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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.420 - Designated regional information centers.

(1) The 2-1-1 provider shall establish standards for, and solicit, review and evaluate applicants to be, designated regional information centers.
(2) A designated regional information center shall collect, input and maintain regional resource information regarding services after an emergency and health and human services for inclusion in the statewide resources database maintained by the 2-1-1 provider. [Formerly 401.290; 2011 c.205 §4; 2021 c.111 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.422 - Access of telecommunications customers to 2-1-1 system.

Upon written request of the 2-1-1 provider, telecommunications service providers shall enable 2-1-1 for customers accessing telecommunications services through local exchange service, cellular service or other wired or wireless means. [2011 c.205 §7; 2021 c.111 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.425 - Use of 2-1-1 system by state agencies providing health and human services.

Before a state agency that provides health and human services establishes a new public information hotline, the state agency shall consult with the Department of Human Services about using the 2-1-1 system to provide public access to the information. [Formerly 401.292; 2021 c.111 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.430 - Contributions to support 2-1-1 system; use of contributions.

(1) The Department of Human Services may accept contributions of moneys and assistance from the federal government or its agencies, and agree to conditions placed on the moneys not inconsistent with the purpose of supporting a statewide 2-1-1 system.
(2) The department may, from contributions of moneys received under subsection (1) of this section, provide grants to the 2-1-1 provider to enable the provision of 2-1-1 service 24 hours per day, seven days per week. [Formerly 401.294; 2011 c.205 §5; 2021 c.111 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.445 - Definitions.

As used in ORS 403.450, 403.455, 403.460 and 403.465 and section 1, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005:
(1) "FirstNet network" means a public safety broadband network designed to facilitate public safety data communications:
(a) As provided for in Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); and
(b) For which planning, construction and operation are overseen by the United States Department of Commerce.
(2) "Interoperability plan" means the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan described in ORS 403.455 that:
(a) Is required by Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended;
(b) Is approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Office of Emergency Communications; and
(c) Is designed to ensure that emergency responders at all levels of government and across disciplines can communicate as needed, on demand and as authorized. [2014 c.87 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.465 - Duties of State Chief Information Officer.

In consultation with the State Interoperability Executive Council created in ORS 403.450, the State Chief Information Officer shall:
(1) Facilitate decision making and planning for potential implementation of the FirstNet network; and
(2) Make recommendations to the state agency responsible for administering federal funds from the United States Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [2014 c.87 §8; 2015 c.807 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.500 - Definitions for ORS 403.500 to 403.542.

As used in ORS 403.500 to 403.542:
(1) "County" means the county in which all or a portion of the district is located.
(2) "County board" means county court or board of county commissioners of the county.
(3) "District" means a radio and data district formed under ORS 403.500 to 403.542.
(4) "District board" means the governing body of a district. [2009 c.584 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.502 - Application of election laws.

(1) ORS chapter 255 governs the following:
(a) The nomination and election of the members of the district board of a radio and data district.
(b) The conduct of all elections in the district.
(2) The electors of a district may exercise the powers of the initiative and referendum regarding a district measure, in accordance with ORS 255.135 to 255.205. [2009 c.584 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.505 - Formation.

(1) Ten or more residents of a county may petition the county board, or a county board by its own resolution may resolve, for the formation of a radio and data district within all or a portion of the county.
(2) In the case of two or more contiguous counties, 10 or more residents of the contiguous area may petition the county boards of all counties within the contiguous area for the formation of a district or the county boards of all counties within the contiguous area may adopt the same resolution for the formation of a district within the contiguous area.
(3) In addition to other required matters, a petition or resolution for formation shall state the number of members to be on the district board and the method of election of the board of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 403.510.
(4) The petition or resolution shall include a description of the proposed district, including district boundaries. If all or a portion of the members of a district board are to be elected by zone, the petition or resolution shall include a description of zone boundaries. If zones are proposed to be established within the district, the zones proposed to be established shall comply with ORS 403.520. [2009 c.584 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.507 - Size of district board; qualifications.

(1) The governing body of a radio and data district shall be a board of three or five members, to be elected by the electors of the district, and an administrator, to be appointed by the district board.
(2) Every elector of a district is qualified to be a member of the district board. [2009 c.584 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.510 - Size of district board at formation; terms of office.

(1) The number of district board members to be elected in a radio and data district shall be three or five, according to the number set forth in the petition or resolution for formation. The terms of the first district board members shall be determined as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.
(2) If a three-member district board is to be elected:
(a) The candidates receiving the highest and the second highest vote shall be elected to a term expiring June 30 next following the second regular district election.
(b) The candidate receiving the third highest vote shall be elected to a term expiring June 30 next following the first regular district election.
(3) If a five-member district board is to be elected:
(a) The candidates receiving the first, second and third highest vote shall be elected to a term expiring June 30 next following the second regular district election.
(b) The candidates receiving the fourth and fifth highest vote shall be elected to a term expiring June 30 next following the first regular district election. [2009 c.584 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.512 - Election of district board after formation; terms.

(1) At the regular district election of a radio and data district, successors to the district board members whose terms expire shall be elected as follows:
(a) In an unzoned district, if one board member is to be elected, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected. If two or three board members are to be elected, the candidates receiving the first and second or first, second and third highest vote shall be elected.
(b) In a district that is zoned under ORS 403.520:
(A) If a board member is to be elected by the electors of a zone, the candidate who receives the highest vote from the zone shall be elected.
(B) If a board member is to be elected by the electors of the entire district, the candidate receiving the highest vote among the candidates nominated from the same zone shall be elected.
(2) Except as provided in ORS 403.510, the term of a district board member is four years. [2009 c.584 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.517 - District board as governing body; president and administrator; meetings; vacancies.

(1) The district board of a radio and data district is the governing body of the district and shall exercise all powers of the district.
(2) At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the district board shall choose one of its members as president and shall appoint an administrator who need not be a member of the board. In case of the absence, or inability to act, of the president or administrator, the district board shall, by order entered upon the minutes, choose a president pro tempore, or administrator pro tempore, or both, as the case may be.
(3) The district board shall hold meetings, either in the day or evening, as may be necessary.
(4) The district board shall fill any vacancy on the board as provided in ORS 198.320. [2009 c.584 §8; 2011 c.292 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.520 - Methods of election.

(1) The district board members of a radio and data district may be elected by one of the following methods or a combination thereof:
(a) Elected by the electors of zones that are as nearly equal in population as possible according to the latest federal census.
(b) Elected at large by position number by the electors of the district.
(2) Candidates for election from zones shall be nominated by the electors of the zones. Candidates for election at large may be nominated by the electors of zones or by the electors of the district, as determined under subsection (3) of this section.
(3) Where the method selected under subsection (2) of this section includes a combination of nomination of candidates from zones and nomination of candidates at large, the number of candidates to be nominated in each manner shall be specified in the petition or resolution for formation of the district described in ORS 403.505. [2009 c.584 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.522 - Boundaries of zones for district board members; adjustment for population and district boundary changes.

(1) The district board of a radio and data district shall adjust zones established within a district as necessary to make them as nearly equal in population as is feasible according to the latest federal census. The district board also shall adjust boundaries of zones as necessary to reflect boundary changes of the district.
(2) For purposes of ad valorem property taxation, a district change must be filed in final approved form with the county assessor and the Department of Revenue as provided in ORS 308.225. [2009 c.584 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.525 - General district powers.

Every radio and data district shall have power:
(1) To have and use a common seal.
(2) To sue and be sued in the name of the district.
(3) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, maintain, upgrade and operate radio and data communication facilities and equipment, including land, buildings, improvements and other property needed to maintain two-way radio and data emergency communications within the district and to connect with other emergency communications facilities and networks within and outside of the district.
(4) To acquire by lease, purchase, gift, devise, condemnation proceedings or otherwise such real and personal property and rights of way, either within or without the limits of the district as, in the judgment of the district board, are necessary or proper to fulfill the purposes of the district, and to pay for and hold the same.
(5) To make and accept any and all contracts, deeds, leases, releases and documents of any kind that, in the judgment of the district board, are necessary or proper to the exercise of any power of the district, and to direct the payment of all lawful claims or demands.
(6) To assess, levy and collect taxes to pay the cost of acquiring sites for and constructing, reconstructing, altering, operating and maintaining any property, equipment or facilities that may be acquired, or any lawful claims or demands against the district, and the operating expenses of the district.
(7) To employ all necessary agents and employees.
(8) To make and enforce rules and regulations for the proper operations of the district.
(9) To prohibit any person that violates any rule or regulation from thereafter using the facilities of the district for such period as the district board may determine.
(10) To call necessary or proper district elections after the formation of the district.
(11) To enlarge the boundaries of the district as provided by ORS 198.705 to 198.955.
(12) To establish and collect reasonable fees and charges to support district operations and the maintenance and operation of district property, facilities and equipment.
(13) Generally to do and perform any and all acts necessary and proper to the complete exercise and effect of any of the district’s powers or the purposes for which the district was formed. [2009 c.584 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.527 - Levy of taxes.

(1) At the time of formation or, after formation, through determination of the district board of a radio and data district, the district may establish a permanent rate limitation on ad valorem property taxes as prescribed in ORS 280.070.
(2) A district board may elect to impose a local option tax under ORS 280.040 to 280.145 in lieu of a permanent rate limitation.
(3) Upon receiving authority from district electors to levy ad valorem property taxes, the district board shall for each fiscal year determine and establish the rate or amount of ad valorem property taxes to be levied by the district within any applicable tax limitation. [2009 c.584 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.530 - Deposit and disbursement of district moneys.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 403.500 to 403.542, the moneys of a radio and data district shall be deposited, in the discretion of the district board, either with the county treasurer of the county, in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) of this section, or in one or more banks or savings and loan associations to be designated by the board. Funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association shall be withdrawn or paid out only upon proper order and warrant or check signed by the district administrator and countersigned by the president of the district board. The district board may by resolution designate other persons who may sign warrants or checks on behalf of the president or administrator.
(2) If district funds are deposited with the county treasurer, the county treasurer shall pay out moneys from the funds only upon the written order of the district board, signed by the president of the board and countersigned by the district administrator. The order shall specify the name of the person to whom the moneys are to be paid and the fund from which the moneys are to be paid, and shall state generally the purpose for which the payment is made. The order shall be entered in the minutes of the district board.
(3) The county treasurer shall keep the order as a voucher, and shall keep a specific account of receipts and disbursements of moneys for the district. [2009 c.584 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.532 - County counsel to aid district board.

The district board of a radio and data district may call upon the county counsel of the county in which the district is located for advice on district business. If the district is located in more than one county, the district may by intergovernmental agreement designate the county counsel of any one county as counsel for the district. The district board may at any time employ special counsel for any purpose. [2009 c.584 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.535 - Power to contract bonded indebtedness.

A radio and data district has the power to contract bonded indebtedness for the purpose of providing funds:
(1) To acquire land, rights of way and interests in land, buildings and equipment.
(2) To improve land and install facilities.
(3) To construct, reconstruct, improve, repair and furnish buildings.
(4) To acquire equipment of all types, including vehicular equipment necessary for and in the use, development and improvement of the real property, equipment and facilities of the district.
(5) To pay the costs, expenses and attorney fees incurred in the issue and sale of the bonds.
(6) To fund or refund outstanding indebtedness, or for any one or combination of any such purposes. [2009 c.584 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.537 - Bond elections.

(1) For the purpose of providing funds with which to put into effect one or any combination of the purposes authorized under ORS 403.535, the district board of a radio and data district, when authorized by a majority of those voting at an election called for that purpose, may borrow money and sell and dispose of general obligation bonds.
(2) The district board:
(a) May order an election under this section on its own resolution; or
(b) Shall order an election under this section when a petition is filed as provided in this section.
(3) A petition shall specify a dollar amount for carrying out any one or more of the purposes authorized by ORS 403.535. The requirements for preparing, circulating and filing a petition under this section shall be as provided for an initiative petition under ORS 255.135 to 255.205. [2009 c.584 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.540 - Authority for issuance of general obligation bonds and revenue bonds; issuance and sale.

(1) Whenever authorized by the electors of the district, the district board of a radio and data district may issue general obligation bonds of the district, not exceeding the principal amount stated in the notice of election and for the purpose therein named.
(2) In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds, a district, when authorized by a majority of those voting at an election called for that purpose, may sell and dispose of revenue bonds, and pledge as security therefor all or any part of the unobligated net revenue of the district to purchase, acquire, construct, reconstruct or improve a facility, or to perform any of those acts in combination, for any authorized purpose. Revenue bonds shall be issued in the same manner and form as are general obligation bonds of the district, but they shall be payable, both as to principal and interest, from revenues only. Revenue bonds shall be payable solely from such part of the revenue of the district as remains after payment of obligations having a priority and of all expenses of operation and maintenance of the district, including any taxes levied against the district. All revenue bonds shall contain a clause reciting that both the principal and interest are payable solely from operating revenues of the district remaining after paying such obligations and expenses.
(3) General obligation and revenue bonds must recite that they are issued under ORS 403.500 to 403.542. All bonds shall be signed by the president of the district board and attested by the district administrator.
(4) All general obligation and revenue bonds issued, including refunding bonds, shall be issued as prescribed in ORS chapter 287A. [2009 c.584 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 403 - Emergency Communications System; 2-1-1 System; Public Safety Communications Systems › Section 403.542 - Contracts with United States.

(1) In carrying out the powers conferred by ORS 403.500 to 403.542, a radio and data district may contract with the United States or any agency thereof for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation, or any of them, of radio and data equipment and facilities or other property for use by the district.
(2) Contract provisions for repayment of any loan from the United States, and the bonds securing the payment of the loan, if any are issued, may be of any term or denomination not exceeding 50 years and may call for the payment of interest not exceeding seven percent per annum, may provide for installments and for repayment of the principal at such times as may be required by federal law or as may be agreed upon between the district board and the United States agency. [2009 c.584 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.095 - "Search and rescue" not to include urban search and rescue.

As used in ORS 404.095 to 404.270, "search and rescue" does not include urban search and rescue, as defined in ORS 476.615. [2023 c.305 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.100 - Search and Rescue Coordinator; appointment; duties.

The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall appoint a Search and Rescue Coordinator to:
(1) Coordinate the search and rescue function of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management;
(2) Coordinate the activities of state and federal agencies involved in search and rescue;
(3) Establish liaison with the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association and other public and private organizations and agencies involved in search and rescue;
(4) Provide on-scene search and rescue coordination when requested by an authorized person;
(5) Coordinate and process requests for the use of volunteers and equipment;
(6) Assist in developing training and outdoor education programs;
(7) Gather statistics in search and rescue operations; and
(8) Gather and disseminate resource information of personnel, equipment and materials available for search and rescue. [Formerly 401.550; 2021 c.539 §88b]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.105 - Program for air search and rescue.

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall establish and maintain a program for the air search and rescue of lost aircraft and persons and for the air support of other emergency situations. The program established under this section may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) The formation of a volunteer air search and rescue organization and provision of appropriate training to this organization.
(2) Directing, coordinating and performing air activities in conjunction with air search and rescue and other emergency situations.
(3) Entering into agreements with private persons, volunteer organizations, and federal, state and local agencies for air search and rescue and other emergency activities.
(4) Such other related activities as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. [Formerly 401.555; 2021 c.539 §88c]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.110 - Search and rescue activities; responsibilities of sheriff; delegation of sheriff’s duties.

(1) The sheriff of each county has the responsibility for search and rescue activities within the county. The duty of a sheriff under this subsection may be delegated to a deputy or other qualified person.
(2) If the sheriff does not accept the responsibility for search and rescue activities, the chief executive of the county shall direct the county emergency program manager appointed under ORS 401.305 to perform the duties and responsibilities required under ORS 404.095 to 404.270.
(3) A sheriff or other person performing the duties of the sheriff under this section shall notify the Oregon Department of Emergency Management of each search and rescue in the county and shall request the assignment of incident numbers for each search and rescue.
(4) When search and rescue activities occur in a multicounty area:
(a) The sheriff of one county, or the other person performing the duties of the sheriff of one of the counties under this section, shall take charge, or the counties shall form a unified command, as outlined in the National Incident Management System Incident Command System established by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 of February 28, 2003; or
(b) If the appropriate sheriff or other person does not assume command as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the sheriff who received the initial call shall take charge of the multicounty search and rescue. [Formerly 401.560; 2021 c.539 §88d]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.115 - Restriction of access to search and rescue area.

The sheriff of each county, the person performing the sheriff’s duties under ORS 404.110 or duly assigned military or state police personnel may restrict access to a specific search and rescue area. No unauthorized person shall then enter into a restricted area or interfere with a search and rescue. Provision shall be made for reasonable access by members of the media in the performance of newsgathering and reporting. Access shall be restricted for a reasonable period of time necessary to accomplish the search and rescue. [Formerly 401.570]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.120 - County sheriff to adopt search and rescue plan; contents; annual review.

(1) The sheriff of each county shall adopt a search and rescue plan for the county. The search and rescue plan shall set forth search and rescue policies, including policies for implementation of multicounty search and rescue activities, for the county that comply with the relevant provisions of the National Incident Management System Incident Command System established by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 of February 28, 2003, and shall describe procedures for implementing those policies. A county search and rescue plan shall list and describe materials, mutual aid agreements, equipment and personnel available within the county for search and rescue incidents. The plan shall also include:
(a) A detailed description of activities and circumstances that constitute search and rescue in the county.
(b) Identification of volunteer organizations available to the county for use for search and rescue.
(c) Procedures for contacting and requesting assistance from volunteer organizations during search and rescue activities.
(d) Procedures for contacting and requesting available assistance from other agencies and groups.
(e) Minimum standards for individuals whose technical or professional skills may be required for search and rescue.
(2) A county search and rescue plan adopted under this section shall require a person in charge of a search and rescue to complete a fact sheet for the incident. The fact sheet shall contain the incident number assigned under ORS 404.130 for search and rescue and such other information required under the search and rescue plan of the county.
(3) The sheriff of each county shall review and, if necessary or desirable, revise the search and rescue plan annually. After the initial adoption of a search and rescue plan under this section and after each annual review or revision of the plan, the sheriff shall submit the plan to the Search and Rescue Coordinator appointed under ORS 404.100.
(4) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management, after consultation with the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association, may establish guidelines for county search and rescue plans.
(5) The department shall annually publish and distribute to the sheriff of each county a search and rescue resource inventory, which shall include materials, equipment and personnel available from counties, agencies and the State of Oregon for use in search and rescue incidents. [Formerly 401.573; 2021 c.539 §88e]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.125 - Critique of search and rescue incident; filing amended search and rescue plan with Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

(1) After a search and rescue, the sheriff of the county in which the search and rescue took place shall conduct a critique of the incident:
(a) If, in the opinion of the sheriff, the critique would be useful; or
(b) Upon request from an individual directly involved in the incident.
(2) As part of the critique, the sheriff shall examine the search and rescue report and may receive testimony and information from persons involved in the incident.
(3) When a critique of a search and rescue is conducted under this section, the sheriff shall prepare findings of fact concerning the search and rescue, including the investigatory component, and may prepare recommendations for the conduct of future incidents or propose amendments to the search and rescue plan under which the search and rescue was conducted.
(4) If amendments to the search and rescue plan are proposed and adopted, the sheriff shall file the amended search and rescue plan with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
(5) The department shall, in consultation with the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association, develop a standardized critique form to be used in the search and rescue critiques performed by a sheriff under this section. [Formerly 401.576; 2021 c.539 §88f]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.130 - Search and rescue incident number.

(1) An incident number shall be assigned to each search and rescue reported under ORS 404.110.
(2) The incident number assigned shall be referenced for:
(a) The payment of workers’ compensation benefits for those persons participating in search and rescue activities; and
(b) The dispatch and request for state, federal and cooperative assistance resources. [Formerly 401.580]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.135 - Investigative subpoena.

(1) If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that an individual is missing and in danger, the officer may request that the Attorney General, a district attorney or a city or county attorney execute in writing and cause to be served, in the manner provided by ORCP 7, an investigative subpoena as described in this section.
(2)(a) If a person is unlikely to comply with an investigative subpoena issued under subsection (1) of this section in a timely manner or has already refused to comply with such a subpoena, a peace officer may petition the circuit court in and for the county in which the investigation is pending for a court order as described in this section.
(b) The court may hold a hearing on the petition upon request or upon its own motion. If the petitioner demonstrates that the person is unlikely to comply or has refused to comply with an investigative subpoena, the court may issue the order.
(c) Upon issuance of a court order under this subsection, the petitioner shall cause the order to be served in the manner described in ORCP 7.
(3) An investigative subpoena or court order issued under this section must include notice of the provisions of subsections (5) and (6) of this section.
(4) An investigative subpoena or court order issued under this section may be directed toward any person that is believed, by the Attorney General, the district attorney, the city or county attorney or the circuit court judge, to have information, documents or physical evidence that may be useful in locating the missing individual.
(5) Subject to subsection (6) of this section, the investigative subpoena or court order may require the person, under oath or otherwise, to appear and testify, to answer written interrogatories or to produce documents or physical evidence for examination, at a reasonable time and place as may be stated in the subpoena or court order, to further the investigation into the whereabouts of the missing individual.
(6) A person that receives a subpoena or court order issued under this section may apply to the circuit court in and for the county in which the investigation is pending for a protective order, modification or other relief from the subpoena or court order. An application under this subsection may also assert the person’s constitutional right against self-incrimination or any other right.
(7) Information, documents or physical evidence obtained pursuant to this section may not be used for criminal investigation or prosecution of the missing individual.
(8) This section does not alter the status of information, documents or physical evidence disclosed. Notwithstanding disclosure for the purpose of locating a missing individual, confidential information, documents or physical evidence retain their confidential status. [Formerly 401.582; 2023 c.333 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.200 - Definitions for ORS 404.200 to 404.215.

As used in ORS 404.200 to 404.215:
(1) "Qualified search and rescue volunteer" means:
(a) A person who is registered with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to conduct search and rescue activities;
(b) A person who is registered with a sheriff to conduct search and rescue activities;
(c) A member of a designated search and rescue organization that is registered with a sheriff or the department; or
(d) A person who is acknowledged in writing as a qualified search and rescue volunteer by the department, or by a sheriff or the designee of a sheriff, at the scene of a search or rescue.
(2) "Search and rescue activities" means:
(a) Searching for, rescuing or recovering any person who is missing, injured or deceased; and
(b) Training to perform the activities described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is either conducted or approved by a public body. [2009 c.718 §11; 2011 c.403 §1; 2021 c.539 §88g]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.205 - Application.

ORS 404.200 to 404.215 apply only to a qualified search and rescue volunteer who is performing search and rescue activities without compensation other than reimbursement for food, lodging, costs of transportation and other expenses. [2009 c.718 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.210 - Coverage under Oregon Tort Claims Act.

A qualified search and rescue volunteer is an agent of a county under ORS 30.260 to 30.300 for the purpose of acts and omissions of the volunteer that are within the course and scope of the volunteer’s duties and that occur while the volunteer is performing search and rescue activities under the direction of the sheriff of the county or the designee of the sheriff, and the county shall defend, save harmless and indemnify the volunteer for any tort claim arising out of an alleged act or omission occurring in the performance of those activities as required by ORS 30.285. [2009 c.718 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.215 - Workers’ compensation coverage.

(1) A county is conclusively deemed to have filed an election under ORS 656.031 to provide workers’ compensation coverage for qualified search and rescue volunteers who:
(a) Perform search and rescue activities under the direction of the sheriff of the county or the designee of the sheriff; or
(b) Are sent by the sheriff of the county or the designee of the sheriff to perform search and rescue activities under the direction of the sheriff of another county or the designee of the sheriff of the other county.
(2) When a qualified search and rescue volunteer offers to perform search and rescue activities in a county in which the volunteer is not registered and the volunteer was not sent to the county by the sheriff, or the designee of the sheriff, of a county in which the volunteer is registered, the county in which the volunteer performs search and rescue activities is conclusively deemed to have filed an election under ORS 656.031 to provide workers’ compensation coverage for the volunteer if the sheriff or the designee of the sheriff acknowledges the volunteer’s qualifications at the scene.
(3) An insurer or self-insured employer may fix assumed wage rates for qualified search and rescue volunteers, which may be used only for purposes of computations under ORS chapter 656, and shall require the regular payment of premiums or assessments based on the hours of service by qualified search and rescue volunteers. A self-insured employer shall submit the assumed wage rates to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. If the director finds that the rates are unreasonable, the director may fix appropriate rates to be used for purposes of this section.
(4) A county that is a self-insured employer under ORS chapter 656 may apply to an insurer for workers’ compensation coverage for qualified search and rescue volunteers only, while continuing to self-insure the other subject workers of the county. If an insurer decides not to provide workers’ compensation coverage for qualified search and rescue volunteers of the county, coverage shall be provided through the assigned risk pool.
(5) Qualified search and rescue volunteers and their beneficiaries are not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under this section if the volunteer is performing search and rescue activities during an emergency and is provided with workers’ compensation coverage under ORS 401.368. [2009 c.718 §14; 2011 c.403 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.250 - Leave of absence from employment for search and rescue volunteer.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Employee" means an individual, other than a copartner of the employer or an independent contractor, who renders personal services in this state to an employer that pays or agrees to pay wages or other compensation to the individual for those services.
(b) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more employees in this state. "Employer" includes the State of Oregon or a county, city, district, authority, public corporation or entity and any of their instrumentalities organized and existing under law or charter, but does not include the federal government.
(2) Upon request of an employee who is a search and rescue volunteer accepted to participate in search and rescue activities by the sheriff, an employer may grant a leave of absence to the employee until release from the search and rescue activities permits the employee to resume the duties of employment.
(3) The regular employment position of an employee on leave of absence under this section is considered vacant only for the period of the leave of absence. The employee is not subject to removal or discharge from the position as a consequence of the leave of absence.
(4) Upon the termination of a leave of absence under this section, the employer shall restore the employee to the employee’s position or an equivalent position without loss of seniority, vacation credits, sick leave credits, service credits under a pension plan or any other employee benefit or right that had been earned at the time of the leave of absence.
(5) An employer is not required to pay wages or other monetary compensation to an employee during a leave of absence under this section. [Formerly 401.584]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.270 - Reimbursement of public body for search and rescue by benefited persons; amount; exceptions.

(1) A public body that has authority to conduct search and rescue activities may collect an amount specified in this section as reimbursement for the cost of search and rescue activities when the public body conducts search and rescue activities for the benefit of hikers, climbers, hunters and other users of wilderness areas or unpopulated forested or mountainous recreational areas in this state.
(2) The public body may collect moneys as authorized by this section from each person for whose benefit search and rescue activities are conducted. The public body may not collect more than $500 from an individual under this section and may not collect more than the actual cost of the search and rescue activities from all of the individuals for whose benefit the activities are conducted.
(3) A public body may obtain reimbursement under this section only when:
(a) Reasonable care was not exercised by the individuals for whose benefit the search and rescue activities are conducted; or
(b) Applicable laws were violated by such individuals.
(4) Any individual who is charged a fee for reimbursement under this section may appeal the charge or the amount of the fee to the public body that charged the fee.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, evidence of reasonable care includes:
(a) The individuals possessed experience and used equipment that was appropriate for the known conditions of weather and terrain.
(b) The individuals used or attempted to use locating devices or cellular telephones when appropriate.
(c) The individuals notified responsible persons or organizations of the expected time of departure and the expected time of return and the planned location or route of activity.
(d) The individuals had maps and orienteering equipment and used trails or other routes that were appropriate for the conditions.
(6) As used in this section, "public body" has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109. [Formerly 401.590]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.300 - Definitions for ORS 404.300 to 404.315.

As used in ORS 404.300 to 404.315:
(1) "Electronic signaling device" includes, but is not limited to, a system consisting of an instrument which emits a radio signal, designed to be carried on the person, an instrument for locating the source of such signal, designed to be utilized by searchers and such instruments as may be employed for testing and maintaining the same.
(2) "Inherent risks of wilderness travel and mountain climbing" includes, but is not limited to, those dangers or conditions, the risk of which is an integral part of these activities, such as becoming lost, incapacitated or for some other reason being unable to return safely without outside assistance. "Inherent risks" include the activities associated with search and rescue, due to the unpredictable circumstances under which search and rescue operations are conducted.
(3) "Wilderness travel" includes, but is not limited to, travel in areas not served by roads suitable for ordinary motor vehicles, whether or not such areas have been officially designated as wilderness areas. [Formerly 401.605]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.305 - Assumption of risk of wilderness travel or mountain climbing; use and effect of electronic signaling devices.

(1) In accordance with ORS 31.600 and notwithstanding ORS 31.620 (2), an individual who engages in wilderness travel or mountain climbing accepts and assumes the inherent risks of wilderness travel or mountain climbing.
(2) The Legislative Assembly recognizes that the use of electronic signaling devices can aid in locating wilderness travelers or mountain climbers who require search and rescue, but that the use of such devices may be required in unpredictable circumstances which may not result in successful function of such devices. [Formerly 401.615]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.310 - Required equipment when guiding children above timberline.

A person who guides for compensation an organized group that includes children under 18 years of age on any mountain above the timberline must carry an altimeter, a contour map of the area and a compass. [Formerly 401.625]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 10 - Highways, Military › Chapter 404 - Search and Rescue › Section 404.315 - Exemption from liability for electronic signaling device; exceptions.

A person may not maintain an action against the manufacturer, distributor or supplier of an electronic signaling device for any loss or damage incurred during wilderness travel or mountain climbing, based on a claim that the device failed to function successfully unless the person shows that the failure resulted from:
(1) Willful or wanton misconduct of the defendant; or
(2) The defendant’s distributing or supplying the device having actual knowledge that the device is unsuitable for the purpose. [Formerly 401.627]