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OR Rev Stat § 646A.544 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.544 - Local government enforcement; notice required; penalties.

(1) A city, county or special district that provides wastewater service has exclusive and concurrent authority to enforce compliance with the requirements of ORS 646A.540. Selling, or displaying for sale, a product package that does not comply with the requirements of ORS 646A.540 is a violation for which the city, county or special district may bring an action to recover a civil penalty in the amounts set forth in subsection (2)(b) of this section. Selling, or displaying for sale, multiple units of the same noncompliant product package is part of the same violation. (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, before bringing an action to recover a civil penalty for a violation, a city, county or special district that provides wastewater services shall send to the alleged violator a written notice of violation, dated with the date of mailing, and shall include a copy of the provisions of ORS 646A.540. (b) If a covered entity sells or displays for sale a product package that does not comply with the requirements of ORS 646A.540 after receiving the notice described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the city, county or special district may bring an action to recover: (A) A civil penalty of not more than $2,000 for a first violation that occurs between 90 days and 120 days after the date of the notice; (B) An additional civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for a second violation or for a first violation that continues for more than 120 days after the date of the notice; and (C) An additional civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for a third and any subsequent violation or for a first violation that continues during any part of each 30-day period that follows the period described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. (c) For the purposes of the notice requirement set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection, a product package is the same product package, and the city, county or special district need not send a separate notice of violation, if within 90 days after the date of the notice the covered entity changes the product package in a manner that is unrelated to compliance with the requirements of ORS 646A.540. (d) If a covered entity has paid a previous penalty for the same violation to another jurisdiction that has enforcement authority under this section, the penalty imposed on the covered entity must be reduced by the amount of the covered entity’s previous payment. (3) A covered entity shall pay any civil penalty imposed under this section to the city, county or special district that brought the action to recover the civil penalty. (4) In addition to the amount of any civil penalty imposed, a city, county or special district may recover reasonable enforcement costs and attorney fees. [2021 c.181 §3] Note: 646A.544 becomes operative July 1, 2022. See section 4, chapter 181, Oregon Laws 2021.
OR Rev Stat § 646A.550 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.550 - Short title.

ORS 646A.555 may be cited as the Oregon Young Entrepreneurs Act. [2009 c.276 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.555 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.555 - License to engage in business activity not required for individual under 17 years of age.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State of Oregon, a political subdivision of the state or an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state may not require an individual under 17 years of age who is a resident of this state to obtain a license or permit to engage in a business activity in which the individual operates as a sole proprietor under the individual’s own name. (2) This section does not affect a statute, rule, ordinance or other provision of law that requires a license, certificate, registration, permit or other authorization to conduct a business activity that is subject to regulation for the purpose of protecting the environment or the public health, safety or welfare. [2009 c.276 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.560 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.560 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of this state to: (1) Reduce the amount of mercury in lighting that contains mercury; and (2) Continue to work with federal, state and local government agencies as well as manufacturers, retailers and others to expand opportunities for consumers to recycle lighting that contains mercury. [2012 c.52 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.562 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.562 - Definitions for ORS 646A.560 to 646A.566.

As used in ORS 646A.560 to 646A.566: (1) "Lighting that contains mercury" means an electric lamp, including compact fluorescent lamps, straight fluorescent lamps and nonlinear fluorescent lamps, to which mercury or mercury compounds are added during the manufacturing process. (2) "Long lifetime" means 25,000 hours or more when tested on an electronic ballast, including T8 instant start ballasts and T5 programmed start ballasts, and turned off and on every three hours. (3) "Normal lifetime" means less than 25,000 hours when tested on an electronic ballast, including T8 instant start ballasts and T5 programmed start ballasts, and turned off and on every three hours. (4)(a) "Producer of lighting that contains mercury" means any person that: (A) Manufactures and sells lighting that contains mercury under its own brand; (B) Resells under its own brand lighting that contains mercury produced by other suppliers; (C) Imports or exports lighting that contains mercury on a professional basis; or (D) Serves as the importer or domestic distributor of lighting that contains mercury if the brand name owner is located outside of the United States. (b) "Producer of lighting that contains mercury" does not mean a reseller of lighting that contains mercury if the brand of the manufacturer of the lighting that contains mercury appears on the lighting. (5) "Special purpose lighting" means appliance lighting, black lighting, germicidal lighting, bug lighting, colored lighting, plant lighting, straight fluorescent reflector lighting, reprographic lighting, shatter resistant lighting, cold temperature lighting and three-way lighting. [2012 c.52 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.564 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.564 - Standards for mercury content in electric lamps; exceptions.

(1) A producer of lighting that contains mercury may not sell, offer for sale or distribute in this state any electric lamps that contain mercury in an amount exceeding, per lamp, the following mercury content standards: (a) 4 milligrams for screw-based compact fluorescent lamps less than 25 watts. (b) 5 milligrams for compact fluorescent lamps equal to or more than 25 watts and less than 40 watts. (c) 3 milligrams for straight fluorescent T5 lamps with a normal lifetime. (d) 4 milligrams for straight fluorescent T8 lamps with a normal lifetime. (e) 5 milligrams for straight fluorescent T5 and T8 lamps with a long lifetime. (f) 15 milligrams for T12 8-foot straight fluorescent lamps. (2) The mercury content standard specified in subsection (1)(d) of this section does not apply to 8-foot models of straight fluorescent T8 lamps. (3) The mercury content standards specified in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to: (a) High-output, and very high-output, straight fluorescent lamps more than 32 millimeters in diameter. (b) Mogul bi-pin based lamps. (c) Preheat straight fluorescent lamps of any size. (d) Special purpose lighting. (e) High intensity discharge lamps. [2012 c.52 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.566 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.566 - Considerations for state agency procurement of lighting devices that contain mercury.

When making procurement decisions on lighting that contains mercury, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, after consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, shall request information on mercury content, energy use, lumen output and lighting lifetime from potential suppliers and shall, in accordance with the Public Contracting Code and rules adopted under the Public Contracting Code, issue specifications and make procurement decisions that favor lighting that contains mercury that meets the mercury content standards established by ORS 646A.564. [2012 c.52 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.575 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.575 - Definitions for ORS 646A.575 to 646A.590.

As used in ORS 646A.575 to 646A.590: (1) "Customer" means a person that purchases or leases portable electronics. (2) "Enrolled customer" means a customer that purchases portable electronics insurance coverage from a vendor policyholder. (3) "Insurer" means an insurer as defined in ORS 731.106 that issues, sells or offers for sale policies of portable electronics insurance to vendor policyholders. (4) "Limited license" means a license that authorizes a vendor to issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage. (5) "Location" means a physical location in this state or a website, call center site or similar electronic or telephonic location where portable electronics may be purchased or leased. (6) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company or any similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. (7) "Portable electronics" means an electronics device that is portable and includes accessories and services, including but not limited to wireless services, related to use of the device. (8)(a) "Portable electronics insurance coverage" means insurance that provides coverage for the repair or replacement of portable electronics in the event of loss, theft, inoperability due to mechanical failure, malfunction, damage or need for repair or replacement as a result of some other covered source of peril. (b) "Portable electronics insurance coverage" does not include: (A) A service contract as defined in ORS 646A.152 that is governed by ORS 646A.150 to 646A.172; (B) A warranty; (C) A maintenance agreement as defined in ORS 646A.152; or (D) A policy of insurance covering the obligations of a vendor or of a portable electronics manufacturer under a warranty. (9) "Supervising entity" means an insurer as defined in ORS 731.106, or an insurance producer as defined in ORS 731.104, that may or may not issue, sell or offer for sale policies of portable electronics insurance to vendor policyholders. (10) "Vendor" means a person engaged in the business of selling or leasing or offering for sale or lease portable electronics. (11) "Vendor policyholder" means a vendor that holds a limited license under ORS 646A.577 and that has been issued a policy by an insurer or a supervising entity pursuant to which the vendor may issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage to customers. [2011 c.393 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.577 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.577 - Limited license required; application; fee; renewal; prohibited representations.

(1) A vendor may not issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage unless the vendor has been issued a limited license by the Department of Consumer and Business Services under this section. (2)(a) An application for a limited license under this section must be submitted on a form in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection and accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the department by rule. (b) The application must, at a minimum, include: (A) The name and street address of an employee, agent or authorized representative of the vendor who is the person designated by the vendor as being responsible for the vendor’s compliance with ORS 646A.575 to 646A.590; and (B) The name and address in this state of a person designated by the vendor as the vendor’s agent upon whom may be served, in the manner described in ORS 59.155, at any time any process, notice or demand in a civil proceeding brought in connection with portable electronics insurance coverage, including a proceeding brought by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (c) A vendor licensed under this section shall annually update the contact information provided to the department under paragraph (b) of this subsection. (3)(a) A limited license issued under this section is valid for two years unless suspended or revoked by the department. (b) A limited license may be renewed upon expiration for another two-year period upon application of the vendor and payment of a fee as prescribed by the department by rule. (4) A vendor licensed under this section may not advertise, represent or otherwise hold itself out as being licensed to sell any other type of insurance unless the vendor is actually licensed under the laws of this state to sell the other type of insurance. [2011 c.393 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.580 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.580 - Cost of coverage; billing requirements; remission to insurer or supervising entity; funds held in trust; compensation.

(1) A vendor policyholder may bill and collect the cost of portable electronics insurance coverage purchased by an enrolled customer. Any charge to the enrolled customer for coverage that is not included in the cost to the enrolled customer to purchase or lease portable electronics must be separately itemized in writing. If the coverage is included with the purchase or lease of portable electronics, whether or not the coverage is included in the cost to the enrolled customer of the purchase or lease of the portable electronics, the vendor policyholder shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in writing to the enrolled customer that the coverage is included with the purchase or lease of the portable electronics. (2) If authorized by an insurer or a supervising entity, a vendor policyholder that bills and collects the cost of portable electronics insurance coverage from an enrolled customer is not required to deposit the amount paid in a segregated account but shall remit the amount collected to the insurer or the supervising entity within 60 days of receipt from the enrolled customer. (3) Moneys collected by a vendor policyholder from an enrolled customer for the cost of portable electronics insurance coverage are funds held by the vendor policyholder in trust for the benefit of the insurer or the supervising entity. (4) A vendor policyholder may receive compensation from an insurer or a supervising entity for billing and collecting the cost of portable electronics insurance coverage purchased by enrolled customers. (5) Vendor policyholders, insurers and supervising entities are not subject to ORS 744.083 and 744.084. [2011 c.393 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.582 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.582 - Written disclosure requirements.

A vendor policyholder shall make available to prospective customers of portable electronics written materials that disclose: (1) That portable electronics insurance coverage may duplicate coverage already held by the customer, including but not limited to homeowner’s insurance or renter’s insurance; (2) That issuance of portable electronics insurance coverage is not required for the customer to purchase or lease portable electronics; (3) The material terms of coverage, including but not limited to: (a) The identity of and contact information for the insurer or the supervising entity that issued the insurance policy to the vendor policyholder; (b) The amount of any applicable deductible and how the deductible is required to be paid when a claim is made; (c) The benefits of coverage; and (d) Whether the covered portable electronics will be repaired or replaced with a similar make and model, with a new or reconditioned device, accessory or part, or with a device, accessory or part from other than the original manufacturer; (4) The process and requirements for returning portable electronics, and any fees that will apply in the event the enrolled customer does not comply with the process and requirements; and (5) That the enrolled customer may cancel the portable electronics insurance coverage at any time and that the person paying the premium shall receive a refund of the unused portion of any amount that has been paid for coverage. A reasonable administrative fee may be charged in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the refund due. [2011 c.393 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.585 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.585 - Exceptions to license requirement; prohibited representations; acts of employees.

(1) An employee, agent or authorized representative of a vendor policyholder may issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage to a customer without obtaining a limited license under ORS 646A.577 if: (a) The vendor policyholder has been issued a limited license under ORS 646A.577; and (b) The insurer or the supervising entity that issued a policy of portable electronics insurance to the vendor policyholder develops a training program for employees, agents and authorized representatives of the vendor policyholder that: (A) Is completed by employees, agents and authorized representatives of the vendor policyholder who are directly engaged in the issuing, selling or offering for sale of portable electronics insurance coverage to customers; (B) Includes basic instruction about portable electronics insurance coverage and the disclosures required under ORS 646A.582; and (C) If delivered electronically, includes a supplementary education program that is conducted and overseen by employees of the insurer or the supervising entity. (2) An employee, agent or authorized representative of a vendor policyholder who is authorized to issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage under this section may not advertise, represent or otherwise hold themselves out as holding a limited license under ORS 646A.577 or being a licensed insurer or insurance producer as those terms are defined in ORS 731.104 and 731.106 unless the employee, agent or authorized representative has been issued a limited license or is licensed as an insurer or insurance producer under the laws of this state. (3) The acts of an employee, agent or authorized representative of a vendor policyholder who is authorized to issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage under this section are deemed to be the acts of the vendor policyholder for purposes of ORS 646A.575 to 646A.590. [2011 c.393 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.590 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.590 - Rules.

The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 646A.575 to 646A.590. [2011 c.393 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.592 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.592 - Enforcement.

In addition to all other penalties and enforcement provisions provided by law, if a person violates a provision of ORS 646A.575 to 646A.590 or a rule adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 646A.590, the department may: (1) Suspend or revoke the person’s limited license issued under ORS 646A.577; (2) Modify the terms of the person’s limited license issued under ORS 646A.577 to limit: (a) The locations at which a vendor policyholder may issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage; or (b) The ability of employees, agents or authorized representatives of the vendor policyholder to issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage; and (3) Impose a civil penalty in the manner provided in ORS 183.745 not to exceed $1,000 per violation or $10,000 for multiple violations. [2011 c.393 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.600 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.600 - Short title.

ORS 646A.600 to 646A.628 shall be known as the Oregon Consumer Information Protection Act. [2007 c.759 §1; 2019 c.180 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.606 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.606 - Security freeze; requirements; proof of authority; effect.

(1) A consumer may elect to place a security freeze on the consumer’s consumer report or, if the consumer is a representative, on a protected consumer’s consumer report or protective record by sending a written request to a consumer reporting agency at an address the agency designates to receive such requests, or a secure electronic request at a website the agency designates to receive such requests if the consumer reporting agency, at the agency’s discretion, makes a secure electronic method available. (2) If the consumer or protected consumer is the victim of identity theft or has reported a theft of personal information to a law enforcement agency, the consumer or representative may include a copy of the police report, incident report or identity theft declaration. (3)(a) The consumer or representative must provide proper identification. (b)(A) In addition to the information described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, a representative who seeks to place a security freeze on a protected consumer’s consumer report or protective record shall provide sufficient proof of the representative’s authority to act on the protected consumer’s behalf. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, sufficient proof of authority consists of: (i) A court order that identifies or describes the relationship between the representative and the protected consumer; (ii) A valid and lawfully executed power of attorney that permits the representative to act on the protected consumer’s behalf; or (iii) A written affidavit that the representative signs and has notarized in which the representative expressly describes the relationship between the representative and the protected consumer and the representative’s authority to act on the protected consumer’s behalf. (4)(a) Except as provided in ORS 646A.614, if a security freeze is in place for a consumer report, information from the consumer report may not be released without prior express authorization from the consumer. (b) Information from a protective record may not be released until the protected consumer for whom the consumer reporting agency created the protective record, or a representative of the protected consumer, removes the security freeze. (5) This section does not prevent a consumer reporting agency from advising a third party that a security freeze is in effect with respect to the consumer report or protective record. [2007 c.759 §4; 2013 c.415 §2; 2018 c.10 §3]