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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.487 - Mental health wellness policies for law enforcement agencies.

(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 or 353.125.
(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 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.500 - Lapse of certification; reapplication for certification; rules; fees.

(1)(a) The certification of any police officer who does not serve as a police officer, or any certified reserve officer who is not utilized as a certified reserve officer, for any period of time in excess of three consecutive months is lapsed. Upon reemployment as a police officer, or recommencing service as a reserve officer, the person whose certification has lapsed may apply for certification in the manner provided in ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the certification of a police officer or certified reserve officer does not lapse if the officer:
(A) Is on leave from a law enforcement unit; or
(B) Is an honorably retired police officer who meets the requirements established by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under paragraph (c) of this subsection for maintaining certification.
(c) The department, in consultation with the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training, may adopt rules establishing:
(A) A program of continuing training for honorably retired police officers that would enable a police officer whose certification would otherwise lapse under paragraph (a) of this subsection to maintain certification for as long as the police officer meets the training requirements; and
(B) A fee to be paid by honorably retired police officers to maintain certification under this subsection. The fee may not exceed the costs incurred by the department and board in administering the training program.
(2) The certification of any fire service professional, telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher who is not utilized as a fire service professional, telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher for any period of time in excess of 12 consecutive months, unless the fire service professional, telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher is on leave from a public or private safety agency, is lapsed. Upon reemployment as a fire service professional, telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher, the person whose certification has lapsed may apply for certification in the manner provided in ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689. [Formerly 181.667]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.510 - Certification for certain purposes of individuals employed by tribal government to perform duties of public safety officer.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who is employed full time by a tribal government to perform the duties of a public safety officer and who possesses the requisite qualifications may be certified or recertified as a police officer, certified reserve officer, corrections officer, parole and probation officer, fire service professional, telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher if the individual and the tribal government comply with the applicable provisions of ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689.
(2) An individual who is certified under subsection (1) of this section is considered to be employed as a full-time public safety officer in the discipline in which the certification is held for the following purposes:
(a) Denying, suspending or revoking certification under ORS 181A.630, 181A.640 and 181A.650;
(b) Determining eligibility to apply for benefits from the Public Safety Memorial Fund under ORS 243.954 to 243.974; and
(c) Determining eligibility to be honored at the memorial created pursuant to section 1, chapter 508, Oregon Laws 1987. [Formerly 181.648]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.522 - Training of corrections officers by Department of Corrections; standards; audits.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689:
(1) The Department of Corrections shall provide training for basic certification of corrections officers employed by the Department of Corrections.
(2) The Department of Corrections shall develop proposed training standards for the basic certification of corrections officers employed by the Department of Corrections and provide the proposed standards to the Corrections Policy Committee. After reviewing the proposed standards provided by the Department of Corrections, the Corrections Policy Committee shall recommend, and the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training shall adopt by rule, minimum training standards for basic certification of corrections officers employed by the Department of Corrections. The minimum training standards adopted under this subsection must meet or exceed the minimum training standards for the basic certification of corrections officers employed by a law enforcement unit other than the Department of Corrections.
(3) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall conduct periodic audits of the training provided by the Department of Corrections to ensure compliance with the standards adopted under subsection (2) of this section. If the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training finds that the training complies with the standards, the department shall accredit the training for the same term and upon the same conditions as training programs for corrections officers that are employed by a law enforcement unit other than the Department of Corrections.
(4) Training provided in accordance with this section constitutes training necessary for certification as a corrections officer under ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689.
(5) Nothing in this section limits the ability of any law enforcement unit to employ a corrections officer who is provided training in accordance with this section. [2009 c.885 §44]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.530 - Certification of parole and probation officers.

(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, a person may not be employed as a parole and probation officer for more than 18 months unless the person is a citizen of the United States or a nonimmigrant legally admitted to the United States under a Compact of Free Association, and:
(a) The person has been certified as being qualified as a parole and probation officer under provisions of ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689 and the certification has not lapsed or been revoked pursuant to ORS 181A.630, 181A.640 and 181A.650 (1) and not reissued under ORS 181A.650 (2); or
(b) The person is exempted from the certification requirement under ORS 181A.420 (1) and (2).
(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 failure to timely obtain certification, the department may extend for up to one year the period that a person may serve as a parole and probation officer without certification. The grant or denial of an extension is within the sole discretion of the department.
(3) The initial training required for certification as a parole and probation officer, and any mandatory training to maintain certification, must include training in providing trauma-informed care, culturally specific services and de-escalation techniques.
(4) The certification of a parole and probation officer shall lapse upon the passage of more than three consecutive months during which period the officer is not employed as a parole and probation officer, unless the officer is on leave from a law enforcement unit. Upon reemployment as a parole and probation officer, the person whose certification has lapsed may apply for certification in the manner provided in ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689.
(5) In order to maintain certification, a parole and probation officer who is employed part-time must complete annually at least 20 hours of continuing education approved by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.
(6) The requirement of citizenship imposed under subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person employed as a parole and probation officer on September 27, 1987, who continues to serve as a parole and probation officer. [Formerly 181.653; 2017 c.53 §4; 2022 c.78 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.540 - Certification of judicial marshals.

(1) Upon request of the Marshal’s Office of the Judicial Department, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall certify individual judicial marshals appointed under ORS 1.177 as being qualified in the same manner as police officers pursuant to ORS 181A.410.
(2) The provisions of ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689 relating to the training and certification of police officers apply to individual judicial marshals trained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Marshal’s Office of the Judicial Department shall bear the expense of training pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 181.647; 2021 c.173 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.550 - Certification of regulatory specialists.

(1) Except for a person who has requested and obtained an extension from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training under subsection (2) of this section, subject to subsection (3) of this section the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may not employ a person as a regulatory specialist for more than 18 months unless the person is a citizen of the United States who has been certified under ORS 181A.410 as being qualified as a regulatory specialist and the certification has not:
(a) Lapsed; or
(b) Been revoked under ORS 181A.630, 181A.640 and 181A.650 (1) and not reissued under ORS 181A.630 (2).
(2) The department, upon the facts contained in an affidavit accompanying the request for 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 the failure, the department may extend for up to one year the period that a person may serve as a regulatory specialist without certification. The grant or denial of an extension is within the sole discretion of the department.
(3) The citizenship requirement in subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person employed as a regulatory specialist on March 16, 2012, who continues to serve as a regulatory specialist without a lapse under subsection (4) of this section.
(4) The certification of a regulatory specialist shall lapse after three or more consecutive months of not being employed as a regulatory specialist unless the regulatory specialist is on leave from the commission. Upon reemployment as a regulatory specialist, the person whose certification has lapsed may apply to be certified under ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689.
(5) The commission shall pay the costs of training required for a regulatory specialist to be certified by the department. [Formerly 181.646; 2021 c.351 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.560 - Certification of telecommunicators and emergency medical dispatchers.

(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 to 181A.689 and the certification has neither lapsed nor been revoked pursuant to ORS 181A.630, 181A.640 and 181A.650 (1) and not been reissued under ORS 181A.689.
(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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.570 - Certification of full-time department employees.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any full-time employee of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training who possesses the requisite qualifications may be certified or recertified as a police officer, certified reserve officer, corrections officer, parole and probation officer, fire service professional, telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher.
(2) A department employee who is certified as a police, certified reserve, corrections or parole and probation officer may exercise the authority granted by law to such officers. This includes, but is not limited to, the authority to possess material that is otherwise contraband under the laws of this state in the performance of official duties and the authority to carry a firearm or other weapon concealed.
(3) A department employee who is certified as a police, certified reserve, corrections or parole and probation officer, a fire service professional, a telecommunicator or an emergency medical dispatcher is considered to be employed as a full-time public safety officer in the discipline in which certification is held under this section for the following purposes:
(a) Denying, suspending or revoking certification under ORS 181A.630, 181A.640 and 181A.650;
(b) Determining eligibility to apply for benefits from the Public Safety Memorial Fund under ORS 243.954 to 243.974; and
(c) Determining eligibility to be honored at the memorial created pursuant to section 1, chapter 508, Oregon Laws 1987. [Formerly 181.651]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.580 - Certification of certain Law Enforcement Data System employees.

(1) A certified police officer or certified reserve officer who leaves police service to become a full-time employee of the Law Enforcement Data System under ORS 181A.280 may retain certification, subject to satisfactory completion of any continuing training required by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to maintain certification.
(2) A full-time employee of the Law Enforcement Data System whose certification has lapsed, or who previously has had equivalent certification with another state or the federal government may, within 30 months following the lapse of certification or end of prior equivalent certification, apply to the department for certification as provided in ORS 181A.420 (2). [Formerly 181.654]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.590 - Certification of instructors; accreditation of training programs.

(1) Upon application and payment of the appropriate fees, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training or its authorized representative shall examine and evaluate any instructor or any public safety personnel training or educational program.
(2) If the department finds that an instructor is qualified under the minimum requirements established pursuant to ORS 181A.410 (1)(a) and (b), the department in writing may certify the instructor as being qualified for such a term and upon such conditions as the department may prescribe.
(3) If the department finds that a public safety personnel training or educational program or any course, subject, facility or instruction thereof is qualified to satisfy any minimum training requirement established pursuant to ORS 181A.410 (1)(a) and (b) or any accreditation standard established pursuant to ORS 181A.410 (1)(g), the department may accredit the extent of that qualification to the executive authority of that public safety personnel training or educational program for such a term and upon such conditions as the department may prescribe.
(4) An individual complies with any minimum requirement of ORS 181A.410 (1)(b) when the individual receives training that is accredited under ORS 181A.410 (1)(g) or subsection (3) of this section as qualified to satisfy that requirement and the individual successfully meets any academic or proficiency standard or condition relating to that minimum requirement. [Formerly 181.650]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.600 - Limitation on accreditation of training programs.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 181A.410 (1)(g) and 181A.590 (3), the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may not accredit any public safety personnel training program provided by a public safety agency or any educational program as equivalent to the minimum training required for basic certification as a police officer under ORS 181A.490.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to Department of State Police training programs or the Oregon Police Corps training program.
(3) As used in this section, "Oregon Police Corps training program" means the residential, basic law enforcement training program that is required of Oregon participants in the scholarship program administered by the United States Department of Justice that is designed to address violent crime by helping state and local law enforcement agencies increase the number of officers with advanced education and training assigned to community patrol. [Formerly 181.657]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.610 - Reimbursement for training to local law enforcement units; rules.

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, in consultation with the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training, shall provide a reimbursement program to local law enforcement units which send police officers or corrections officers to the training academy operated or authorized by the department. Such reimbursement shall be to defray the cost of salaries and other expenses incurred during the training of the officers.
(2) Such reimbursement program shall be supported entirely out of funds maintained in the Police Standards and Training Account after administrative and operational expenses of the board and department can be met from existing revenues.
(3) Reimbursement programs shall not apply to nongovernmental organizations.
(4) Pursuant to ORS chapter 183, the department, in consultation with the board, shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, a common carrier railroad law enforcement unit shall not be entitled to receive reimbursement of any kind from the department. [Formerly 181.655]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.630 - Procedure for denial, suspension or revocation of application or certification.

(1) When the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training or a policy committee of the board established under ORS 181A.375 believes there is a reasonable basis for denying, suspending or revoking, as applicable, the application or certification of an instructor or a public safety officer, except a youth correction officer, notice and opportunity for a hearing shall be provided in accordance with rules approved by the board and in accordance with ORS 183.415 and 183.417 prior to denial, suspension or revocation.
(2)(a) Pursuant to rules adopted under ORS 181A.410 and 181A.640, the policy committee in the relevant discipline and the board shall review denials, suspensions and revocations based on discretionary grounds.
(b) If a policy committee votes to recommend denial or revocation of the application or certification of an instructor or a public safety officer pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the notice and opportunity for a hearing required under subsection (1) of this section shall be provided after the committee has voted and before the board considers the committee’s recommendation.
(c) If the board disapproves the policy committee’s recommendation under paragraph (b) of this subsection, the department shall withdraw the notice issued under subsection (1) of this section.
(d)(A) For cases originally considered by a policy committee, if the department proposes to amend an administrative law judge’s proposed order issued in response to a request for a hearing by an instructor or a public safety officer under subsection (1) of this section, the committee shall consider the proposed amendment before the department may issue a final order pursuant to ORS 181A.410.
(B) The department’s final order may not incorporate the proposed amendment unless the policy committee approves the amendment. [Formerly 181.661]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.650 - Judicial review of department’s final order; reapplication for certification; rules.

(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, 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 and 181A.640 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.655 - Civil penalties relating to certification; rules; immunity from civil liability.

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may impose a civil penalty on a public safety agency for violation of ORS 181A.490, 181A.520, 181A.530 or 181A.560.
(2) The department shall recommend and the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training by rule shall adopt a schedule establishing civil penalties that may be imposed under subsection (1) of this section. Civil penalties imposed under subsection (1) of this section may not exceed $1,500 for each violation.
(3) When the department imposes a civil penalty under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall impose the penalty in the manner provided by ORS 183.745.
(4) All penalties recovered under subsection (1) of this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the General Fund and are available for general governmental expenses.
(5) When, for the purpose of complying with ORS 181A.490, 181A.520, 181A.530 or 181A.560 and after notice from the department that an employee has not met the certification requirements of ORS 181A.490, 181A.520, 181A.530 or 181A.560, a public safety agency terminates or reassigns the employee solely because the employee has not met the certification requirements of ORS 181A.490, 181A.520, 181A.530 or 181A.560, the public safety agency is presumed to be acting in good faith and, unless lack of good faith is shown by clear and convincing evidence, is immune from civil liability for the termination or reassignment. [Formerly 181.679]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.657 - Accreditation of law enforcement agencies; rules.

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall by rule designate one or more accrediting bodies for law enforcement agencies in this state with 35 or more sworn police officers.
(2)(a) No later than July 1, 2025, each law enforcement agency in this state with 100 or more sworn police officers must be accredited by an accrediting body designated by the department under subsection (1) of this section.
(b) No later than July 1, 2026, each law enforcement agency in this state with 35 or more sworn police officers must be accredited by an accrediting body designated by the department under subsection (1) of this section. [2021 c.611 §2]
Note:
The amendments to 181A.657 by section 3, chapter 611, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative January 1, 2027. See section 4, chapter 611, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2027, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall by rule designate one or more accrediting bodies for law enforcement agencies in this state with 35 or more sworn police officers.
(2) Each law enforcement agency in this state with 35 or more sworn police officers must be accredited by an accrediting body designated by the department under subsection (1) of this section.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.660 - Oregon Center for Policing Excellence; purpose; rules.

(1) The Oregon Center for Policing Excellence is established within the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.
(2) The primary purposes of the center are:
(a) To make policing in this state more effective and efficient by:
(A) Developing and promulgating updated skills in policing among officers, managers and administrators; and
(B) Making use of the body of knowledge of effective and efficient methods in the criminal justice system.
(b) To make communities safer.
(c) To reduce, through the use of police practices proven to be effective, the number of offenders entering the criminal justice system.
(3) To accomplish the purposes described in subsection (2) of this section, the center shall provide opportunities for:
(a) Practitioners to present actual problems to researchers in order to identify potential approaches to resolving the problems.
(b) Researchers to present to practitioners the results of research on effective and efficient methods of policing.
(c) Practitioners and researchers to form partnerships to test the effectiveness of practices and approaches.
(d) The development and delivery of training to public safety personnel in this state to enhance their skills related to:
(A) Problem solving;
(B) Leadership and facilitation;
(C) Effective application and use of information from reputable research; and
(D) Identifying and addressing future challenges affecting public safety.
(4) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, and local government, as defined in ORS 174.116, are directed to cooperate with the center in achieving the purposes described in subsection (2) of this section.
(5) The Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section. [Formerly 181.685]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.661 - Police Memorial Trust Fund; rules.

(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 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.663 - National Use-of-Force Data Collection.

A law enforcement unit, as defined in ORS 181A.355, shall participate in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [2021 c.625 §1]
Note:
181A.663 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.665 - Police Standards and Training Account.

(1) There is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury the Police Standards and Training Account. All contributions or other moneys received by the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training or Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Police Standards and Training Account. All moneys in the Police Standards and Training Account are appropriated continuously to the department and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall be used by the department to carry out the functions of the department under the policies and standards for training and certification approved by the board.
(2) Moneys in the Police Standards and Training Account may be transferred to the Department of State Police and the Department of Corrections to defray the training costs of police officers and parole and probation officers and to defray the cost of the Law Enforcement Data System. The amounts transferred under this subsection shall be deposited in the cash accounts of such agencies in accordance with an allotment plan approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, moneys credited to the account under ORS 181A.890 and 703.490 may be used only for the expenses of administration and enforcement of ORS 181A.840 to 181A.918, 181A.995, 703.401 to 703.490, 703.993 and 703.995. [Formerly 181.690]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.666 - Findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) It is in the public interest to have trust and transparency in the hiring of law enforcement officers.
(2) It is in the public interest to ensure that information relating to allegations of misconduct are not shielded in the employment process, while ensuring due process and a fair chance for police officers accused of misconduct in order to promote the hiring of individuals who represent the highest values of policing. [2020 s.s.1 c.7 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.667 - Review, provision and retention of personnel records; immunity from liability.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.775.
(b) "Personnel records" means the entire personnel file of a police officer or reserve officer, including but not limited to records of complaints and disciplinary action against the officer.
(2) Before extending an offer of employment to an applicant for a police officer or reserve officer position, a law enforcement agency shall request and review the applicant’s personnel records from all law enforcement agencies in any jurisdiction at which the applicant was formerly employed.
(3) A law enforcement agency shall provide the personnel records of a police officer or reserve officer who was employed by the law enforcement agency at any time to another law enforcement agency that requests the records for review under subsection (2) of this section.
(4) A law enforcement agency shall retain the personnel records of a police officer or reserve officer employed by the agency for at least 10 years after the officer leaves employment with the agency.
(5)(a) A law enforcement agency that complies with subsection (2) of this section is immune from civil liability for any harm arising from relying on personnel records received under subsection (2) of this section.
(b) A law enforcement agency that complies with subsection (3) of this section is immune from civil liability for any harm arising from providing personnel records under subsection (3) of this section.
(c) This subsection does not limit the liability of a law enforcement agency that fails to request, provide or retain records as required by subsections (2) to (4) of this section.
(d) This subsection does not limit the liability of a law enforcement agency for negligent hiring. [2020 s.s.1 c.7 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.668 - Request for employment information; injunction to compel disclosure; confidentiality.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Employment information" means written information in connection with job applications, performance evaluations, attendance records, disciplinary actions, eligibility for rehire and other information relevant to the performance of a public safety officer.
(b) "Law enforcement unit" has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.355.
(c) "Public safety officer" has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.355.
(2) When an employer receives a request for employment information from a law enforcement unit for the purpose of hiring an applicant to be a public safety officer, the employer shall provide the employment information to the law enforcement unit if:
(a) The request is made in writing; and
(b) The request is accompanied by a notarized authorization by the applicant releasing the employer of liability.
(3) An employer may charge reasonable fees to cover actual costs incurred in disclosing employment information under this section.
(4) An employer is not subject to civil liability arising out of the disclosure of employment information under this section.
(5) A law enforcement unit may bring an action for an injunction in circuit court to compel an employer to disclose employment information under this section.
(6) Employment information disclosed to a law enforcement unit under this section is confidential as provided in ORS 192.355 (4) and may not be further disclosed by the law enforcement unit, except to another law enforcement unit conducting a background check for the purpose of hiring the applicant. A law enforcement unit that receives employment information from another law enforcement unit under this subsection may use the information only for investigative leads and shall independently verify the information. [2021 c.299 §5]
Note:
181A.668 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.670 - Disclosure of information about public safety officer; order to compel compliance.

(1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training and the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may not disclose a photograph of a public safety officer without the written consent of the public safety officer or the public safety officer’s employer. This subsection does not apply to the internal use by the board or department of a photograph of a public safety officer.
(2) A public or private safety agency or other employer of a public safety officer shall provide the department with access to personnel records of an employee or former employee of the agency or employer if:
(a) The department requests access to the records;
(b) The department is conducting an investigation under ORS 181A.640 relating to the employee or former employee’s qualifications for employment, training or certification as a public safety officer; and
(c) The records are related to the issue being investigated.
(3) A public or private safety agency or other employer of a public safety officer that discloses information under subsection (2) of this section is presumed to be acting in good faith and, unless lack of good faith is shown by a preponderance of the evidence, is immune from civil liability from the disclosure or the disclosure’s consequences. For purposes of this subsection, the presumption of good faith is rebutted upon a showing that the agency or employer disclosed the information knowing that the information was false or deliberately misleading or disclosed the information with malicious purpose.
(4) If a public or private safety agency or other employer of a public safety officer fails or refuses to comply with a request made pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may apply to a court having jurisdiction over the matter for an order to compel compliance. [Formerly 181.675; 2017 c.228 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.672 - Disclosure of information about certain employees of law enforcement agencies.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Designated agency" has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.010.
(b) "Information" includes, but is not limited to, an address, telephone number, date of birth and photograph.
(c) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given that term in ORS 181A.010.
(2) Unless a law other than ORS 192.311 to 192.478 requires disclosure or the employee consents in writing to the disclosure, a law enforcement agency may not disclose information about an employee of the agency while the employee is assigned duties the agency considers undercover investigative duties and for a period of six months after the conclusion of those duties.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to disclosure of information to:
(a) A district attorney.
(b) The Attorney General.
(c) A law enforcement agency.
(d) A court.
(e) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.
(f) A designated agency.
(g) A citizen review body designated by a law enforcement agency.
(4) A person injured by a violation of subsection (2) of this section may bring a civil action for damages against the law enforcement agency. [Formerly 181A.825]
Note:
181A.672 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.674 - Disclosure of information about certain public safety employees.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Public body" has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.311.
(b) "Public safety employee" means a certified reserve officer, corrections officer, parole and probation officer, police officer or youth correction officer as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355.
(2) A public body may not disclose a photograph of a public safety employee of the public body without the written consent of the employee. This subsection does not apply to the use by the public body of a photograph of a public safety employee.
(3) A public body may not disclose information about a personnel investigation of a public safety employee of the public body if the investigation does not result in discipline of the employee.
(4) Subsection (3) of this section does not apply:
(a) When the public interest requires disclosure of the information.
(b) When the employee consents to disclosure in writing.
(c) When disclosure is necessary for an investigation by the public body, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training or a citizen review body designated by the public body.
(d) To disclosures required under ORS 181A.667.
(e) When the public body determines that nondisclosure of the information would adversely affect the confidence of the public in the public body.
(5) If an investigation of a public safety employee of a public body results from a complaint, the public body may disclose to the complainant the disposition of the complaint and, to the extent the public body considers necessary to explain the action of the public body on the complaint, a written summary of information obtained in the investigation.
(6) A public body must notify a public safety employee of the public body if the public body receives a request for:
(a) A photograph of the employee.
(b) Information about the employee that is exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.345 or 192.355 (2) or (3).
(c) Information about the employee that is prohibited from disclosure by subsection (3) of this section. [Formerly 181A.830]
Note:
181A.674 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.676 - Uniform background checklist; standardized personal history questionnaire.

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall create a uniform background checklist and a standardized personal history questionnaire for use by law enforcement units in hiring applicants to be public safety officers. The checklist must include a description of the law enforcement unit’s investigation of the applicant, including but not limited to:
(1) Information about a psychiatric or psychological evaluation of the applicant, including the evaluator’s name and license number and an assessment of the applicant’s tendencies, feelings and opinions toward diverse cultures, races and ethnicities and differing social, political, economic and life statuses;
(2) Investigation of the applicant’s finances; and
(3) Identification of at least three references provided by the applicant that are interviewed by the law enforcement unit. [2021 c.299 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 181A - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training; Private Security › Section 181A.683 - Form for reports; forwarding of reports to law enforcement unit.

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall establish and maintain a form for reports under ORS 181A.681 of misconduct or violation of the minimum standards for physical, emotional, intellectual and moral fitness for public safety personnel established under ORS 181A.410. The form must be available on the department’s website.
(2) When the department receives a report of misconduct or violation of the minimum standards for physical, emotional, intellectual and moral fitness for public safety personnel established under ORS 181A.410 directly from a police officer or reserve officer under ORS 181A.681 (3)(a)(C), the department shall forward the report to the law enforcement unit employing the subject of the report for investigation. [2021 c.238 §2]
Note:
181A.683 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.