Section 131.915 – Definitions.
As used in ORS 131.915 to 131.925: (1) “Gender identity” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.100. (2) “Law enforcement agency” means: (a) The Department of State Police; (b) The Department of Justice; (c) A district attorney’s office; and (d) Any of the following that maintains a law enforcement unit as defined in […]
Section 131.920 – Policies and procedures prohibiting profiling.
(1) All law enforcement agencies shall have written policies and procedures prohibiting profiling. The policies and procedures shall, at a minimum, include: (a) A prohibition on profiling; (b) Procedures allowing a complaint alleging profiling to be made to the agency: (A) In person; (B) In a writing signed by the complainant and delivered by hand, […]
Section 131.925 – Complaints alleging profiling; complaint form.
(1)(a) A law enforcement agency shall provide to the Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee information concerning each complaint the agency receives alleging profiling, and shall notify the committee of the disposition of the complaint, in the manner described in this subsection. (b) The law enforcement agency shall submit to the committee a […]
Section 131.930 – Definitions.
As used in ORS 131.930 to 131.945: (1) “Gender identity” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.100. (2) “Law enforcement agency” means an agency employing law enforcement officers to enforce criminal laws. (3) “Law enforcement officer” means a member of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff or a municipal police officer. (4) “Officer-initiated […]
Section 131.935 – Collection of officer-initiated stop data; use of data; rules.
(1) No later than July 1, 2018, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, in consultation with the Department of State Police and the Department of Justice, shall develop and implement a standardized method to be used by law enforcement officers to record officer-initiated pedestrian stop and officer-initiated traffic stop data. The standardized method must require, and […]
Section 131.940 – Analysis of stop data to identify profiling; report.
(1) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall review all data, including the prevalence and disposition of officer-initiated pedestrian and traffic stops, reported by law enforcement agencies pursuant to ORS 131.935 in order to identify patterns or practices of profiling. (2) The commission shall select one or more statistical analysis methodologies, determined to be consistent with […]
Section 131.945 – Training for law enforcement agencies; presentation to local public safety coordinating council.
(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training shall receive and review reports provided to the department by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission pursuant to ORS 131.940. (2) Upon receipt of a report described in subsection (1) of this section, the department may provide advice or technical assistance to any law enforcement agency mentioned […]
Section 131.897 – Authority to order repayment of reward as part of sentence.
(1) In addition to any other sentence it may impose as a result of a criminal conviction, the court may order that a defendant reimburse to a person, organization, association or public body or officer, any sum or portion thereof offered and paid by the person, organization, association or public body or officer under ORS […]
Section 131.900 – Liability for medical expenses for person restrained, detained or taken into custody.
Except as otherwise provided by ORS 30.260 to 30.300, federal civil rights law or written agreement, the state, a county, a city, a law enforcement agency or local correctional facility thereof is not liable for charges or expenses for any medical services provided to an individual who is the object of efforts by a law […]
Section 131.905 – Legislative findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Surveys of the trust and confidence placed by Oregonians in state and local law enforcement indicate that there are Oregonians who believe that some law enforcement officers have engaged in practices that inequitably and unlawfully discriminate against individuals solely on the basis of their race, color or […]