportation needs of Oregon.

(g) Prescribe the administrative practices followed by the director in the performance of any duty imposed on the director by law.

(h) Seek to enter into intergovernmental agreements with local governments and local service districts, as those terms are defined in ORS 174.116 (“Local government” and “local service district” defined) , to encourage cooperation between the department and local governments and local service districts to maximize the efficiency of transportation systems in Oregon.

(i) Review and approve the department’s:

(A) Proposed transportation projects, as described in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, and any significant transportation project modifications, as determined by the commission;

(B) Proposed budget form prior to the department submitting the form to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 291.208 (Filing agency request budgets with department) ;

(C) Anticipated capital construction requirements;

(D) Construction priorities; and

(E) Selection, vacation or abandonment of state highways.

(j) Adopt a statewide transportation strategy on greenhouse gas emissions to aid in achieving the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals set forth in ORS 468A.205 (Policy) . The commission shall focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from transportation. In developing the strategy, the commission shall consider state and federal programs, policies and incentives related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The commission shall consult and cooperate with metropolitan planning organizations, other state agencies, local governments and stakeholders and shall actively solicit public review and comment in the development of the strategy.

(k) Perform any other duty vested in it by law.

(2) The commission has general power to take any action necessary to coordinate and administer programs relating to highways, motor carriers, motor vehicles, public transit, rail, transportation safety and such other programs related to transportation.

(3) The commission may require the director to furnish whatever reports, statistics, information or assistance the commission may request in order to study the department or transportation-related issues. [1973 c.249 §10; 1979 c.186 §5; 1989 c.904 §50; 1993 c.741 §6; 1999 c.935 §16; 2003 c.27 §2; 2017 c.750 §6]

Source: Section 184.617 — Functions of commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 183.453 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 183 / Section 183.453
183.453 Representation of Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services at contested case hearings
Status: in_force

The Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services may be represented at contested case hearings by an officer or employee of either the authority or the department, subject to the requirements of ORS 183.452 (Representation of agencies at contested case hearings) . [2013 c.14 §1]

Note: 183.453 (Representation of Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services at contested case hearings) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 183 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 183.453 — Representation of Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services at contested case hearings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors183.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 183.538 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 183 / Section 183.538
183.538 Effect of failure to prepare housing cost impact statement
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 183.335 (Notice) (12), 183.400 (Judicial determination of validity of rule) (4) or any other provision of law, the failure to prepare a housing cost impact statement shall not affect the validity or effective date of any rule or ordinance or any amendment to a rule or ordinance.

(2) If a rule or ordinance or any amendment to a rule or ordinance is challenged based on the failure to prepare a housing cost impact statement, the court or other reviewing authority shall remand the proposed rule or ordinance or any amendment to a rule or ordinance to the adopting or repealing entity if it determines that a housing cost impact statement is required.

(3) The court or other reviewing authority shall determine only whether a housing cost impact statement was prepared and shall not make any determination as to the sufficiency of the housing cost impact statement. [1995 c.652 §4; 2001 c.220 §4]

Note: See note under 183.530 (Housing cost impact statement required for certain proposed rules) .

Source: Section 183.538 — Effect of failure to prepare housing cost impact statement; judicial review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors183.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 176.303 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.303
176.303 Disability evaluation panel
Status: in_force

(1) A disability evaluation panel consists of the following five members:

(a) The Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. If the Chief Justice is unable or unwilling to serve on the panel when the panel is convoked, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall serve as a member instead of the Chief Justice.

(b) A judge serving on the Oregon Supreme Court, or the Court of Appeals, designated by the Governor in the manner provided by subsection (2) of this section.

(c) A person who is licensed as a physician under ORS chapter 677, designated by the Governor in the manner provided by subsection (3) of this section.

(d) A person who is licensed as a physician under ORS chapter 677, designated by the dean of the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine in the manner provided by subsection (4) of this section. To the extent possible, the designee shall have the appropriate expertise to determine whether the Governor is suffering from a physical or mental disability that prevents the Governor from discharging the duties of the office.

(e) A person who is licensed as a physician under ORS chapter 677, designated by the Director of Human Services in the manner provided by subsection (5) of this section. To the extent possible, the designee shall have the appropriate expertise to determine whether the Governor is suffering from a physical or mental disability that prevents the Governor from discharging the duties of the office.

(2) As soon as possible after taking the oath of office, the Governor shall designate a person to serve as a member on the disability evaluation panel under subsection (1)(b) of this section. The Governor shall also designate at that time a first and second alternate for the position with the qualifications specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section to serve in the event that the person designated by the Governor is unable or unwilling to serve on the panel when the panel meets. The Governor shall file the names of the member and alternates designated under this section with the Secretary of State.

(3) As soon as possible after taking the oath of office, the Governor shall designate a person to serve as a member on the disability evaluation panel under subsection (1)(c) of this section. The Governor shall also designate at that time a first and second alternate for the position with the qualifications specified in subsection (1)(c) of this section to serve in the event that the person designated by the Governor is unable or unwilling to serve on the panel when the panel meets. The Governor shall file the names of the member and alternates designated under this section with the Secretary of State.

(4) As soon as possible after the disability evaluation panel is convoked, the dean of the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine shall designate a person to serve as a member on the disability evaluation panel under subsection (1)(d) of this section. The dean shall also designate at that time a first, second and third alternate for the position with the qualifications specified in subsection (1)(d) of this section to serve in the event that the person designated by the dean is unable or unwilling to serve on the panel when the panel is convoked. The dean shall file the names of the member and alternates designated under this section with the Secretary of State.

(5) As soon as possible after the disability evaluation panel is convoked, the Director of Human Services shall designate a person to serve as a member on the disability evaluation panel under subsection (1)(e) of this section. The director shall also designate at that time a first, second and third alternate for the position with the qualifications specified in subsection (1)(e) of this section to serve in the event that the person designated by the director is unable or unwilling to serve on the panel when the panel meets. The director shall file the names of the member and alternates designated under this section with the Secretary of State.

(6) The Governor may change any designation made by the Governor under subsections (2) and (3) of this section at any time before the disability evaluation panel is convoked by filing a new designation with the Secretary of State. [2009 c.77 §2]

Source: Section 176.303 — Disability evaluation panel , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors176.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.230 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.230
180.230 Compensation not allowed state departments for attorney services
Status: in_force

No compensation shall be allowed to any person for services as an attorney or counselor to any department of the state government or to the head thereof, or to any board or commission, except in cases specially authorized by law. [Amended by 1971 c.418 §6]

Source: Section 180.230 — Compensation not allowed state departments for attorney services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.130 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.130
180.130 Deputy Attorney General
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall appoint a Deputy Attorney General, who shall qualify as required by law, and who may do and perform, in the absence of the Attorney General, all the acts and duties that may be authorized and required to be performed by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall be responsible for all the acts of the deputy of the Attorney General.

Source: Section 180.130 — Deputy Attorney General , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 178.335 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 178 / Section 178.335
178.335 Network participation for higher education expenses
Status: in_force

(1) An account owner may establish an account by making an initial contribution to the Oregon 529 Savings Network in the name of the designated beneficiary. Once a contribution is made it becomes part of the network and subject to the provisions of ORS 178.300 (Definitions for ORS 178.300 to 178.360) to 178.360 (Consideration of amounts in accounts for higher education expenses in benefit eligibility determinations) .

(2) Any person may make a contribution to an account once an account is opened.

(3) Contributions to an account shall be made only in cash and may be deposited as provided in ORS 305.796 (Election to contribute refund to account in Oregon 529 Savings Network) .

(4) Total contributions to all accounts established on behalf of a particular beneficiary may not exceed those reasonably necessary to provide for the qualified higher education expenses of the designated beneficiary. The Oregon 529 Savings Board shall establish maximum contribution limits applicable to network accounts and shall require the provision of any information from the account owner and the designated beneficiary that the board deems necessary to establish these limits.

(5) Separate records and accounting shall be required for each account and reports shall be made no less frequently than annually to the account owner.

(6) The board may collect application, account or administrative fees to defray the costs of the network.

(7) This section applies only to accounts established for qualified higher education expenses. [Formerly 348.857]

Source: Section 178.335 — Network participation for higher education expenses; contribution limits; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 179.731 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.731
179.731 Waiver of collection of amount payable
Status: in_force

If the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Health Authority determines that collection of the amount payable under ORS 179.610 (Definitions for ORS 179.610 to 179.770) to 179.770 (Rules) for the cost of care of a person would be detrimental to the best interests of the person or the agency, the agency may waive the collection of part or all of the amount otherwise payable. [1959 c.652 §§16,17,18; 1961 c.501 §3; 1973 c.546 §10; 1973 c.806 §7a; 1989 c.348 §9; 2001 c.487 §9; 2009 c.595 §155; 2013 c.36 §65]

Source: Section 179.731 — Waiver of collection of amount payable , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors179.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 179.375 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.375
179.375 Chaplaincy services
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Corrections and the Oregon Health Authority shall ensure that adequate chaplaincy services, including but not limited to Protestant and Roman Catholic, are available at their respective institutions.

(2) Chaplains serving the various institutions shall, with respect to the adults in custody or patients at such institutions:

(a) Provide for and attend to their spiritual needs.

(b) Visit them for the purpose of giving religious and moral instruction.

(c) Participate in the rehabilitation programs affecting them. [1963 c.554 §2; 1987 c.320 §121; 2009 c.595 §135; 2013 c.36 §43; 2019 c.213 §124]

Source: Section 179.375 — Chaplaincy services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors179.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 178.060 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 178 / Section 178.060
178.060 Deputy State Treasurer
Status: in_force

(1) The State Treasurer may employ and appoint a Deputy State Treasurer and may also employ other personnel necessary in the performance of the business and duties of the office and fix their compensation.

(2) The Deputy State Treasurer and other personnel shall be paid out of the State Treasury, and their compensation may not exceed the appropriation of the Legislative Assembly for the compensation.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, ORS chapter 240 does not apply to the office of the State Treasurer.

(4) ORS 240.165 (Cost of operating Personnel Division divided among various agencies of state government) , 240.167 (Cost of operating Employment Relations Board divided among various divisions of state government) , 240.240 (Application of chapter to unclassified or management service) (3) and 240.321 (Collective bargaining) apply to the office of the State Treasurer.

(5) The State Treasurer shall adopt rules, policies and procedures necessary to establish a system of personnel administration based on merit principles. The system must include provisions for the transfer of accumulated leave with pay between the office of the State Treasurer and other state agencies. For employees who do not serve at the pleasure of the State Treasurer or who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the system must provide standards for discipline and dismissal and a process for appeal of decisions related to discipline and dismissal.

(6) The Deputy State Treasurer and other personnel shall perform such duties as the State Treasurer may direct and shall take an oath to support the Oregon Constitution and faithfully to discharge the duties of their positions.

(7) In the event of a vacancy in the office of State Treasurer:

(a) The Deputy State Treasurer may exercise any of the duties, powers or functions granted to the State Treasurer by the statutory law of this state until the vacancy is filled as provided by law; and

(b) Any duties assigned by the former State Treasurer to the Deputy State Treasurer under subsection (6) of this section prior to the vacancy are retained by the Deputy State Treasurer until modified by a successor in the office of State Treasurer. [Amended by 2005 c.751 §2; 2011 c.68 §1]

Source: Section 178.060 — Deputy State Treasurer; other personnel; merit system; rules; duties of Deputy State Treasurer in event of vacancy in office of State Treasurer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.884 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.884
184.884 Reports
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation, after establishing the program described in ORS 184.879 (Greenhouse gas reduction program) , shall report annually not later than December 31 of each calendar year to the Oregon Transportation Commission and an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation concerning the progress of the program and related matters. The department shall prepare the reports in consultation with the technical advisory committee and the reports, at a minimum, must include:

(1) A description of the department’s efforts to design and implement the program, an evaluation of the department’s success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by means of environmental product declarations and recommendations as to whether to continue or expand the program; and

(2) Any other matters the department, in consultation with the technical advisory committee, deems relevant, material or important to highlight or recommend to the commission or the Legislative Assembly. [2022 c.74 §3]

Source: Section 184.884 — Reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.265 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.265
181A.265 Criminal Justice Information Standards program
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of State Police or another criminal justice agency that the State Chief Information Officer designates shall operate a Criminal Justice Information Standards program that coordinates information among state criminal justice agencies. The program must:

(a) Ensure that in developing new information systems, data can be retrieved to support evaluating criminal justice planning and programs, including, but not limited to, evaluating the ability of the programs to reduce future criminal conduct;

(b) Ensure that maximum effort is made for the safety of public safety officers;

(c) Establish methods and standards for data interchange and information access between criminal justice information systems, in compliance with information technology rules, policies and standards that the State Chief Information Officer adopts;

(d) Design and implement improved applications for exchange of agency information; and

(e) Implement the capability to exchange images between criminal justice agencies.

(2) The program shall develop a plan to accelerate data sharing and information integration among criminal justice agencies. The plan must include, but is not limited to including, priorities, timelines, development costs, resources needed, the projected ongoing cost of support, critical success factors and any known barriers to accomplishing the plan. The plan must align with and support the Enterprise Information Resources Management Strategy described in ORS 276A.203 (State Chief Information Officer) . Representatives of criminal justice agencies and public safety agencies, including but not limited to local law enforcement agencies, courts of criminal jurisdiction, district attorneys, city attorneys with criminal prosecutive functions, public defender organizations established under ORS chapter 151, community corrections directors, jail managers and county juvenile departments, shall be invited to participate in the planning process. The program shall present the plan to the State Chief Information Officer no later than May 30 of each even-numbered year for development of the Governor’s budget. The program shall submit the plan to the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology no later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.

(3) Notwithstanding the meaning given “criminal justice agency” in ORS 181A.010 (Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350) , as used in this section and ORS 181A.270 (Duties of state criminal justice agencies) , “criminal justice agency” includes, but is not limited to:

(a) The Judicial Department;

(b) The Attorney General;

(c) The Department of Corrections;

(d) The Department of State Police;

(e) Any other state agency with law enforcement authority designated by order of the Governor;

(f) The Department of Transportation;

(g) The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision;

(h) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training;

(i) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife;

(j) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission;

(k) The Oregon Youth Authority;

(L) The Youth Development Division; and

(m) A university that has established a police department under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers) . [Formerly 181.715; 2016 c.117 §40; 2021 c.351 §8]

Source: Section 181A.265 — Criminal Justice Information Standards program; duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.441 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.441
180.441 Prohibited shipping
Status: in_force

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(a) A person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes, inhalant delivery systems or smokeless tobacco products for profit may not ship or transport, or cause to be shipped or transported, cigarettes, inhalant delivery systems or smokeless tobacco products ordered or purchased by mail or telephone or through a computer or other electronic network to any person in this state other than a distributor or retailer.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to a freight forwarder or motor carrier, as those terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. 13102, as in effect on August 8, 2017, or an air carrier, as defined in 49 U.S.C. 40102, as in effect on August 8, 2017.

(2) A retailer may not sell cigarettes, inhalant delivery systems or smokeless tobacco products unless the retailer or an employee of the retailer makes the sale to the purchaser in person as part of a face-to-face exchange.

(3) A person may not knowingly provide substantial assistance to a person that is violating subsection (1) or (2) of this section. [2017 c.687 §10; 2021 c.179 §3]

Note: See note under 180.400 (Legislative findings) .

Source: Section 180.441 — Prohibited shipping; in-person sale required , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 185.155 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 185 / Section 185.155
185.155 Monitoring of progress of institutions of higher education and colleges in eliminating barriers to access
Status: in_force

The Oregon Disabilities Commission shall monitor the progress of each institution or college in accomplishing the elimination of barriers to access and shall be consulted if access needs and priorities determined by the physical access committee are significantly revised. The commission may recommend revision if the commission believes the needs or priorities, or both, should be changed. [1991 c.935 §4]

Note: 185.155 (Monitoring of progress of institutions of higher education and colleges in eliminating barriers to access) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 185 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 185.155 — Monitoring of progress of institutions of higher education and colleges in eliminating barriers to access , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors185.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.619 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.619
184.619 Rulemaking authority
Status: in_force

In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Oregon Transportation Commission:

(1) Shall adopt any rules and orders as the commission considers necessary and proper in performing the functions vested by law in the commission.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, has the power to adopt any rules, establish any policy or exercise any other duty, function or power if a statute gives such power to the Department of Transportation. [1973 c.249 §11; 1981 c.418 §1; 2017 c.750 §5; 2019 c.13 §33]

Source: Section 184.619 — Rulemaking authority; orders , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.205 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.205
180.205 Tobacco Enforcement Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Tobacco Enforcement Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Tobacco Enforcement Fund shall consist of:

(a) Moneys deposited into the fund under ORS 180.450 (Judicial review) , 180.451 (Civil remedies for violation of ORS 180.441) , 180.491 (Judicial review) and 323.804 (Liability of nonparticipating manufacturer for equity assessment) ; and

(b) Moneys transferred to the fund under ORS 293.537 (Tobacco Settlement Funds Account) .

(2) Moneys in the Tobacco Enforcement Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Justice for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of ORS 180.400 (Legislative findings) to 180.455 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) , 180.465 (Legislative findings) to 180.494 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) , 323.106 (Certification of intent to comply with reporting, recordkeeping and directory participation requirements) , 323.804 (Liability of nonparticipating manufacturer for equity assessment) , 323.806 (Required actions by manufacturers) and 323.810 (Definitions for ORS 323.810 to 323.816) to 323.816 (Required actions by manufacturer) . Moneys in the fund are not subject to allotment under ORS 291.234 (Department to make allotments to state officers and agencies of appropriations and funds) to 291.260 (Approving, modifying or disapproving requests and budgets to be submitted to the federal government) . [2003 c.801 §23; 2009 c.717 §27; 2017 c.687 §13; 2023 c.401 §14]

Note: 180.205 (Tobacco Enforcement Fund) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 180 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 180.205 — Tobacco Enforcement Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 176.790 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.790
176.790 Duration of emergency under proclamation
Status: in_force

(1) A proclamation of emergency and all orders and rules issued as a result of the proclamation under ORS 176.750 (“Energy resources” defined) to 176.815 (Cooperation with local governments) shall continue in effect for 30 days unless the Governor rescinds it and declares the emergency ended before the expiration of the 30-day period.

(2) A proclamation may be renewed or extended only by joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly unless 60 days have elapsed from the date of the original proclamation. [1974 c.5 §8a]

Source: Section 176.790 — Duration of emergency under proclamation; renewal or extension of proclamation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors176.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.486 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.486
180.486 Prohibited conduct
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not:

(a) Sell, offer for sale or possess for sale in this state smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that is not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477 (Attorney General’s directory) ;

(b) Sell, offer for sale or possess for sale in this state smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that the person acquired at a time when the tobacco product manufacturer was not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477 (Attorney General’s directory) ;

(c) Possess in this state for sale in another jurisdiction smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that the person acquired at a time when the tobacco product manufacturer was not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477 (Attorney General’s directory) and was not in compliance with the Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement qualifying statute in the other jurisdiction or with statutes that supplement the qualifying statute in that jurisdiction; or

(d) Distribute, in this state, free samples of smokeless tobacco products:

(A) To persons under 21 years of age; or

(B) In any area, unless access by persons under 21 years of age to that area is prohibited.

(2) A person who sells, offers for sale, distributes, acquires, holds, owns, possesses, transports, imports or causes to be imported smokeless tobacco products that the person knows or should know are intended for sale or distribution in violation of subsection (1) of this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. [2009 c.717 §13]

Source: Section 180.486 — Prohibited conduct; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.245 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.245
181A.245 Procedure when information requested by other than criminal justice agency
Status: in_force

(1) When a person or agency, other than a criminal justice agency or a law enforcement agency, pursuant to ORS 181A.230 (Establishment of procedures for access to criminal record information) (2), requests from the Department of State Police criminal offender information regarding an individual, if the department’s compiled criminal offender information on the individual contains records of any conviction, or of any arrest less than one year old on which there has been no acquittal or dismissal, the department shall respond to the request as follows:

(a) The department shall send prompt written notice of the request to the individual about whom the request has been made. The department shall address the notice to the individual’s last address known to the department and to the individual’s address, if any, supplied by the person making the request. However, the department has no obligation to insure that the addresses are current. The notice shall state that the department has received a request for information concerning the individual and shall identify the person or agency making the request. Notice to the individual about whom the request is made shall include:

(A) A copy of all information to be supplied to the person or agency making the request;

(B) Notice to the individual of the manner in which the individual may become informed of the procedures adopted under ORS 181A.230 (Establishment of procedures for access to criminal record information) (3) for challenging inaccurate criminal offender information; and

(C) Notice to the individual of the manner in which the individual may become informed of rights, if any, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and notice that discrimination by an employer on the basis of arrest records alone may violate federal civil rights law and that the individual may obtain further information by contacting the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

(b) Fourteen days after sending notice to the individual about whom the request is made, the department shall deliver to the person or agency making the request the following information if held regarding any convictions and any arrests less than one year old on which the records show no acquittal or dismissal:

(A) Date of arrest.

(B) Offense for which arrest was made.

(C) Arresting agency.

(D) Court of origin.

(E) Disposition, including sentence imposed, date of parole if any and parole revocations if any.

(c) The department shall deliver only the data authorized under paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(d) The department shall inform the person or agency requesting the criminal offender information that the department’s response is being furnished only on the basis of similarity of names and description and that identification is not confirmed by fingerprints.

(2) If the department holds no criminal offender information on an individual, or the department’s compiled criminal offender information on the individual consists only of nonconviction data, the department shall respond to a request under this section that the individual has no criminal record and shall release no further information.

(3) The department shall keep a record of all persons and agencies making inquiries under ORS 181A.230 (Establishment of procedures for access to criminal record information) (2) and shall keep a record of the names of the individuals about whom such persons or agencies are inquiring, regardless of whether the department has compiled any criminal offender information on the individuals. These records shall be public records and shall be available for inspection under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) .

(4) Nothing in ORS 181A.140 (Department responsible for criminal identification information) , 181A.220 (Confidentiality of some records) or 181A.230 (Establishment of procedures for access to criminal record information) or this section is intended to prevent the department from charging a reasonable fee, pursuant to ORS 192.324 (Copies or inspection of public records) , for responding to a criminal offender information inquiry or for making information available under ORS 181A.230 (Establishment of procedures for access to criminal record information) or this section. [Formerly 181.560]

Source: Section 181A.245 — Procedure when information requested by other than criminal justice agency , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.626 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.626
184.626 Bond of director
Status: in_force

The Director of Transportation shall furnish a fidelity bond executed by a company duly licensed to transact the business of surety within this state, in such penal sum, not less than $200,000, as the Oregon Transportation Commission shall determine. The bond shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge by the director of the duties of office, for the faithful performance by all persons employed by the director of their duties and trusts therein and for the transfer and delivery to the director’s successor in office, or to any other person authorized by law to receive the same, of all moneys, books, papers, records and other articles and effects belonging to the office. The premium for the bond shall be paid out of highway funds. [Formerly 366.150]

Source: Section 184.626 — Bond of director , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 176.990 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.990
176.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 176.765 (Confidentiality of information) (5) is a Class A violation.

(2) Any person who willfully fails or neglects to comply with an executive order issued under ORS 176.750 (“Energy resources” defined) to 176.815 (Cooperation with local governments) , or a directive of the Governor implementing such an executive order, shall forfeit and pay into the State Treasury a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each such failure for each day such failure persists.

(3) In addition to or in lieu of the civil penalty available under subsection (2) of this section, the Governor may direct the reduction or termination of supply of any or all energy resources being supplied to the noncomplying party by any person or political subdivisions in this state whose activities in furnishing energy resources are subject to allocation, rationing, regulation or other control under ORS 176.750 (“Energy resources” defined) to 176.815 (Cooperation with local governments) or any other law of Oregon. A noncomplying party is entitled to restoration of supply as soon as the party has achieved compliance.

(4) The Governor may apply to any circuit court for appropriate equitable relief against any person who violates or fails to carry out an executive order or directive under ORS 176.750 (“Energy resources” defined) to 176.815 (Cooperation with local governments) . [1974 c.5 §13; 1999 c.1051 §164]

Source: Section 176.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors176.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.151 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.151
182.151 Assessment of impact of state agency action on families
Status: in_force

In formulating and implementing policies and rules that may have significant impact on family formation, maintenance and general well-being, all state agencies in Oregon shall, to the extent permitted by law, assess such measures in light of the following considerations:

(1) If the action by the government strengthens or erodes the stability of the family and, particularly, the marital commitment;

(2) If the action strengthens or erodes the authority and rights of the parents in the education, nurture and supervision of their children;

(3) If the action helps the family perform its functions, or if the action substitutes governmental activity for the function;

(4) If the action by the government increases or decreases family earnings and if the proposed benefits of the action justify the impact on the family budget;

(5) If the activity can be carried out by a lower level of government or by the family itself;

(6) The message, intended or otherwise, the program sends to the public concerning the status of the family; and

(7) The message the action sends to young people concerning the relationship between their behavior, their personal responsibility and the norms of our society. [1999 c.523 §1]

Note: 182.151 (Assessment of impact of state agency action on families) and 182.152 (No right or benefit created) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 182 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 182.151 — Assessment of impact of state agency action on families , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.345 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.345
180.345 Child Support Program
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Justice is responsible for the administration, supervision and operation of the program authorized by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), hereinafter the Child Support Program. The Administrator of the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice is the Child Support Program Director for the State of Oregon.

(2) The Department of Justice, by and through the director, may:

(a) Enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate courts, law enforcement officials, district attorneys, Indian tribes or tribal organizations and state agencies to provide assistance in carrying out Child Support Program services and any other matters of common concern;

(b) Provide billing, receipting, record keeping, accounting and distribution services for child and spousal support cases that receive services required under state and federal law;

(c) Maintain the state plan required under federal law and act as the liaison for the Child Support Program with the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(d) Establish policy and adopt rules for the operation of the Child Support Program by the Department of Justice and by entities entering into cooperative agreements under this section;

(e) Conduct performance and program audits of entities entering into cooperative agreements under this section; and

(f) Perform any other act necessary or desirable to ensure the effective administration of the Child Support Program under state and federal law.

(3) The Department of Justice shall accept and disburse federal funds made available to the state for provision of the Child Support Program and all related functions in a manner consistent with federal law. The department may retain the state share of moneys recovered under child support assignments for the administration of the Child Support Program as allowed under federal regulations.

(4) It is the policy of the Child Support Program to inform persons served by the program, in a manner consistent with federal law, of resources not provided by the program that are available for assistance in family law matters including, but not limited to, services provided through the courts of this state, the Oregon State Bar, law schools and legal service providers that receive funding from the Legal Services Program established under ORS 9.572 (Bar to establish Legal Services Program) . The program shall consult with the local family law advisory committees established under ORS 3.434 (Adoption of coordination plan for services) to ensure that eligible individuals are aware of the services offered by the program. The policy described in this subsection shall be incorporated into staff training and is applicable to all entities that have entered into cooperative agreements with the Department of Justice under this section.

(5) The director shall ensure that Child Support Program policy and rules, to the maximum extent practicable, meet the needs of the majority of families served by the program. The director shall guide program staff regarding implementation of the policy and rules. [2003 c.73 §2; 2011 c.595 §102]

Source: Section 180.345 — Child Support Program; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.891 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.891
181A.891 Persons providing private security services on September 9, 1995
Status: in_force

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]

Source: Section 181A.891 — Persons providing private security services on September 9, 1995 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 178.200 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 178 / Section 178.200
178.200 Oregon Retirement Savings Board
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Retirement Savings Board is established in the office of the State Treasurer. The board consists of seven members as follows:

(a) The State Treasurer or the designee of the State Treasurer.

(b) The following members appointed by the Governor:

(A) A representative of employers.

(B) A representative with experience in the field of investments.

(C) A representative of an association representing employees.

(D) A public member who is retired.

(c) A member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate to be a nonvoting advisory member of the board.

(d) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be a nonvoting advisory member of the board.

(2) Members of the board appointed by the Governor must be confirmed by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 (Procedures for confirmation) and 171.565 (Vote required for confirmation) .

(3) The term of office of each member of the board appointed by the Governor is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

(4) Each legislative member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may serve as long as the member remains in the chamber of the Legislative Assembly from which the member was appointed.

(5) The State Treasurer or the designee appointed to the board under subsection (1) of this section shall serve as chairperson of the board.

(6) A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(7) A member of the board appointed by the Governor is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . A legislative member shall receive compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 171.072 (Salary of members and presiding officers) .

(8) The office of the State Treasurer shall provide staff support to the board. [2015 c.557 §1]

Source: Section 178.200 — Oregon Retirement Savings Board , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.742 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.742
184.742 Matching grant program
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission may provide matching grants under this section for safety improvement projects near schools.

(2) To qualify for a matching grant an applicant shall:

(a) Demonstrate that a project fits within the applicable plan developed pursuant to ORS 195.115 (Reducing barriers for pedestrian and bicycle access to schools) ;

(b) Provide a cash match of at least 40 percent of the project’s costs; and

(c) Provide any other information required by the commission.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, by rule, the commission may reduce the amount the applicant must provide for a cash match.

(4) The commission shall prioritize the expenditure of funds as authorized under this section for projects that are located within a two-mile radius of a school that serves students in prekindergarten, kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, or any combination of those grade levels.

(5) The matching grants shall be used to reduce barriers and hazards to children walking or bicycling to and from school, including but not limited to safety improvement projects that:

(a) Improve sidewalks;

(b) Reduce vehicle speeds;

(c) Improve pedestrian and bicycle crossings; or

(d) Create or improve bicycle lanes.

(6) The commission may adopt rules specifying the application process and the selection criteria that will be used in awarding matching grants. [2017 c.750 §123; 2023 c.400 §1]

(Day-Use Parking Passes for State Parks)

Source: Section 184.742 — Matching grant program; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 183.415 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 183 / Section 183.415
183.415 Notice of right to hearing
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that persons affected by actions taken by state agencies have a right to be informed of their rights and remedies with respect to the actions.

(2) In a contested case, all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice, served personally or by registered or certified mail.

(3) Notice under this section must include:

(a) A statement of the party’s right to hearing, with a description of the procedure and time to request a hearing, or a statement of the time and place of the hearing;

(b) A statement of the authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;

(c) A reference to the particular sections of the statutes and rules involved;

(d) A short and plain statement of the matters asserted or charged;

(e) A statement indicating whether and under what circumstances an order by default may be entered; and

(f) A statement that active duty servicemembers have a right to stay proceedings under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and may contact the Oregon State Bar or the Oregon Military Department for more information. The statement must include the toll-free telephone numbers for the Oregon State Bar and the Oregon Military Department and the Internet address for the United States Armed Forces Legal Assistance Legal Services Locator website. [1971 c.734 §13; 1979 c.593 §18; 1985 c.757 §1; 1997 c.837 §2; 1999 c.849 §§27,28; 2003 c.75 §29; 2007 c.288 §2; 2013 c.295 §3]

Source: Section 183.415 — Notice of right to hearing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors183.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.902 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.902
181A.902 Investigation of applicant’s character, competence and reliability
Status: in_force

(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.

(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 unlawful act or violating or failing to comply with any provision of ORS 181A.840 (Definitions for ORS 181A.360, 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.895 and 181A.995) to 181A.918 (Injunction against using services of unlicensed private security entity) .

(4) Any person may protest the issuance or renewal of a license to any applicant at any time, and the department shall give the person an opportunity to state the reasons for the objection. [2021 c.618 §9]

Source: Section 181A.902 — Investigation of applicant’s character, competence and reliability , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.395 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.395
182.395 Ineligibility of new programs for credits
Status: in_force

Any new programs mandated by law, assigned to the agency or unit by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, or budgeted as additions to the base budget or reduced level budget of the agency or unit shall not be eligible for credit savings under ORS 182.365 (Legislative findings) to 182.400 (Report on productivity improvement program) . [1989 c.815 §9; 1993 c.724 §34; 1995 c.79 §60]

Source: Section 182.395 — Ineligibility of new programs for credits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 176.010 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.010
176.010 Commencement of term
Status: in_force

The official term of the Governor shall commence upon the publication of the returns by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as provided in section 4, Article V, Oregon Constitution; or in case of an election of the Governor by the Legislative Assembly, as provided in section 5, Article V, Oregon Constitution, the official term of the Governor shall commence immediately upon such election; and the Governor shall be inaugurated by taking the oath of office.

Source: Section 176.010 — Commencement of term; inauguration , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors176.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.060 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.060
180.060 Powers and duties of Attorney General
Status: in_force

(1) The Attorney General shall:

(a) Appear for the state in the trial of all civil and criminal causes in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals in which the state may be directly or indirectly interested.

(b) Appear for the state, when required by the Governor or the legislature, in any court or tribunal in any cause in which the state is a party or in which the state is directly interested.

(c) Appear, commence, prosecute or defend for the state all causes or proceedings in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals in which the state is a party or interested.

(d) Appear, commence, prosecute or defend any action, suit, matter, cause or proceeding in any court when requested by any state officer, board or commission when, in the discretion of the Attorney General, the same may be necessary or advisable to protect the interests of the state.

(2) The Attorney General shall give opinion in writing, when requested, upon any question of law in which the State of Oregon or any public subdivision of the state may have an interest, submitted to the Attorney General by the Governor, any officer, agency, department, board or commission of the state or any member of the legislature.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection and subsection (4) of this section, the Attorney General may not render opinions or give legal advice to persons other than the state officers listed in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) The Attorney General may, at the request of a state officer listed in subsection (2) of this section, render an opinion to an officer, agency or instrumentality of the federal government if the Attorney General determines that providing the opinion is necessary to meet a condition for assumption by the state of administrative or enforcement responsibilities under federal law.

(4) The Attorney General may represent the state or any agency or officer of the state who appears as the lead plaintiff or a representative party in a class action involving a claim relating to a security, as defined in ORS 59.015 (Definitions for Oregon Securities Law) , even if one or more members are persons that the Attorney General may not otherwise represent or advise pursuant to this section.

(5) The Attorney General shall consult with, advise and direct the district attorneys in all criminal causes and matters relating to state affairs in their respective counties. The Attorney General may require their aid and assistance in all matters pertaining to the duties of the Attorney General in their respective counties and may, in any case brought to the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals from their respective counties, demand and receive assistance of the district attorney from whose county such case or matter is brought.

(6) The Attorney General shall, when requested, perform all legal services for the state or any department or officer of the state.

(7) The Attorney General shall have all the power and authority usually appertaining to such office and shall perform the duties otherwise required of the Attorney General by law.

(8) The Attorney General shall assign to each agency, department, board or commission an assistant who shall be the counsel responsible for ensuring the performance of the legal services requested by the agency, department, board or commission. The counsel shall be a person trained in the law concerning such agency, department, board or commission and shall be approved by the chief administrator of the agency, department, board or commission. The chief administrator may not unreasonably withhold approval of the assistant. If the chief administrator withdraws approval, the Attorney General shall assign replacement counsel to the agency, department, board or commission.

(9) The Attorney General may not appear in an action, suit, matter, cause or proceeding in a court or before a regulatory body on behalf of an officer, agency, department, board or commission without the consent of the officer, agency, department, board or commission.

(10) The responsibility for establishing policies for each agency, department, board or commission shall rest upon the chief administrator of the agency, department, board or commission. [Amended by 1971 c.418 §1; 1999 c.142 §1; 2007 c.153 §1]

Source: Section 180.060 — Powers and duties of Attorney General , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.470 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.470
182.470 Accounts for and investment of moneys collected or received by semi-independent state agencies
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 670.335 (Disposition of fees received by boards) , except where otherwise specifically provided by statute pursuant to ORS 182.462 (Budgets for semi-independent state agencies) (1)(e), all moneys collected or received by a board, placed to the credit of that board and remaining unexpended and unobligated on the date that the board is established as a semi-independent state agency, and all moneys collected or received by a board after the date that the board is established as a semi-independent state agency, must be deposited into an account established by that board in accordance with ORS 295.001 (Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108) to 295.108 (State Treasurer rules) . All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the board making the deposit for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the board.

(2) Subject to the approval of the chairperson, president or administrator, a board may invest moneys collected or received by the board. Investments made by a board are:

(a) Limited to investments described in ORS 294.035 (Investment of funds of political subdivisions) ;

(b) Subject to the investment maturity date limitations described in ORS 294.135 (Investment maturity dates) ; and

(c) Subject to the conduct prohibitions listed in ORS 294.145 (Prohibited conduct for custodial officer) .

(3) Interest earned from any accounts invested under subsection (2) of this section shall be made available to a board in a manner consistent with the board’s annual budget.

(4) Subject to the approval of the chairperson, president or administrator, all necessary board expenses shall be paid from the moneys collected or earned by a board. [1999 c.1084 §10; 2001 c.409 §3; 2003 c.405 §3; 2007 c.871 §25; 2011 c.110 §3; 2019 c.587 §34]

Note: See note under 182.454 (Semi-independent state agencies) .

Source: Section 182.470 — Accounts for and investment of moneys collected or received by semi-independent state agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.160 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.160
181A.160 Fingerprints, identifying data, disposition report required upon arrest
Status: in_force

(1) Immediately upon the arrest of a person for a crime for which criminal offender information must be provided under ORS 181A.165 (Crimes for which criminal offender information is required) , a law enforcement agency shall:

(a) Place the arrested person’s fingerprints and identifying data on forms prescribed or furnished by the Department of State Police, photograph the arrested person and promptly transmit the form and photograph to the department.

(b) If the arrest is disposed of by the arresting agency, cause the disposition report to be completed and promptly transmitted to the department.

(c) If the arrest is not disposed of by the agency, cause the disposition report to be forwarded to the court that will dispose of the charge for further action in accordance with ORS 181A.175 (Transmittal of disposition report) .

(2) A law enforcement agency may record, in addition to fingerprints, the palm prints, sole prints, toe prints or other personal identifiers when, in the discretion of the agency, it is necessary to effect identification of the persons or to the investigation of the crime charged.

(3) A law enforcement agency, for the purpose of identification, may record and submit to the department the fingerprints of persons arrested for crimes for which criminal offender information is not required under ORS 181A.165 (Crimes for which criminal offender information is required) . [Formerly 181.511]

Source: Section 181A.160 — Fingerprints, identifying data, disposition report required upon arrest , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.650 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.650
181A.650 Judicial review of department’s final order
Status: in_force

(1) An instructor or a public safety officer, except a youth correction officer, aggrieved by the findings and order of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may, as provided in ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) , file an appeal with the Court of Appeals from the final order of the department.

(2) The department shall recommend and the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training shall establish by rule a policy and procedures governing the circumstances under which a public safety officer or instructor who has had certification denied or revoked pursuant to ORS 181A.630 (Procedure for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification) and 181A.640 (Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification of person or accreditation of program) and subsection (1) of this section may reapply for certification and specifying the circumstances under which the public safety officer or instructor may not reapply. [Formerly 181.664]

Source: Section 181A.650 — Judicial review of department’s final order; reapplication for certification; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.746 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.746
184.746 Duties of State Parks and Recreation Department
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “state agency” means any officer, board, commission, department, division or institution in the executive branch of state government.

(2) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall coordinate with the Department of Transportation to make informational brochures, applications and other materials about how to purchase day-use parking passes available at any field office of the Department of Transportation where applications for driver licenses or vehicle registrations are accepted.

(3) The State Parks and Recreation Department shall also coordinate with other state agencies to provide website links, informational brochures, applications and other materials about how to purchase day-use parking passes. [2015 c.54 §2]

Source: Section 184.746 — Duties of State Parks and Recreation Department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.600 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.600
180.600 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 180.600 (Definitions) to 180.630 (Acceptance of federal grant of funds) :

(1) “Department” means the state Department of Justice.

(2) “Organized crime” means any combination or conspiracy of two or more persons to engage in criminal activity as a significant source of income or livelihood, or to violate, aid or abet the violation of criminal laws relating to prostitution, gambling, loan sharking, theft, abuse of controlled substances, illegal alcohol, cannabis or controlled substance distribution, counterfeiting, extortion or corruption of law enforcement officers or other public officers or employees. [1977 c.754 §1; 1979 c.744 §10; 2017 c.21 §49]

Source: Section 180.600 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 182.400 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.400
182.400 Report on productivity improvement program
Status: in_force

Prior to January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall report to the Legislative Assembly on activities of the productivity improvement program in the manner prescribed in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) . [1989 c.815 §10; 1993 c.724 §35]

RULES GOVERNING AGENCY-PROVIDED HOUSING

Source: Section 182.400 — Report on productivity improvement program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors182.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.895 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.895
184.895 Development of toolkit used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Land Conservation and Development, after consultation with and in cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations, local governments and other stakeholders, shall establish a toolkit to assist local governments in developing and executing actions and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.

(2) A toolkit shall include, but is not limited to, the following material:

(a) Information about actions and programs local governments can implement on the local and regional level to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;

(b) Information about the potential effectiveness of the actions and programs in reducing greenhouse gas emissions;

(c) Information about the cost-effectiveness of the actions and programs;

(d) Estimates of the time required to implement the actions and programs;

(e) Guidelines for best management practices for analyzing and executing the actions and programs;

(f) Modeling and analysis tools that metropolitan planning organizations and local governments may use to assess greenhouse gas emissions reduction benefits from actions affecting land use and transportation; and

(g) Educational tools that metropolitan planning organizations and local governments may use to inform the public about greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and strategies.

(3) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Land Conservation and Development shall actively solicit public review and comment in the development of the toolkit. [2010 c.85 §4]

Source: Section 184.895 — Development of toolkit used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.435 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.435
180.435 Distributor obligations
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than 20 days after the end of each calendar quarter, and more frequently if so directed by the Attorney General, a distributor shall report such information as the Attorney General requires to facilitate compliance by tobacco product manufacturers with this section and ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) , 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) , 180.420 (Document retention period) , 180.430 (Nonresident nonparticipating manufacturer service agent) and 180.440 (Prohibited conduct) , and with rules adopted under ORS 180.445 (Quarterly escrow deposits) and 180.450 (Judicial review) . The information shall include, but need not be limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes or, in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count for which the distributor affixed stamps or otherwise paid the tax due during the previous calendar quarter.

(2) A distributor shall maintain for a period of five years all invoices and documentation of sales of cigarettes manufactured by nonparticipating manufacturers and any other information relied upon in reporting to the Attorney General under subsection (1) of this section. The distributor shall make the invoices and other documentation available to the Attorney General upon request.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Attorney General may compel by subpoena the production of any books, papers, records or other information required to be maintained under subsection (2) of this section and may require any person to appear and provide testimony pertinent to the information described in subsection (2) of this section. The subpoena shall have the same force and effect and be served in the same manner as in a civil action in the circuit court.

(b) If a person fails to produce any books, papers, records or other information required to be produced, fails to appear or testify about a matter for which testimony may be compelled or otherwise fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection, the Attorney General may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the person to whom the subpoena was issued resides or may be found. The application shall be for an order requiring the person to comply with the demand or request of the Attorney General. The application shall be made by ex parte motion. The order of the court shall require the person against whom the order is directed to comply with the request or demand of the Attorney General within 10 days after the service of the order, or such further time as the court may grant, or to justify the failure to comply with the order within that time.

(c) Failure to comply with an order under this subsection shall constitute contempt of court. The remedy provided under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law.

(4) A distributor shall provide the Attorney General with an electronic mail address so that the Attorney General may notify the distributor of the information required under subsections (1) and (8) of this section.

(5) The Attorney General and the Department of Revenue may share with each other information received under ORS 180.400 (Legislative findings) to 180.455 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) , ORS chapter 323 and corresponding rules, and may share such information with federal, state or local agencies for purposes of enforcement of ORS 180.400 (Legislative findings) to 180.455 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) , ORS chapter 323 and corresponding rules, or the corresponding laws of other states and with the data clearinghouse or similar entity established pursuant to a settlement agreement between the State of Oregon and the participating manufacturers, and with any parties necessary to effectuate the terms of the settlement agreement.

(6) The Attorney General may at any time require a nonparticipating manufacturer to produce proof from the financial institution in which the nonparticipating manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with ORS 323.806 (Required actions by manufacturers) of the amount of moneys in the fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit and the amount and date of each withdrawal from the fund.

(7) The Attorney General shall, upon request of a nonparticipating manufacturer whose compliance with escrow requirements is at issue, provide the manufacturer with copies of all documents upon which any proposed addition to the escrow is based. Documents required to be provided under this subsection include, but are not necessarily limited to, reports under this section from distributors. The information provided to the manufacturer under this subsection may not include information about brand families or products of any tobacco product manufacturer other than the one to whom the information is provided. The information may be used only for the purpose of determining the appropriate amount of escrow deposits.

(8) The Attorney General may require a distributor or a tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information, including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging and labeling of each brand family, to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with this section and ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) , 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) , 180.420 (Document retention period) , 180.430 (Nonresident nonparticipating manufacturer service agent) and 180.440 (Prohibited conduct) and with rules adopted under ORS 180.445 (Quarterly escrow deposits) and 180.450 (Judicial review) . [2003 c.801 §8; 2009 c.227 §1; 2017 c.687 §7]

Note: The amendments to 180.435 (Distributor obligations) by section 12, chapter 401, Oregon Laws 2023, apply to certifications submitted on or after January 1, 2025. See section 16, chapter 401, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that applies to certifications submitted on or after January 1, 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

180.435 (Distributor obligations) . (1) Not later than 20 days after the end of each calendar quarter, and more frequently if so directed by the Attorney General, a distributor shall report such information as the Attorney General requires to facilitate compliance by tobacco product manufacturers with this section and ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) , 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) , 180.420 (Document retention period) , 180.430 (Nonresident nonparticipating manufacturer service agent) and 180.440 (Prohibited conduct) , and with rules adopted under ORS 180.445 (Quarterly escrow deposits) and 180.450 (Judicial review) . The information shall include, but need not be limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes or, in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count for which the distributor affixed stamps or otherwise paid the tax due during the previous calendar quarter.

(2) A distributor shall maintain for a period of five years all invoices and documentation of sales of cigarettes manufactured by nonparticipating manufacturers and any other information relied upon in reporting to the Attorney General under subsection (1) of this section. The distributor shall make the invoices and other documentation available to the Attorney General upon request.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Attorney General may compel by subpoena the production of any books, papers, records or other information required to be maintained under subsection (2) of this section and may require any person to appear and provide testimony pertinent to the information described in subsection (2) of this section. The subpoena shall have the same force and effect and be served in the same manner as in a civil action in the circuit court.

(b) If a person fails to produce any books, papers, records or other information required to be produced, fails to appear or testify about a matter for which testimony may be compelled or otherwise fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection, the Attorney General may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the person to whom the subpoena was issued resides or may be found. The application shall be for an order requiring the person to comply with the demand or request of the Attorney General. The application shall be made by ex parte motion. The order of the court shall require the person against whom the order is directed to comply with the request or demand of the Attorney General within 10 days after the service of the order, or such further time as the court may grant, or to justify the failure to comply with the order within that time.

(c) Failure to comply with an order under this subsection shall constitute contempt of court. The remedy provided under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law.

(4) A distributor shall provide the Attorney General with an electronic mail address so that the Attorney General may notify the distributor of the information required under subsections (1) and (8) of this section.

(5) The Attorney General and the Department of Revenue may share with each other information received under ORS 180.400 (Legislative findings) to 180.455 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) , ORS chapter 323 and corresponding rules, and may share such information with federal, state or local agencies for purposes of enforcement of ORS 180.400 (Legislative findings) to 180.455 (Revocation or suspension of distributor license) , ORS chapter 323 and corresponding rules, or the corresponding laws of other states and with the data clearinghouse or similar entity established pursuant to a settlement agreement between the State of Oregon and the participating manufacturers, and with any parties necessary to effectuate the terms of the settlement agreement.

(6) The Attorney General may at any time require a nonparticipating manufacturer to produce proof from the financial institution in which the nonparticipating manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with ORS 323.806 (Required actions by manufacturers) of the amount of moneys in the fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit and the amount and date of each withdrawal from the fund.

(7) The Attorney General shall, upon request of a nonparticipating manufacturer whose compliance with escrow or equity assessment requirements is at issue, provide the manufacturer with copies of all documents upon which any proposed addition to the escrow or equity assessment is based. Documents required to be provided under this subsection include, but are not necessarily limited to, reports under this section from distributors. The information provided to the manufacturer under this subsection may not include information about brand families or products of any tobacco product manufacturer other than the one to whom the information is provided. The information may be used only for the purpose of determining the appropriate amount of escrow or equity assessment deposits.

(8) The Attorney General may require a distributor or a tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information, including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging and labeling of each brand family, to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with this section and ORS 180.410 (Manufacturer certification) , 180.415 (Nonparticipating manufacturer certification) , 180.420 (Document retention period) , 180.430 (Nonresident nonparticipating manufacturer service agent) and 180.440 (Prohibited conduct) and with rules adopted under ORS 180.445 (Quarterly escrow deposits) and 180.450 (Judicial review) .

Note: See note under 180.400 (Legislative findings) .

Source: Section 180.435 — Distributor obligations; production of records and testimony; Attorney General and Department of Revenue information sharing; nonparticipating manufacturer escrow requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 179.321 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.321
179.321 Responsibility to supervise state institutions
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall operate, control, manage and supervise the Oregon State Hospital campuses.

(2) The Department of Corrections shall operate, control, manage and supervise those institutions defined as Department of Corrections institutions in ORS 421.005 (Definitions) . [1965 c.616 §79 (enacted in lieu of 179.320); 1969 c.597 §38; 1971 c.212 §5; 1971 c.301 §16; 1971 c.401 §82; 1983 c.505 §12; 1983 c.740 §43; 1987 c.320 §118; 2001 c.900 §35; 2007 c.14 §4; 2009 c.595 §130; 2013 c.36 §38; 2015 c.318 §10]

Source: Section 179.321 — Responsibility to supervise state institutions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors179.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 178.380 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 178 / Section 178.380
178.380 Establishment of qualified ABLE program
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon 529 Savings Board shall establish by rule and maintain a qualified ABLE program in accordance with the requirements of the ABLE Act.

(2) The rules must:

(a) Allow a person to make contributions for a taxable year to an ABLE account established for the purpose of meeting the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account;

(b) Limit a designated beneficiary to one ABLE account for purposes of this section;

(c) Require cash-only contributions to ABLE accounts;

(d) Provide for a separate accounting for each designated beneficiary of an ABLE account;

(e) Provide that a designated beneficiary of an ABLE account may not, directly or indirectly, direct the investment of contributions to the account, or earnings on the account, more than two times in any calendar year;

(f) Prohibit the use of a designated beneficiary’s interest in an ABLE account as security for a loan;

(g) Establish limitations on aggregate contributions to an ABLE account on behalf of a designated beneficiary; and

(h) Satisfy all other requirements of section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, the ABLE Act, rules adopted by the United States Secretary of the Treasury under the ABLE Act and other applicable federal law.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law that requires consideration of one or more financial circumstances of an individual for the purpose of determining the eligibility to receive, or the amount of, any assistance or benefit authorized by law to be provided to or for the benefit of the individual, any amount in an ABLE account of the individual, including earnings on the account, any contributions to the ABLE account of the individual and any distribution for qualified disability expenses, shall be disregarded for such purpose with respect to any period during which the individual maintains, makes contributions to or receives distributions from the ABLE account.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided by federal law, upon the death of a designated beneficiary, amounts in an ABLE account may be transferred to the estate of the designated beneficiary or an ABLE account of another eligible individual specified by the designated beneficiary or the estate of the designated beneficiary.

(b) Except as required by federal law, the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority may not seek payment under ORS 416.350 (Recovery of medical assistance) or section 529A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code from amounts in an ABLE account or from amounts transferred from an ABLE account under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(5) The board may collect application, account or administrative fees to defray the costs of the ABLE program.

(6) The board shall provide information to designated beneficiaries regarding the potential impact to their benefits and services if contributions are made to a workplace retirement account. [2015 c.843 §2; 2016 c.33 §1b; 2017 c.367 §1; 2019 c.511 §1; 2023 c.156 §1]

Source: Section 178.380 — Establishment of qualified ABLE program; requirements for program; treatment of contributions to ABLE account; fees; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors178.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 177.170 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 177 / Section 177.170
177.170 Government Waste Hotline
Status: in_force

"Any employee, OHCS-DRR consultant or subrecipient who has knowledge of fraud, waste or abuse, or who has good reason to suspect that such conduct has occurred are required to report their concerns." Bibliographic info

(1) The Secretary of State shall establish a toll-free telephone line that is available to public employees and members of the public for the purpose of reporting waste, inefficiency or abuse by state agencies, state employees or persons under contract with state agencies.

(2) In addition to establishing a toll-free telephone line under subsection (1) of this section, the secretary shall also accept reports of waste, inefficiency or abuse by state agencies, state employees or persons under contract with state agencies made to the secretary by any other method.

(3) The toll-free telephone line required to be established under subsection (1) of this section shall be known as the Government Waste Hotline. The secretary shall prepare written notices that explain the purpose of the Government Waste Hotline and that prominently display the telephone number for the Government Waste Hotline. The notice shall be posted in all state offices. If a state office is open to members of the public, the notice shall be posted in a place where the public is most likely to see the notice.

(4) The secretary shall publicize the availability of the Government Waste Hotline through print and electronic media. [1995 c.138 §1; 2007 c.185 §1]

Source: Section 177.170 — Government Waste Hotline; acceptance of other reports; purpose; notice , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors177.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 179.655 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.655
179.655 Enforcement of lien
Status: in_force

(1) If any amount due the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Health Authority for the cost of care of a person is not paid within 30 days after it becomes due, and no provision is made to secure the payment by bond, deposit or otherwise, pursuant to rules adopted by the appropriate agency, the agency may issue a distraint warrant directed to any county of the state.

(2) After the receipt of the distraint warrant, the clerk of the county shall enter in the County Clerk Lien Record the name of the person, the amount for which the distraint warrant is issued and the date the distraint warrant is recorded. The amount of the distraint warrant shall become a lien upon the title to and interest in any property owned or later acquired by the debtor against whom it is issued, and it may be enforced by the agency in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit court.

(3) In the event that an ability-to-pay order issued under ORS 179.640 (Determination of ability to pay) (4) or (5) becomes final, and supersedes a previous final ability-to-pay order on which a distraint warrant had been issued, the agency shall issue a new distraint warrant superseding the previous distraint warrant, and the lien shall conform to the new order.

(4) The agency may direct a copy of the distraint warrant to the sheriff of any county of the state commanding the sheriff to levy upon and sell the real and personal property of the taxpayer found within that county, for the payment of the amount due, with interest, collection charge and the sheriff’s fee. The sheriff shall return the distraint warrant to the agency and pay to it the money collected not less than 60 days from the date the copy of the distraint warrant was directed to the sheriff.

(5) The agency may issue the directive provided in subsection (4) of this section to any agent of the agency. In executing the distraint warrant, the agent shall have the same powers conferred by law upon sheriffs. However, the agent is not entitled to any fee or compensation in excess of actual expenses incurred in the performance of this duty. [1973 c.806 §§10,11,12; 1983 c.696 §8; 1989 c.348 §5; 1999 c.159 §4; 2001 c.487 §5; 2009 c.595 §151; 2013 c.36 §61]

Source: Section 179.655 — Enforcement of lien; distraint warrant , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors179.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.866 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.866
184.866 Highway construction workforce development
Status: in_force

(1) Of the federal funds received each biennium by the Department of Transportation pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 140(b), the department shall expend one-half of one percent up to an amount of $2.1 million to increase diversity in the highway construction workforce and prepare individuals interested in entering the highway construction workforce by conducting the activities described in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section prohibits the department from expending moneys from sources other than those specified in subsection (1) of this section for the activities described in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) The department shall use the federal funds specified in subsection (1) of this section to provide:

(a) Preapprenticeship programs;

(b) Preemployment counseling;

(c) Orientations on the highway construction industry;

(d) Basic skills improvement classes;

(e) Career counseling;

(f) Remedial training;

(g) Entry requirements for training programs;

(h) Supportive services and assistance with transportation;

(i) Child care and other special needs; and

(j) Job site mentoring and retention services.

(4) The department shall submit a report to the Legislative Assembly no later than December 1 of each even-numbered year. The report shall contain:

(a) An analysis of the results of the department’s activities described in subsection (3) of this section; and

(b) A description of:

(A) The amount available to the department from federal funds for the activities described in subsection (3) of this section and the amount expended by the department for those activities; and

(B) The performance outcomes achieved from each activity including the numbers of persons receiving services, training and employment. [2009 c.822 §1; 2011 c.445 §1; 2013 c.673 §1]

Source: Section 184.866 — Highway construction workforce development , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 181a.420 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 181a / Section 181a.420
181A.420 Minimum standards and training requirements inapplicable to certain persons
Status: in_force

(1) The minimum standards and minimum training requirements established pursuant to ORS 181A.410 (Minimum standards and training for certification) (1) do not apply to:

(a) The Superintendent of State Police.

(b) Any individual who is a constable of the justice court.

(c) Any sheriff’s deputy appointed with authority only to receive and serve summons and civil process.

(d) Any municipal parole officer.

(e) Any dog control officer commissioned by a city or county.

(2) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may, upon application of an individual public safety officer, except a youth correction officer, at its discretion, certify the public safety officer as provided in ORS 181A.410 (Minimum standards and training for certification) (1)(d) upon a finding that the public safety officer’s professional experience, education or training meets the standards required for certification.

(3) The minimum standards and training requirements established pursuant to ORS 181A.410 (Minimum standards and training for certification) (1) do not apply to police officers commissioned by the Governor under ORS 131.880 (Appointment of railroad police officers) who have served in that capacity for at least two years immediately preceding October 4, 1977. [Subsections (1) and (2) formerly 181.660; subsection (3) formerly 181.705]

Source: Section 181A.420 — Minimum standards and training requirements inapplicable to certain persons; certification based on experience, education or training , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors181A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 177.080 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 177 / Section 177.080
177.080 Acts of Congress and of states to be deposited in State of Oregon Law Library
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall cause the Acts of the Congress of the United States, and of the several states, which may be received at the office of the Secretary of State, to be deposited in the State of Oregon Law Library. [Amended by 2001 c.779 §7]

Source: Section 177.080 — Acts of Congress and of states to be deposited in State of Oregon Law Library , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors177.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 184.888 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.888
184.888 “Metropolitan planning organization” defined
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 184.617 (Functions of commission) , 184.893 (Alternative land use and transportation scenario guidelines) , 184.895 (Development of toolkit used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions) , 184.897 (Education on reducing greenhouse gas emissions) and 184.899 (Regional transportation plans) , “metropolitan planning organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 197.629 (Schedule for periodic review) . [2010 c.85 §1; 2017 c.750 §28a]

Source: Section 184.888 — “Metropolitan planning organization” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors184.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 180.365 — OR Code / Title 18 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.365
180.365 Child Support Suspense Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Child Support Suspense Fund is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Child Support Suspense Fund shall be credited to the Child Support Deposit Fund established under ORS 25.725 (Child Support Deposit Fund) . All moneys in the Child Support Suspense Fund are appropriated continuously for purposes of ORS 25.020 (When support payment to be made to Department of Justice) , 25.610 (Procedure to collect support orders from state tax refunds) , 25.620 (Procedures to collect past due support from state tax refunds) and 25.777 (Reimbursing issuing entities for costs incurred) and for all other requirements of the Department of Justice as the state disbursement unit.

(2) The department shall maintain all records required under federal law for the distribution of moneys from the Child Support Suspense Fund.

(3) The Child Support Suspense Fund is not subject to the provisions of ORS 291.234 (Department to make allotments to state officers and agencies of appropriations and funds) to 291.260 (Approving, modifying or disapproving requests and budgets to be submitted to the federal government) . [2003 c.73 §3; 2005 c.22 §124]

Source: Section 180.365 — Child Support Suspense Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors180.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).