Section 404.325 – Posting of emergency contact telephone number.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Electronic signaling device” includes, but is not limited to: (A) Electronic signaling devices, as defined in ORS 404.300; (B) Emergency locator transmitters; (C) Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon devices; and (D) Wilderness personal locator beacons. (b)(A) “Facility” includes: (i) Commercial and industrial facilities; (ii) Aircraft hangars, whether used […]
Section 404.350 – Rescue of companion animal.
(1) A person engaged in search and rescue operations may make every practicable attempt under the circumstances to rescue a companion animal. (2) This section does not impose liability on or expand liability of a person engaged in search and rescue operations. [Formerly 401.273]
Section 404.400 – Agreement for outdoor recreation search and rescue card program.
(1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization representing sheriffs in the State of Oregon under which the organization is authorized to establish and administer a program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards via authorized sellers. (2) The purpose of the card program […]
Section 404.410 – Requirements of program; search and rescue grants; reporting.
An agreement between the Oregon Department of Emergency Management and a nonprofit organization under ORS 404.400 must provide for all of the following: (1) The organization must design and produce cards to be sold to members of the public. (2) The organization may hold itself out as operating the card program under the direction and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]